Conversation with author Tom Perrotta Nov 10, 2009
I just read Richard Price s Lush Life. That s a little different from what I do. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Officials settle on tax rate Sep 30, 2009
"You guys are going to have a disastrous year," said Richard Price, a former commissioner. "You've got to do something.". (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Energy bars fuel cavities, too Sep 12, 2009
Its the consistency of these bars, says Dr. Richard Price, consumer advisor for the American Dental Association and a retired Boston-area dentist. Theyre sticky and when something is sticky it stays in the mouth longer and the longer it stays in the mouth, the more time bacteria have to work on it. (MSNBC -- Health)
Romagnoli’s ‘Bicycle Runner’ recalls a time of love and war Sep 6, 2009
Next month Tom Perrotta of Little Children fame will lead a discussion of Richard Price s Lush Life. Coming out The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs (Simon & Schuster). (Boston Globe)
Good Books Dont Have to Be Hard, Lev Grossman, The Wall Street Journal Sep 1, 2009
Writers like Michael Chabon, Jonathan Lethem, Donna Tartt, Kelly Link, Audrey Niffenegger, Richard Price, Kate Atkinson, Neil Gaiman, and Susanna Clarke, to name just a few, are busily grafting the sophisticated, intensely aware literary language of Modernism onto the sturdy narrative roots of genre fiction: fantasy, science fiction, detective fiction, romance. They're forging connections between literary spheres that have been hermetically sealed off from one another for a century. (Harper's Magazine)
Barack's Book Bag Aug 25, 2009
The Way Home by George Pelecanos, a crime thriller based in Washington; Lush Life by Richard Price, a story of race and class set in New York's Lower East Side; Tom Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded, on the benefits to America of an environmental revolution; John Adams by David McCullough; Plainsong by Kent Haruf, a drama about the life of eight different characters living in a Colorado prairie community. What does this list of American authors tell us about the president. (Slate)
President’s visit has normally quiet enclave of Chilmark aflutter Aug 25, 2009
His reading list also includes three novels: Lush Life, Richard Price s take on class and race in the Lower East Side of New York; The Way Home, a story by George Pelecanos of a juvenile delinquent s journey to redemption in Washington; and Plainsong, Kent Haruf s meditation on family, romance, and small-town life in Colorado. Obama has been to Martha s Vineyard a half-dozen times over the last decade. (Boston Globe)
Obamas and Bo kick back on Martha's Vineyard Aug 25, 2009
The president's reading list includes five books: "The Way Home" by George Pelecanos, "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman, "Lush Life" by Richard Price, "Plainsong" by Kent Haruf and "John Adams" by David McCullough. In all, the books on Obama's list total around 2,300 pages, meaning the president would have to read close to 300 pages each day to polish off the list. (CNN -- US)
At home with Chris and Richard Price Jul 19, 2009
At home with: Chris and Richard Price 071909 - The Augusta Chronicle ... When Chris and Richard Price moved to the Augusta area two years ago from Kansas City, Kan ... THE FAMILY: Chris and Richard Price, daughters Taylor, 15, and Stephanie, 26. (The Augusta Chronicle)
City council cages kennel license Jul 9, 2009
One of Slaughter s neighbors, Richard Price of 105 E. Canal St., asked the council to deny the kennel license request. It s probably not the best place for it. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Congratulations to all the young graduates Jun 5, 2009
Happy birthday to those of you celebrating a June birthday including June Houle and Gen Rogers on June 1, Richard Price of Milwaukee on June 9, Judy Bocek of Milwaukee on June 11, Theesa Brodman of Hoffman Estates on June 17, Marge Bocek and Jessica Howard on June 19, Glen Pfeifer and Darlene Price of Milwaukee on June 20, Denice Lobocee of Buffalo Grove and Kristopher Houle on June 22, Mare Houle and George Bocek on June 25, Irene Pagel on June 26, Betty Gerow on June 27 and Kyle Houle on June... (Forest Republican, WI)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers May 10 San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers May 10 / May 11, 2009
LUSH LIFE: A Novel, by Richard Price (Picador: 480 pages; $15). This week. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Marquardt to be extradited to Florida in double murder case (34) Apr 28, 2009
Chippewa County Investigator Richard Price and Sumter County (Florida) Detective Gary Brannen combined their respective individual investigations leading to a Florida Grand Jury handing down an indictment of Marquardt in December 2006 on two counts of capital homicide ... Capt. Gary Brannen of Sumter County and Investigator Richard Price of Chippewa County have worked tirelessly to solve these homicides. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Price, Boyle inducted into exclusive academy Apr 15, 2009
Richard Price and T. Coraghessan Boyle, authors, nonconformists and now inductees into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, remember the first time they even knew the country had an established cultural pantheon. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
As we observe and report: Rogen likes what he sees Apr 9, 2009
When Hader takes his seat at Vinny's table, Rogen cracks to him: "I'm so nervous." Between setups, he stands on the sidelines with Hader, Will Forte and Fred Armisen, talking about Richard Price, sports and Funny People, an Apatow comedy starring Rogen out in July "I think it's weird when artsy people like sports. I can't even pretend I like them," he says. He's involved in every aspect of the skit, in which Hader's Vinny insults Rogen by repeatedly calling him a scary bear-man. (USA Today -- Life)
Low-income housing gets weatherization help Apr 1, 2009
Richard Price, a trained contractor for the Metro housing agency and owner of in Nashville, has hired another person and is considering buying a larger trailor in anticipation of the increased business. We re expecting more jobs. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Best-selling books Mar 16, 2009
LUSH LIFE, Richard Price (Picador; 480 pages; $15): An urban drama centered on a killing in Manhattan's Lower East Side; by the author of "Clockers.". 6. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Flagler voters lengthen terms again Mar 13, 2009
Longtime resident and former City Commissioner Richard Price, who supported the charter revisions in 1996, said he "didn't really care one way or the other" about this year's amendment and thinks the majority of citizens are satisfied as well. "I think it's good," he said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Lauding 'Netherland’ - O’Neill’s post-9/11 cricket novel wins PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction Feb 28, 2009
n Richard Price for his novel Lush Life. n Ron Rash for his novel Serena. (Missoulian, MT)
