Emma Donoghue recently discussed her latest novel, Frog Music, with a Melbourne, Australian radio station.
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Emma Donoghue Speaks About Frog Music
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Karen Joy Fowler Presents at Books in Bloom
Karen Joy Fowler recently finished a presentation at the Books in Bloom literary event, May 17th, hosted by the Eagle Valley Library District in Avon, Co. Karen Joy Fowler did a 30 min presentation on her book, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, as well as took part in a Q&A session and a book signing.
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Room Film Adaptation Rights Bought
Emma Donoghue’s novel, Room, is scheduled to begin filming the movie adaption starring Brie Larson and directed by Lenny Abrahamson this fall. Room, is from the perspective of a five-year-old boy held captive in a single small room along with his mother, played by Brie Larson. The story explains the boys realization that his mother is the victim of a kidnapping when she was a teenager. Emma Donoghue will be writing the screen adaptation, of Room, as well.
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Sonia Nazario Discusses Enrique’s Journey with NPR
Catch a conversation with Pulitzer winner Sonia Nazario, author of Enrique’s Journey, with Robin Young of NPR’s Here and Now. Listen as they catch up with Enrique’s continuing struggle to bring his family together in the United States and discuss the many difficulties facing the children pouring into America to reunite with their parents. To listen to Sonia’s interview click HERE.
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Lisa Genova Describes Alzheimer’s Effects
Lisa Genova author of, Still Alice, recently blogged about how the human brain expresses/suppresses emotions. From an early age we’re socialized to hold back what we feel and act according to societal standards. When the brain is attacked, by a disease such as Alzheimer’s, those pathways that prevent emotional expression are destroyed; therefore, the people with Alzheimer’s seem to develop atypical characteristics.
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Recent Books in Common Events
Ivan Doig recently visited Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA. He read from his book and answered questions to an audience of 350 people. “It was great to have the Doigs here. They are lovely. Ivan gave a strong talk about craft, and was generous with questions after. … The discussion about process was also very interesting and powerful, and many people have commented to me since that they enjoyed this presentation.” – Katrina Roberts, Whitman College Visiting Writers Series
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Describes the Indian Rickshaw
Indian rickshaws are used to help safely transport children and goods from one place to another. Because of their dependability and flexibility, rickshaws are still popular in modern India. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author of, One Amazing Thing and Oleander Girl, explains the significant part the rickshaw plays in Indian cities in her recent essay.
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Emma Donoghue’s Explains How Her Novel Develops
Emma Donoghue’s latest novel, Frog Music, has been garnering a lot of news and rave reviews of late. In recent interviews Emma Donoghue explains how she develops her stories both creatively and with research.
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Karen Joy Fowler Discusses her Writing Inspiration
Karen Joy Fowler recently discussed, We are all Completely Beside Ourselves, with The National. Her novel, which just won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, is an idea she has been working on since the millennium. She explained how her writing, although fiction, has basis in situations she has experienced. In, We are all Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler draws on her childhood in the rat labs where her dad, an animal behaviorist, studied rat learning processes.
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Still Alice Helps Open Alzheimer’s Discussions
Neighbor To Neighbor recently started the Still Alice Project using a grant to purchase multiple copies of Lisa Genova’s novel, Still Alice. They plan to use the book to open discussions on Alzheimer’s and help refer people to additional resources available.
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