Twilight of Our Youth: It isnt just a tween phenomenon. Women in their 30s and beyond are addicted to Stephenie Meyers vampire saga, too, Sarah Hepola, Salon Nov 19, 2009
More and more often, on nights when my brain is just too weary for Ian McEwan but not soft enough to settle for "The Mentalist," I find myself switching off the set and nestling into the sofa with a page turner about a girl who reminds me of nothing so much as the savior of Sunnydale High. "Urban fantasy" may seem a peculiar label for the , which are set in the small town of Bon Temps, La. (Harper's Magazine)
* How the bookshop chain killed bookselling Nov 13, 2009
Today, the worry is that the demise of the NBA has meant there is no new generation of British literary talent to follow the likes of Martin Amis, Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan. Theres been a slow bonfire of literary authors in the last 18 months, Hamilton says. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Culture Gabfest, Good Breeding Edition Nov 5, 2009
And don't forget: Next week, we'll be discussing Ian McEwan's , which is available on Audible ... (Audiobook of the week: Black Dogs by Ian McEwan, read by Steven Crossley ... (Audiobook of the week: Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, read by Steven Crossley. (Slate)
'Da Vinci Code' Publisher Changes Jobs Oct 28, 2009
Rubin also worked with Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood and other, more literary authors. Holt has released such popular books as Barbara Ehrenreich's "Nickel and Dimed," but is better known for publishing more low-profile, literary titles, a direction Macmillan CEO John Sargent says will change. (KIRO TV, WA)
High schools diversify their literature Oct 11, 2009
Ian McEwans Atonement, a novel that examines love, guilt and class from World War II to the end of the 20th century, garnered the author critical acclaim and comparisons to Jane Austen by Esquire magazine ... Atonement by Ian McEwan. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Scene & Herd: A writing experiment pays off Oct 1, 2009
She still constantly reads including everything by Ian McEwan. She loves Gilead by Marilynne Robinson and Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
The Saudi Standard Sep 15, 2009
Ian McEwan recounted how he and his son tried to give away novels in a public park and not a single man would take one. When women stop reading,' McEwan concluded, 'the novel will be dead. (Slate)
Petition forces No 10 apology to WWII code breaker Alan Turing Sep 11, 2009
The campaign was backed by Ian McEwan, scientist Richard Dawkins and gay-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell. The petition posted on the Downing Street website attracted thousands of signatures. (BBC News -- UK)
Be a New Yorker: Magazine's festival shows you the way Sep 9, 2009
But few festivals can offer the joy of sitting in a 19th century synagogue on the Lower East Side, listening to novelist and screenwriter Ian McEwan, then walking uptown to Shake Shack for a cheeseburger, autumn still undecided if it should retain a little summer heat or get crisp. The New Yorker Festival also solves a problem I have with New York: It lends structure. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Thousands call for Turing apology Aug 31, 2009
Writer Ian McEwan has just backed the campaign, which already has the support of scientist Richard Dawkins. In 1952 he was prosecuted under the gross indecency act after admitting to a sexual relationship with a man. (BBC News -- UK)
interview with Joseph ONeill Jul 14, 2009
"), he recalls his decidedly one-sided lifelong friendship with his great subject. Unlike the real-life Ticknor, this one is an embittered also-ran, full of plans and intentions never realized, always alive to the fashionable whispers behind his back. Heti seamlessly inhabits Ticknor's fussy 19th-century diction with a feat of virtuoso ventriloquism that puts one in mind of The Remains of the Day. Heti's Ticknor would be insufferable if he weren't so funny, and in the end, the black humor brings... (Harper's Magazine)
The Daughters of Buffy Jun 24, 2009
In Miller's depiction, the books are delicious but also nutritiousperfect for those nights "when my brain is just too weary for Ian McEwan but not soft enough to settle for The Mentalist.". Sign me up. (Slate)
"The Soloist" Apr 28, 2009
Wright, who previously directed the Ian McEwan adaptation as well as the controversial (among Jane Austen fans, at least) likes a certain grandness of emotion, and in places he takes the risk of tipping the action into excessive melodrama ... Ian McEwan's beautiful novel comes alive on-screen in a sensitive, insightful adaptation. (Salon)
At Your Library: Programs to lift winter spirits Mar 6, 2009
The second in our Books That Made it To the Movies series will be Atonement shown on Saturday, March 21 at 1 p.m. Director Joe Wright gives Ian McEwan s best-selling novel a sumptuous treatment for the screen that should come to be regarded as one of the defining films of the epic romantic drama. Indeed, everything about this film stems from those three words: there is little here that is not epic, romantic, and dramatic, and Atonement is a film that masterfully expresses the overarching sense... (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Roger Cohen: The inner life Feb 26, 2009
I returned to my reading, a profile of the British author Ian McEwan in The New Yorker. I admire McEwan, enjoy his novels, often read them in a sitting or two, but do not feel transported by him. (International Herald Tribune)
A taut and thrilling take on aging Feb 24, 2009
The playwright shares with novelist Ian McEwan the ability to stretch tension out over everyday domestic scenes, making every trip to the basement or late-night glass of milk in the kitchen feel like the climax of a thriller. Lipman holds the audience rapt with her funny and furious Jean. (Globe and Mail)
Rushdie in the time of fatwa Feb 19, 2009
Rushdie's lawyer Geoffrey Robertson and fellow-writer Ian McEwan hid him in their homes to protect him from the fatwa over his novel The Satanic Verses, an episode that turned McEwan against religious fundamentalism. And a man who accidentally scraped his truck against Rushdie's car in the Australian outback was grilled by police for his non-existent links to Iranian bounty-hunters. (Sify.com, India)
The Joy of Stress Feb 18, 2009
The New Yorker, Feb. 23A profile of Ian McEwan probes the British novelist's "empirical temperament." He "is wary of relying too much on intuition" and often turns to scientific research to determine the psychological reasons for his characters' behavior. "McEwan is a connoisseur of dread," stretching suspenseful moments across dozens of pages, and his plots often "hinge on a single, transformative event." His own life seems to be marked by "transformative" moments, too, including his discovery... (Slate)
Salman Rushidie's Hiding Place Feb 17, 2009
At the time of his internal exile, controversial author Salmaan Rushdie hid in the Cotswold cottage that belonged to the British novelist Ian McEwan. This was twenty years ago when a fatwa was issued against the Indian-born author by Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini. (Oneindia)
McEwan offered sanctuary to Rushdie Feb 16, 2009
IN THE folklore of English letters, the literary friendship between the four dominant voices of the modern British novel - Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis and Julian Barnes - is the stuff of legend. That was even before we learned that for two of them the bond extended to offering safe haven against the threat of state-sponsored assassins. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Updike's last words set for print Feb 11, 2009
The author of the quartet of books about Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom was labelled "the greatest novelist writing in English at the time of his death" by Ian McEwan. Updike wrote poetry throughout his life although it never brought him the same acclaim as the prose which twice won him a Pulitzer prize. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Stay in Touch Feb 8, 2009
" Those observations are explained by this data ... What we've been reading: According to Nielsen BookScan, the top selling books this month were Atonement, by Ian McEwan (1); 4 Ingredients, by Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham (8); The Persimmon Tree, by Bryce Courtenay; and Jamie At Home, by Jamie Oliver. What we've been watching: According to OzTAM, the second India vs Australia cricket test peaked at 2 million viewers in the mainland capitals; the Federer-Berdych night match in the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Praise for Updike, man of letters Feb 8, 2009
The English author Ian McEwan described Updike as the greatest novelist writing in English at the time of his death. "He showed us, like 19th-century writers, that it was possible to be a serious writer and a popular writer," McEwan said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
