Janelle Brown’s All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, Book Review
Gossip, Country Clubs and Scandals
Janelle Brown’s novel All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, is a national best-seller and named one of the best books of 2008 by Library Journal. Brown’s debut novel also received accolades from New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, People Magazine and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Albany Word Fest 2011 Review
Albany Poets has a saying that “every day in Albany is National Poetry Month,” because there are so many local events to hear and read poetry. Yet, the national celebration of poetry takes place in April, as did the 10th annual Albany Word Fest, on Saturday, April 16th at [...]
David Sedaris at Proctors, 4/9/11 (Review)
“Ladies and Gentlemen, America’s most beloved author, David Sedaris.” This introduction, which the announcer barely finished on account of his own laughter, set the tone for an evening of hilarity and poignancy at Proctors this past Saturday.
Sedaris walked across the stage to his podium, with a stack of papers and [...]
John Patrick Shanley, Writer’s Institute, SUNY Albany, April 6, 2011
Sometimes a writer’s work breaks through, transcending and achieving the lofty goals of high profit and high philosophy, appealing to the casual movie fan as well as the hardcore theatre aficionado. One of the few writers to do this, John Patrick Shanley, writer and director of, [...]
Albany Poets Presents (4/5) Reviewed; Plus a Preview of the 2011 Albany Word Fest at The Linda (4/16)
National Poetry Month in Albany started off with a whisper but is expected to go out with a scream as the Albany Poets organization plans their 10th Annual Word Fest to take place on Saturday, April 16th at [...]
Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy–The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest–has swept the world. The Swedish author’s “girl” is Lisbeth Salander, a withdrawn, but brilliant, young woman with an extraordinary hacking ability. Her counterpart lead is Mikael Blomkvist, aka Kalle Blomkvist, an investigative [...]
Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer (Book Review)
In Eating Animals, Jonathan Safran Foer took me inside factory farming and I can’t help but reevaluate my own eating habits, not only for my own health and conscience, but for the benefit of the environment and the betterment of every being. The facts and stories he presents make [...]
Review–Poetry & Prose Open Mic, 3/13, Arts Center of the Capital Region
The art of the spoken word is alive and well in Troy. On Sunday, March 13, fifty writers and literary enthusiasts filled the auditorium at the Arts Center of the Capital Region on River Street to attend the Poetry + Prose Open Mic, a [...]
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