Page by Page Oct 8, 2009
Bestsellers that have been added to the collection include Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore; Official Book Club Selection: a Memoir According to Kathy Griffin; The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks; Dark Slayer by Christine Feehan; Spartan Gold by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood; and Homer ey by E.L. Doctorow. Another reason to visit the library is to pick up a League of Women Voters of Texas Voters Guide explaining the 2009 Constitutional Amendment Election on November 3. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Oct 1 / Oct 5, 2009
A GATE AT THE STAIRS, by Lorrie Moore (Knopf; 322 pages; $25 ... A GATE AT THE STAIRS, by Lorrie Moore. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Author readings and signings in Greater Boston, Oct. 5-9 Oct 4, 2009
TUESDAY: Lorrie Moore reads from A Gate at the Stairs, 7 p.m., Brookline Booksmith. WEDNESDAY: Rabih Alameddine reads from The Hakawati, 7 p.m., Harvard Book Store. (Boston Globe)
Literature: A reader’s feast, but why? Sep 23, 2009
But so too are Alice Munro, William Trevor, Margaret Atwood, and Anne Tyler, to say nothing of notables like Jonathan Lethem and Lorrie Moore. Even rabid readers should have ample diversion during the long, cold months to come. (Boston Globe)
Lorrie Moore’s ‘At Gate at the Stairs’ not entirely plausible Sep 20, 2009
Lorrie Moore s At Gate at the Stairs not entirely plausible - The Boston Globe ... LORRIE MOORE (Andy Manis/ New York Times) ... Although Lorrie Moore has published two novels before this new one, she is much more regarded as a writer of short fiction, especially for her first book Self-Help and her most recent, Birds of America. (Boston Globe)
10 must-reads for fall Sep 17, 2009
Already in September we've had new books from E.L. Doctorow and Lorrie Moore (her first in 11 years), and this week brought Edward M. Kennedy's memoir, John Krakauer's book on friendly-fire casualty Pat Tillman, and a thriller from some guy named Dan Brown. Looking ahead, here are 10 books on our must-read list as the days grow shorter. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Fall feast for fiction lovers Sep 13, 2009
Lorrie Moore, Nicholson Baker, Dan Brown, and Nick Hornby have titles out this month ... Authors releasing books this month include Lorrie Moore, William Trevor, Margaret Atwood, Nicholson Baker, Joyce Carol Oates, and Anne Tyler. (Boston Globe)
Lorrie Moore's 'A Gate at the Stairs' opens to humor, grief Sep 10, 2009
Lorrie Moore, best known for her short stories, is out with a new novel ... A Gate at the StairsBy Lorrie MooreKnopf, 322 pp. (USA Today -- Life)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by Lorrie Moore (Knopf). A witty (and pun-loving) 20-year-old woman is at the heart of Moore's somber novel, set in the Midwest after 9/11. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
An interview with Lorrie Moore, author of ‘Gate at the Stairs’ Sep 6, 2009
An interview with Lorrie Moore, author of Gate at the Stairs - The Boston Globe ... In Lorrie Moore s breezy yet profound new novel, A Gate at the Stairs, the 20-year-old narrator concludes that to ease the suffering of the listener, things had better be funny. (Boston Globe)
FALL'S BEST BOOKS Aug 30, 2009
Lorrie Moore (Knopf). SEPT. 8 Lorrie Moore -- best known for her short-story collection "Birds of America" -- has written a novel about the days and months before the US went to war against Iraq, as seen through the eyes of a 20-year-old Midwestern college student, who finds herself growing increasingly alienated from her life back home on the potato farm. (New York Post -- Opinions)
New Fall Books Penned by Prizewinners Aug 28, 2009
New fiction is due from Richard Powers, Alice Munro, E.L. Doctorow, Diane Gabaldon, Stephen King, John Grisham, Audrey Niffenegger, Jonathan Lethem and Lorrie Moore. Other highlights: Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna," Ha Jin's "A Good Fall," Wally Lamb's "Wishing and Hoping," essay collections by Chinua Achebe and Zadie Smith, and a memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Vancouver International Writer's Fe... Aug 24, 2009
Robert Bringhurst, Audrey Niffenegger and Anik See team up to bring the audience The Look of the Book or adults can get personal with An Intimate Evening with Lorrie Moore. Additional events include Karen Connelly in Conversation with Merilyn Simonds, Some Words on Film, La vraie vie ou l imaginaire, Du 13e si;cle ; aujourd hui en 90 minutes,Hide and Seek, Wanting Mor, Vous m en lirez tant and Singing Home the Bones. (Suite101.com)
Murder-suicide suspected in death of Deltona couple Jul 30, 2009
Samantha's mother, Lorrie Moore, was distraught ... Lorrie Moore said a neighbor a couple of doors down worked with Rivera as a crossing guard. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
