Books, movies, ad trivia~ Ann Patchett is coming to Oklahoma City next April, guest of the MetroLibrary "Literary Voices" program. Since I'm on the board and committee, I read her latest novel, Run, and her earlier award-winning novel, Bel Canto. Both are terrific reads. Run, set in Boston, is an interesting tale of connections and commitments between two families- one, Irish Catholic-the other, African American. PYE Bel Canto A lavish party in honor of a powerful Japanese businessman with entertainment by a famous opera singer in the vice president's home of a South American country turns upside down as all guests are taken hostage by political renegades. PYE Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall. "A truly original voice" Booklist said about Carolyn's debut novel."Brilliant storyteller" is how Martha Beck, columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine, describes our own Oklahoma novelist. YBD The Mind of Your Story by Lisa Lenard-Cook. Excellent instruction for fiction writer-wannabe's. Moi. YBD for writers. PYE-Part of Your Education YBD Your Bounden Duty MNH- Might Need Handkerchief |