In this BIC Author Interview, Lori Ostlund speaks about After the Parade and engendering kindness and compassion, battling bullying, and embracing diversity — important discussions for virtually every campus and community.
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Author Interview: Lori Ostlund on After the Parade
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Also tagged After the Parade, anti-bullying, author interview, Books in Common, Community Reads, compassion, kindness, LGTBQ, Lori Ostlund
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Author Interview with T.C. Boyle
I can look back and see that right from the beginning my principal concerns have been biological and environmental (my first book, a collection of stories, is called Descent of Man, after all). On the surface, The Tortilla Curtain, may be about illegal immigration from Mexico, but the subtext explores our species’ impact on the environment. And, of course, in 2000, I published A Friend of the Earth, which deals with global warming and the ethics of ecotage.
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Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget: Finding the Ideal Author Without Breaking the Bank
The most common limitation for colleges, libraries and other literary event planners is the same: dollars and cents. Concurrently, the most common goal is also shared: bring in speakers who will attract the largest crowd, energize the audience, and create quality programming that people will talk about long after the stage lights have dimmed. So, how do event planners reconcile the two?
Posted in Books In Common, Newsletters
Also tagged Books in Common, Budget, Christie Hinrichs, Finding the Right Author
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What’s in a Name?
Contrary to what many coordinators assume, a famous author doesn’t always ensure instant success for their Common Reads Program. Librarians who rely on circulation numbers are often missing out on up-and-coming titles; university administrators who require a book-to-film component are underestimating their readers; and most importantly, venues that insist on visiting authors with household name […]
Posted in A Deadly Wandering, A Sudden Light, All Campus Reads Programs, All the Light We Cannot See, all-campus reads, Anthony Doerr, author events, author interview, author speaker, book reviews, Books In Common, Brando Skyhorse, common-reads program, Community Reads Programs, Dave Eggers, David Sheff, Etched in Sand, Garth Stein, Issue #14, John Lewis, Karen Abbott, Liar Temptress Soldier Spy, Lisette's List, March Two, Matt Richtel, Newsletters, Regina Calcaterra, Ron Rash, Susan Vreeland, Sy Montgomery, Take This Man, The Soul of an Octopus, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement
Also tagged All Campus Reads, author interviews, author speakers, book reviews, Books in Common, Common Reads Programs
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