Maxine is very disappointed in the new Elizabeth George novel: New Elizabeth George an odd prequel.
But I was very impressed by Edna O'Brien's latest: Mother's dying, daughter's not living.
Speaking of Edna O'Brien, John Freeman chats with her about her new book: New novel is 'imaginary' life, not autobiography, O'Brien says.
Inquirer music critic Dan De Luca thinks Griel Marcus may be a bit over the top:
Listening, broadly, deeply, for the real America.
Katie Haegele looks at a book on writing for young people: Young Adult Reader Young storytellers: Have fun and save every word you write.
Last week, John Freeman also chatted with Man Booker winner Kiran Desai: Globalization and its discontents.
This rings a personal bell:
ReplyDeleteKiran Desai: (I grew up) mostly in Delhi, Bombay a bit. It was very quiet - an early-to-bed city. It has changed drastically; even though it was the capital, there was the feeling that it was very much remote. There was the feeling that books were the only thing that led you to the world. You read really hard - that was the only thing you could do. That was life completely when I was growing up: reading.