Live from the Reading Room Episode 4 (THE HISTORIES)
In this edition of "Live From the Reading Room", James J. Patterson reads from three histories: Will and Ariel Durrant's The Life of Greece, Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Leo Damrosch's The Club. He also reads "The Conjecture Chamber" from his first collection of essays Bermuda Shorts.
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An Interview with “Roughnecks” Author, James J. Patterson
Recently, James J. Patterson sat down with fellow author, Branka Cubrilo, for her blog. They spoke on Patterson’s most recent novel, Roughnecks, his old band “The Pheromones,” whose style Patterson warmly refers to as “pop-friendly cabaret”, his favorite author, Henry Miller, and many other diverse topics.
Grace Cavalieri among 13 Poets Laureate to Receive over $1 million in Grant Money
Big news for Maryland’s Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri. The American Academy of poets announced on Wednesday that an appropriation of $1,050,000 (made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon foundation) would be made available for thirteen of America’s most distinguished Poets Laureate including Grace herself…
Off the Cuff: The Writing Philosophy of Reuben Jackson
Reuben Jackson muses on writing, life, his own poetry, and a lot more in this informal talk given in Rockville, Maryland.