:: The Old Freewheelin' Reader ::

:: Monday, April 28, 2003 ::

JK Rowling is richer than the Queen of England.
Now that's rich.
In other news, did you know that Robson Walton was richer that Bill Gates? I didn't.
Read all about it.
tim 11:39 AM [+]

Shadow Without a Name
Ignacio Padilla's first English translation reviewed.
It sounds brilliant.
tim 11:21 PM [+]

The Orange Prize Short list has been announced
Carol Shields leads the list with Larry's Party.
Read More.
tim 10:59 PM [+]

Spent this Easter weekend in Ottawa visiting Steve-o and Kate. The drive down was long but that gave Adrienne and I time to finish The Beantrees (Barbara Kingsolver). On the way back we tried reading The White Bone (Barbara Gowdy ) which is really very good but we're not sure if it's a read aloud book. We've tried a couple of chapters (there short) but we'll have to see to be sure. Definitely we're both going to read it.
Played a lot of Gladiator Dictionary (Carl, who's b-day it was on Sat went undefeated I believe), 10 (which Kate helped us figure out the rule for when playing with two people) and Questions (from whose line is it anyway). The funnest time in Questions is the beginning when you're not sure if you've started or not.
I'll explain 10 and G.D. some other time - there a little more complicated.
Good times all around.
tim 10:46 AM [+]

W. E. B. DuBois' work, The Soul of Black Folks was published 100 years ago this month.
tim 7:11 AM [+]

The Pulitzer Pizes have been announced.
tim 11:53 AM [+]

If you believe in Chrles Taylor, then you might believe in his review of The Da Vinci Code.
tim 9:38 AM [+]

Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, has a new book out entitled Reefer Madness, and Other Tales from the American Underground
tim 2:55 PM [+]