Edward Champion conducted an interesting survey yesterday in San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center. He asked 19 people whether they had heard of 11 authors and to name a book by the ones they recognized. Here’s his report. Margaret Atwood was the most recognized name, followed by David Gardner, Philip Roth, and James Robison.
You thought I was done with the links to intereviews didn’t you? You thought: “Jeez, how many NRO links is this guy going to throw up?” Well, I have on more for you. Heading into Memorial Day Weekend National Review Online has an interview with Stephan Mansfield, author of The Faith of the American Soldiers. [...]
Back to the crime fiction beat for this segment of the Friday review. Most Wanted is a debut novel from former federal prosecutor Michelle Martinez. Her main character, Melanie Vargas, is also a federal prosecutor. Melanie is beautiful, mother of a small child, considering a divorce from her husband, Steve. Melanie is drawn to an [...]
I have a new article up over at Sports Central today. This one is about greedy and selfish players in the NFL. Here is the teaser: The NFL off-season has been marred by a few selfish acts. It is depressing to think about some of the antics athletes pull off. SC’s Kevin Holtsberry takes a [...]
In case you overlooked it, let me tell you about a book I’m looking forward to. Bye Bye Bertie by Rick Dewhurst came out last January. It’s the story of a P.I. who’s looking for love and/or crime in Vancouver, B.C. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine says, “The author, a Canadian pastor, brings a satirical perspective [...]
On Monday, May 16, I watched the webcast from the Heritage Foundation called, “God and Party Politics: A Conversation.” Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners, represented the Left, and Joseph Loconte, Heritage’s William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society, represented the Right. Both said the other misconstrued their words a bit. Wallis opened [...]