Stephen King’s 11/22/63: A Novel, Book Review
The Master of Horror Examines the Kennedy Assassination in 11/22/63
The quality of Stephen King’s work over the last several years has been somewhat varied, ranging from the tepidly received Cell (2006) to the unfortunate Blockade Billy (2010) to last year’s critically acclaimed best-seller Full Dark, No Stars, which won [...]
Children’s Literature at the Hyde Collection
Learn How to Write a Children’s Book at the Hyde
When you think of children’s authors, you probably think of Edward Lear, Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, Richard Scarry and, of course, Dr. Seuss. Nothing opens up the imagination in a child’s mind like a good book and classics like Complete Nonsense, [...]
An Interview with Poet Michael Czarnecki
20 Days on Route 20: Poetry and Life on the Road
By Aubree Cutkomp
It was Michael Czarnecki’s junior year high school English teacher, Mr. Kerr, who first encouraged him to start writing poetry. Not only has he not stopped writing poetry since, but sixteen years ago he decided to quit his [...]
Adirondack Roots (Book Review)
Stories of Hiking, History and Women: Adirondack Roots, a New Book by Sandra Weber
The Adirondack mountains are known as an area of breathtaking beauty—a wilderness untouched by modern life. It is also a region rich in history, frequented by well-known figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and the Vanderbilt family.
Sandra Weber uncovers the [...]
Jeanne Robert Foster, Adirondack Poet & Model
A Look Back at the Life and Work of Jeanne Robert Foster
Ford Madox Ford, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, and Ezra Pound are memorable names, to be sure. We see them as great, untouchable artists, far removed from the real world. Farther even, from our own small section of [...]
Author Jean Craighead George, Guest of Honor at the Rensselaerville Festival of Writers
By Aubree Cutkomp
Jean Craighead George is the author of over one hundred books for young adults, including the Bildungsromans My Side of the Mountain (Newbery Honor Book, 1960) and Julie of the Wolves (Newbery Award Winner, 1973). All of her books touch [...]
Interview with Elaina Richardson and Lesley Leduc of Yaddo
Since its inception at the turn of the century, the artist’s community Yaddo has hosted generations of America’s greatest writers, composers and artists of all forms. The names of these artists and the number of accolades they have received only further materialize Katrina [...]
Festival of Writers: A Sense of Place, Rensselaerville Library
Rensselaerville Library’s putting out all the stops this year for their Festival of Writers. Over the course of four days (July 28-31, 2011), authors, artists and community members will be gathering together to share their perspectives on what a sense of place means to them. [...]
“Reading Shakespeare in City Park” Series Underway in Glens Falls
For over 50 years “Shakespeare in the Park” has been a hit in New York City’s Central Park with natives and visitors alike. This big apple tradition (and uncanny love for the playwright) has spawned similar Shakespeare events upstate and throughout the country over the years.
Red [...]
Pete Mason Interview: Albany-based Author of PhanArt and PhanFood and Bonafide Phish Phan
By Stacey Stump
Albany-based author Pete Mason saw his first Phish show in December 1997 at what is now known as the Times Union Center. He remembers liking the music, but it wasn’t until he attended the Lemonwheel Festival the following summer that he [...]
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