Sarah E. Moffett

Rowling “publishes” a new book, James Frey may be ordered to pay readers back for his “fraudulent” memoir, and Leon Hale is talking with mules. All a week’s work in the world of modern literature. On the upside, modern convenience means one can experience all of this cozily on a Sunday morning from the safety […]

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JK Rowling has revealed she has written a new book about Harry Potter’s world - but only seven people will read it.
The Harry Potter creator has turned the Tales of Beedle the Bard - which was in the final Potter book - into a set of short stories.
There are only seven copies of the book […]

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The rumor I’m hearing is that you’re writing a book. Is that true?
Well, why not? Half the planet’s population seems to be writing books, and the other half is probably threatening to do it.
I’ve had a little experience in this area, and I can tell you something about writing books that you may not want […]

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Upon learning that J.K. Rowling had outed Dumbledore, I immediately had four thoughts.
1. The Harry Potter Encyclopedia just got really interesting.
2. This woman knows how to make enemies.
3. And really knows how to sell books.
4. I want to be out of town for the inevitable 1,000,000 fundamentalists against HP march.
OK, so the world now […]

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Haiku for Jack
by Robin Stratton
i
Fifty years ago
published his book On the Road
one long hand-typed scroll.
Traveled cross country
scored chicks with Neal Cassidy
hipster beat poet
ii
Started a movement
irreverent attitude
Catholic Buddhism
Defiant and bold
He died a fat, sloppy drunk
Republican, too
*Robin Stratton lives in Boston and teaches creative writing classes using the techniques in her book, The Revision Process. Her work […]

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Recently, I read Kurt Vonnegut’s below rant in The Breakfast of Champions. It made me laugh, made me sad, made me move, and made me wonder. Thoughts?
I had no respect whatsoever for the creative works of either the painter or the novelist. I thought Karabekian with this meaningless pictures had entered into a conspiracy with […]

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One has a lot of hours to kill when crossing the pond. Particularly if one is crossing the pond via American Airlines, who decides showing Young Frankenstein qualifies for quality entertainment. Out came the paperback, Graham Greene’s Monsignor Quixote.
Considering the joy the Greene’s Man Within brought me, I was ready for Greene to redeem himself. Instead, […]

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I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not complete this last one
but I give myself to it.
I circle around God, around the primordial tower.
I’ve been circling for thousands of years
and I still don’t know: am I a falcon, a storm, or a great song?
~Ranier Marie Rilke (The Book of […]

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Diane Mapes of CNN wrote an interesting article entitled Real Life Plot Twists of Famous Authors. I’ve included my favorite five. Enjoy bibliophiles.
1. Thomas Hardy
When British poet and novelist Thomas Hardy died on January 11, 1928, his literary contemporaries decided he was too important to be buried in his hometown’s simple churchyard.
But the good people […]

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