rochester.edu — This may be thanks to Bolano and his massive appeal, but it seems (to me at least), like Spanish literature is going through a sort of a “Second Boom.” Not so much in terms of a shared aesthetic, but in terms of having captured the imaginations of American publishers. In...
paulocoelhoblog — Illustration by Ken Crane Changing attitude “Over the course of one year, give a coin to each person who offends or upsets you,” instructed the abbot of a young man who wanted people to follow a spiritual path. For the next twelve months, the boy gave a coin to each...
omnivoracious — It isn't every day that Booklist predicts a debut novel may "become the sustained hit that Chbosky’s Perks of Being a Wallflower proved to be," so when Everything You Need to Survive the Apocalypse (a January Best Book of the Month) author Lucas Klauss agreed to write something exclusive...
readysteadybook — The Modernist Journals Project is a multi-faceted project that aims to be a major resource for the study of modernism and its rise in the English-speaking world, with periodical literature as its central concern. The historical scope of the project has a chronological range of 1890 to 1922 (though the...
paulocoelhoblog — Normally it is the publishing house that decides the cover of a book. But in this case, they decided to send to my agent, as the two ideas are totally opposite. Could my Russian friends help us (the publishing house, the agent and myself) to chose? please post your opinions...
omnivoracious — Whenever I hear the name Laura Ingalls Wilder, or even just think it, a warm homey feeling comes over me like being covered in my grandma's quilt. Today I'm getting that feeling a lot, since February 7th is Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday (born in 1867) and she is very much...
blog.betterworldbooks — Try reading this short story and closing your eyes to think about it: Imagine you are four years old. Your parents farm the food you eat every day. You sing songs and dance in joy around your fruitful village with your many siblings. Life is good. Now you’re five years old. You...
paulocoelhoblog — Videocast #6 – Paulo Coelho talking about exchanging energy. Videocast #6 – Paulo Coelho falando sobre troca de energia. Videocast #6 – Paulo Coelho hablando acerca de cambio de energia.
paulocoelhoblog — The boy was walking to buy bread when the mayor of the city crossed the street. ‘The reason he is so powerful, is because, he’s made pact with the devil,’ a very devout woman in the street told the boy. Some time later, when travelling to another town, the boy...
omnivoracious — I know it's terrible sleep hygiene, but I love reading in bed. As an editor on the Amazon Books team, it's a delightful (and sometimes overwhelming) part of my mission to tear through several books a week to uncover the next month's gems, so most nights find me reading after...
blog.betterworldbooks — Guest blog by BWB Change Agent, Activist & Author, Pattie Baker You think you get 80 years. Steve Jobs’ recent death knocked the wind out of that one, and snapped back into focus for me that we have one day (this day) to live our fullest lives. Jobs had barely been...
paulocoelhoblog — Em todos os países da Escandinávia é difícil encontrar alguém que não conheça esta lei. Embora ela já exista desde o início da civilização, foi enunciada oficialmente apenas em 1933 pelo escritor Aksel Sandemose na novela “Um refugiado ultrapassa seus limites.” A triste constatação é que a Lei de Jante...
paulocoelhoblog — It is hard to find anyone in any of the Scandinavian countries who does not know this law. Although the law exists since the beginning of civilization, it was only officially declared in 1933 by writer Aksel Sandemose in the novel “A refugee goes beyond limits.” The sad truth is...
alanrinzler — Is it OK to write a book that crosses genre lines, like a mystery with time travel, or a romance with extraterrestrials? The short answer is “Yes, absolutely!” That’s the truth, despite the fear that agents and publishers will avoid a book that falls into more than one genre. But since this...
paulocoelhoblog — EN ESPANOL: Las señales We may think at times that the only thing life offers us tomorrow, is to repeat everything we did today. But if we pay close attention, we will see that no two days are alike. Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique...
paulocoelhoblog — IN ENGLISH: Finding the signs Podemos pensar que todo lo que la vida nos ofrece mañana es repetir lo que hicimos ayer y hoy. Pero si ponemos atención, nos daremos cuenta de que ningún día es igual a otro. Cada mañana nos trae una bendición escondida, una bendición que...
omnivoracious — For many years, the Alt-Universe time travel division of the United Nations has colluded with the nefarious Star Trek splinter group the “Federation for One SciFi Reality” to stamped TOP SECRET on the most technical and exacting specifications for various Star Wars spaceships. Certainly, there have been reveals and leaks...
omnivoracious — Today marks the 50th anniversary of a children's book classic, A Wrinkle in Time. To celebrate this milestone Farrar, Straus and Giroux (who published the book 50 years ago) have released gorgeous commemorative editions with the original hardcover and paperback jackets and new extras that include an introduction by...
blog.betterworldbooks — Here’s a top 10 Tuesday list that should be very helpful in your book-browsing endeavors. Check out these BWB fan favorite authors to find your next great read. 1. Terry Pratchett Co-Author of “Good Omens” with the number two pick. Pratchett also wrote “Unseen Academicals,” “The Wee Free Men,” “The Color Magic,”...
paulocoelhoblog — Looking back toward the dawn of civilization: we could not survive alone. So we were obliged to come together. We lived in a symbolic world in the classic (holistic) sense. Not because it was politically correct or because it was imposed by society or because it was good for our...
jwikert.typepad — Three articles have sparked my thinking on this post. The are: The Charlie Stross piece entitled Cutting their own throats, Joseph Esposito's insightful post on How B&N Can Take a Bite Out of Amazon, and The New York Times article, The Bookstore's Last Stand Stross talks about how the publishing industry has allowed Amazon...
paulocoelhoblog — Videocast #5 – Paulo Coelho talking about changes and vampires. Videocast #5 – Paulo Coelho falando sobre mudanças e vampiros. Videocast #5 – Paulo Coelho hablando acerca de cambios y vampiros.
omnivoracious — Author Paulo Coelho has made a series of videos on writing. Here's the first one:
paulocoelhoblog — A widow from a poor village in Bengal did not have enough money to pay for her son’s bus fare, and so when the boy started going to school, he would have to walk through the forest all on his own. In order to reassure him, she said: ‘Don’t be...