Bill Cheng's Blog, page 103
April 30, 2013
For the next 7 days, I’ll be posting 7 songs that inspired...
For the next 7 days, I’ll be posting 7 songs that inspired the book.
The first: Tupelo by John Lee Hooker
Hey Bill :) is there a new cover of Southern Cross the Dog ?
There is one if you’re in the U.S. & Canada:
And another if you’re in the U.K. & its Commonwealth:
April 29, 2013
wnycradiolab:
motherjones:
Lunch break: William Stout’s 100...
Lunch break: William Stout’s 100 Cartoon Portraits of Legendary Blues Artists.
These are so wonderful. If you want more Robert Johnson, check out our story, Crossroads.
penamerican:
Whither Moral Courage?
Salman Rushdie, Chair of...
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Salman Rushdie, Chair of PEN World Voices Festival 2013, writes about the bravery of writers and artists:
It’s a vexing time for those of us who believe in the right of artists, intellectuals and ordinary, affronted citizens to push boundaries and take risks and so, at times, to change the way we see the world. There’s nothing to be done but to go on restating the importance of this kind of courage, and to try to make sure that these oppressed individuals are seen for what they are: men and women standing on the front line of liberty. How to do this? Sign the petitions against their treatment, join the protests. Speak up.
April 28, 2013
"It is the second job of literature to create myth. But its first job is to destroy it."
- Kenzaburo Oe, Japanese novelist, at a symposium of Nobel Laureates in Atlanta, as quoted by Mary Ruefle in Madness, Rack, and Honey (via mythologyofblue)
Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 PM, Greenlight Bookstore Bill Cheng...
Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 PM, Greenlight Bookstore
Bill Cheng presents his novel SOUTHERN CROSS THE DOG
In conversation with author Alex Gilvarry
New York-based author Bill Cheng has already received expansive praise from fellow authors including Edward P. Jones, Colum McCann and Nathan Englander for his dazzling debut novel SOUTHERN CROSS THE DOG. Set in part against a backdrop of the devastating Great Flood of 1927 in Mississippi, this saga about the bonds between a group of black childhood friends was inspired by Cheng’s love of the blues, and captures the savagery and complexity of the Jim Crow South in the first half of the twentieth century. Cheng discusses his work tonight with fellow author and former Hunter College classmate Alex Gilvarry, author of the novel FROM THE MEMOIRS OF A NON-ENEMY COMBATANT
April 27, 2013
strandbooks:
This appears to be the only section on unicorns...
This appears to be the only section on unicorns despite their prominent placement in the subtitle. Amazing.
Flim-Flam by magician/escape artist James Randi
From the back:
Those of us unable to discriminate between genuine scientific research and the pseudoscientific nonsense that has resulted in fantastic theories and fancies have long needed James Randi and Flim-Flam!
April 26, 2013
harperperennial:
vintageanchorbooks:
Richard Bausch wins...
Richard Bausch wins $30,000 story prize
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the country’s top short story writers has won a $30,000 prize. Richard Bausch, author of eight story collections and winner of numerous other honors, is this year’s recipient of the Rea Award for the Short Story. The prize, announced Thursday, is given for making a “significant contribution” to the art of short story writing. Bausch’s books include “Something is Out There” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” He also has written 11 novels and has been praised for his lyrical style and his insights into a wide a range of people and emotions. The Rea Award was established in 1986. Previous winners include Eudora Welty, John Updike and Lorrie Moore.
Congratulations to Richard! You can read forty-two of his short stories in The Stories of Richard Bausch (natch).
