Written by:
Amadeo on
Dec 20 |
Book Alert, News |
The National Book Foundation recognizes young writers each year who they believe whose work shows promise and excellence with their 5 under 35 List. And since we respect any organization who are making attempts to honor young and diverse writers we had to mention the honorees before 2008 rolled in. The awards ceremony was in November. Yes, I know we are late. But hey, at least we made it by Dec. 31.
Kirstin Allio
Garner
(Coffee House Press, 2005)
Selected by Dana Spiotta, 2006 NBA Fiction Finalist for Eat the Document
Dinaw Mengestu
The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears
(Riverhead Books, 2007)
Selected by Jess Walter, 2006 NBA Fiction Finalist for The Zero
Asali Solomon
Get Down: Stories
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006)
Selected by Jennifer Egan, 2001 NBA Fiction Finalist for Look at Me
Anya Ulinich
Petropolis (Viking Press, 2007)
Selected by Ken Kalfus, 2006 NBA Fiction Finalist for A Disorder Peculiar to the Country
Charles Yu
Third Class Superhero (Harcourt, 2006)
Selected by Richard Powers, 2006 NBA Fiction Winner for The Echo Maker
Images and List provided by the National Book Foundation Website.
Get more information on the authors and the books HERE
Written by:
Amadeo on
Dec 18 |
Uncategorized |
So, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, when I can air my grievances with a pretext. Unlike normally when I just air them because they’re there. I gotta lot of problems with you people and now you’re gonna hear about it!
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Dec 06 |
Uncategorized, Music, News |
We’ve waited all year to see whose brilliance, lyricism, and creativity would receive enough praise and acknowledgments from the Grammy Awards Committee. Now the nominations are in.
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Dec 04 |
Uncategorized |
“No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive.”
Dr. Joyce Brothers (1928 - )
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Nov 20 |
Inspiration |
Bassey threw something on her Facebook and it helped me flesh this thought out.
“Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.”
Walter Anderson
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Nov 13 |
Inspiration |
Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care.
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Nov 06 |
Just thinking... |
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”
Philip K. Dick (1928 - 1982),
So my girl digs the Marley family. No sweat, I mean I love Bob and I Ziggy has some joints that I like. Who didn’t like Jamrock? Now the brother I wasn’t really to hip on was Kymani. No problem, B.E.T. has me covered (but they can’t stop me from scoring!). I caught the reality show Living the Life of Marley this weekend.
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Written by:
Amadeo on
Oct 30 |
Inspiration |
“All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”
Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
Since Robert Goulet only comes after 3:00pm…It’s imperative that we find ways to enjoy the work experience. These are helpful hints for the working class stiff.
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