Roy Miller's Blog, page 151
June 23, 2017
The Power of Contests: Create Your Own Luck
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 22 June 2017 | 9:00 pm. Source link Shortly before my debut YA novel was published in 2016, I spoke to a local writer’s group about my path to publication. Year by year, I recounted the numerous ups and downs of my lengthy journey. After describing […]
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sketchbook / graphic review: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’
This content was originally published by ANDERS NILSEN on 23 June 2017 | 4:34 pm. Source link A graphic review of Steven Pinker’s book about the dramatic decline of violence in human affairs over history. Source link
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ALA 2017: ALA, Google Announce $500,000 in Grants to Support Computer Skills
This content was originally published by on 22 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The American Library Association kicked off its 2017 annual conference on Thursday with a reception at Google’s Chicago office to celebrate a new $500,000 competitive grant program, sponsored by Google, to encourage computer skills in America’s libraries. Source link
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This Flowchart Will Tell You What Book to Read Next
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 23 June 2017 | 2:13 pm. Source link Looking for a new summer read? Let us help: From classics to recent bestsellers, fiction to nonfiction, local favorites to international treasures, this flowchart has you covered. This infographic is courtesy of Brendan Brown of The Expert Editor. Visit […]
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Class Ed. – The New York Times
This content was originally published by JENNIFER SZALAI on 23 June 2017 | 5:17 pm. Source link Photo Credit Joon Mo Kang On the evening of Nov. 8, the feminist legal scholar Joan C. Williams made an early exit from an election night party once she realized it was over: Donald J. Trump was going […]
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Heyday Books, 'L.A. Times' Partner on Anti-Trump Book
This content was originally published by on 23 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link California indie Heyday Books, which is best known as a publisher of regional titles, is departing from its standard fare with a new book called ‘Our Dishonest President.’ The essay collection, which Heyday crashed, is set to hit shelves on […]
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6 Ways to Improve Your Romantic Thriller Novel
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 23 June 2017 | 3:30 pm. Source link Right now, I’m preparing the groundwork to start my twelfth romantic thriller, and I like to think I know what I’m doing, but most of the time it doesn’t feel that way. When I’m trudging through the messy […]
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Why Did Lincoln Move So Slowly to Abolish Slavery? Because He Was a Racist, This Book Argues.
This content was originally published by ERIC FONER on 23 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link Along with Lincoln, the book’s other key figure is John Quincy Adams. Beginning in 1830, after serving a term as president, Adams was elected several times to the House of Representatives, where he led the fight against the […]
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June 22, 2017
Why I Write About My Parents
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 21 June 2017 | 9:00 pm. Source link BY BOB BRODYI tend to take life personally. And nothing is more personal to me than family and friends. That’s why, as a writer, I specialize in personal essays. Ever since 1978, I’ve written frequently about my parents […]
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3 Books That Help Explain American-Cuban Relations
This content was originally published by CONCEPCIÓN DE LEÓN on 22 June 2017 | 3:18 pm. Source link As President Trump prepares to fundamentally rethink the reconciliation with Cuba initiated by Barack Obama, here are a few books that shed light on the two countries’ historically fraught — yet intertwined — relationship: Photo ON BECOMING […]
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