Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

New York Times‘s Sam Anderson to visit Rogue Valley

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Later this month, New York Times writer Sam Anderson will be the featured speaker at the Jackson County Library Foundation’s Arts and Lecture Series at the North Medford High School Auditorium, September 29 at 7:30 pm. Anderson grew up in … Continue reading →

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G M Ford on Frank Corso and Leo Waterman

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ed Battistella

G. M. Ford has written six novels in his Frank Corso series and six in his Leo Waterman series. Leo Waterman, waiting for his trust fund to kick in, has coasted along with amiability and bulk. Frank Corso is a … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Update IV

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Ed Battistella

Alcestis, Proofiness, No Sleep Till Wonderland and Dirk Quigby’s Guide to the Afterlife Alcestis In Euripides’ Alcestis, the title character is the good wife, young King Admetus’ queen, who goes to hell in his place. Here’s the story: Admetus had … Continue reading →

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Betterbooktitles.com

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Ed Battistella

This is a funny (although probably NSFW) link:  http://betterbooktitles.com/ Sorry this isn’t much of a blog post, but I wanted to share a laugh with my fellow book lovers. 🙂

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