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Good luck to you, Karen. I hope you're finding all the help that's available, wherever you are.
Kim Anderson replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'Books That Changed Us'
The first book? Boy, that's tough. I remember so many books that really changed my life as a child. The one that comes immediately to mind is Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. I must have been around 9. And Meg was me. And…
Kim Anderson replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
Hey, great grab bag of choices (especially the McMahon...). David, I've been eyeing the Murakami since it came out. I am a big fan of Kafka on the Shore. And I guess I've decided to stop reading all the (decidely mixed) reviews. At some…
kathleen kimble replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
What am I reading? "Extremophilia" by Fred Haefele. When he has me laughing out loud, I get sideswiped by raw honesty, brave stories of truth. When he has me crying, I get sideswiped again by wry humor. And sometimes, it's just a good…
David Abrams replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
I'm currently reading 1Q84 (which, no matter how many times I look at it, I always want to call "Eye-Q-84"). I picked it up at Fact & Fiction last week after literally weighing the balance--physically and mentally--of…
Ken Egan replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
Two L.A.-centric books to recommend, though composed in very different genres:
Neil McMahon, "L. A. Mental: A Thriller." Neil plays all kinds of changes on the L. A. noir tradition--including a femme fatale, a mad scientist,…
Kim Anderson replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
Thanks David! Tree of Smoke blew me away--I remain a fierce advocate for its slightly unhinged power. It reminded me of Damascas Gate by Robert Stone, another book I love.
But I've never heard of The Clearing or its author. I'm…
David Abrams replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
Once again, I find myself reply to this when I'm at work and not surrounded by my library....but, just off the top of my head, two of my favorites which spring to mind: "The Clearing" by Tim Gautreaux and "Tree of Smoke" by…
Kim Anderson replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
I just realized that I posted the first entry in this string almost a year ago after the 2010 book festival. And, once again, I followed this year's festival with a weeklong binge of New Yorker and literary journal catch-up before I could…
Kim Anderson replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'Reading Memoir'
I like the distinction Karen brought back from the Flathead Writers Conference. That makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks Karen, and its good to hear from you again. John, how I wish I could be in the audience at the Country Bookshelf!
Kim Anderson replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'Reading Memoir'
Wow, Glen that is such a great question, and I really hope the writers explore it at the Festival panel. I'm still thinking it through. When I think personal essay I think Montaigne who was the master of weaving the personal with a bigger…
Kim Anderson replied to Sheryl Ann Noethe's discussion 'Montana Poet Laureate: Sheryl Noethe'
Oh, Sheryl, Reservation School will get me through the next four days. Thank you thank you. You have reminded me again that art is the absolute antidote to cynicism. And that we all are born with that spark that can share a perfect unique image of…
Kim Anderson replied to Humanities Roundtable's discussion 'Reading Short Fiction'
Okay here's a bleary post from the Festival slave who should probably be doing something like rechecking the schedule or writing author introductions or ....something. But I just read this whole chain and I'm so in love with the…
Kim Anderson replied to Sheryl Ann Noethe's discussion 'Montana Poet Laureate: Sheryl Noethe'
Thank you Sheryl for bringing Ed back to many of us. And mark your calendars. The Humanities Montana Festival of the Book will feature a special Lahey Karaoke on Saturday, October 8 at 4:00 pm in the Holiday Inn Downtown bar. Hosted by our Poet…
Kim Anderson replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
I'm already on record here as having loved Goon Squad, a convert, but I know what you mean Russell. For me she almost magically did make me mourn for a whole generation by the end. I'll be interested to know what you think of STATE OF…
Russell Rowland replied to Kim Anderson's discussion '?RUReadingRedux!!!!!'
I'm happy to add my own plug for AMERICAN MASCULINE, a really wonderful collection of stories that combine grit and violence with some incredibly lyrical prose. I think Mr. Ray (aka Ferch) is a writer to watch. I just finished Jennifer…
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Reflections West's second show
I just cheated and listened to the second episode of Reflections West (ego knows no bounds) an hour early on the web. Congratulations to Lisa Simon and David Moore--the show feels like a door is quietly opened, inviting me to step out into a new vista. Thanks for letting me be a contributor. I'm looking forward to next week's reflection.
Posted on September 21, 2010 at 8:08pm — 2 Comments
NeuroLit?
There's a wonderful discussion in today's NYTimes, http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/05/can-neuro-lit-crit-save-the-humanities/ which is, in its turn, a response to this article from last week,
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/books/01lit.html
That article features a few intrepid English…
ContinuePosted on April 6, 2010 at 1:34pm
Learn * Reflect * Together Can Make You Happier!
Check out this New York Times article, http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/talk-deeply-be-happy/
which suggests that people who engage in deep, substantive conversation are happier than those who interact primarily with small talk. We knew it!
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 9:24am
Wait
Slate magazine has a beautiful reading posted today, by one of our favorite poets Robert Wrigley. You can listen and read along here:
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 10:35am
Dillon Rocks!
Last Friday my husband Neil McMahon and I were invited to talk to Alan Weltzien's American Literature class (forgive me Alan, I've already forgotten the actual title of the class) at UM-Western. The class has been reading Montana mysteries, including Dashiell Hammet's Red Harvest, Richard Hugo's Death and the Good Life, James Crumley's The Wrong Case, and Neil's novel Lone Creek. I don't know if Western's intensive study bloc schedule is to be credited or not, but both Neil and I were immensely… Continue
Posted on December 15, 2009 at 2:52pm
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 12:06pm on March 21, 2011,
Sherry DeBoer said… - Thanks, Kim. A good friend from Engineering Extension took it while we were still on campus. Fond memories of those guys...I hope to participate in your Nussbaum book discussion. Purcahsed the book a few weeks back...now I have to goal to finish reading it!
- At 1:58pm on February 14, 2011,
Donna L. Miller said… - I am a teacher--an adjunct at UM in the English Education department.
- At 9:58pm on April 22, 2010,
Kathleen Ely said… - When I went to the Montana Women Book Club I told the group about the Sarah Vogan books you have on hand. I think Patricia Spencer from Lewis and Clark Library will probably call you to see if you will let the group have some for a month's reading. NEXT month, in May, we are reading *Lone Creek*. See what good taste we have?
- At 9:58am on August 17, 2009,
Judy Klein said… - Learn something new every day!
Hey, I'm set to come in on Thursday. Okay?
- At 6:02pm on August 14, 2009,
Judy Klein said…
- Revealing my technical lack of prowess...where is the flikr link?
- At 11:17am on July 24, 2009,
John Rimel said… - Okay, let me enlist Barb's help and see what we can come up with. I'm assuming there's no money for travel or anything. Rooms? There's one or two folks from out of town that would be great if we could get them.
- At 4:41pm on July 23, 2009,
Barbara Theroux said… - Guess I was tired of being a green blob...
I'm trying to stay connected AND update the website AND now there is LinKed. Some people need to get a life!!
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