Highlights of the Boston Book Festival Oct 23, 2009
RICHARD RUSSOOne of the speakers in the Ties that Bind session at Old South Church Sanctuary ... Ties that Bind Old South Church Sanctuary, 11 a.m. Featuring: Richard Russo, Michael Thomas, Elinor Lipman. (Boston Globe)
Casting his spell Oct 18, 2009
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo will discuss his new book, That Old Cape Magic, as part of the first Boston Book Festival this Saturday. (Photograph by Ulf Andersen/Getty) By October 18, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Library corner 10-10 Oct 9, 2009
For adults: ;The Last Song; by Nicholas Sparks; ;Have a Little Faith; by Mitch Albom; ;The Lost Symbol; by Dan Brown; ;Sydney Sheldon;s Mistress of the Game; by Tilly Bagshawe; ;Alex Cross;s Trail; by James Patterson; ;South of Bend; by Pat Conroy; and ;That Old Cape Magic; by Richard Russo. For children: ;Silly Street; by Jeff Foxworthy; ;A Season of Gifts; by Richard Peck; ;The Seer of Shadows; by Avi; ;Before Columbus: The Americas Before 1942; by Charles C. Mann; ;The Sorcerer of the North;... (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Page by Page Sep 30, 2009
New bestsellers added this week include The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson; Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella; Hot Pursuit by Suzanne Brockmann; Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon; Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon; Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich; The Traffickers by W.E.B. Griffin; and That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo. Though reading is always important, communication is just as important. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Literature: A reader’s feast, but why? Sep 23, 2009
But it s hard to imagine that writers as diverse as Richard Russo, E.L. Doctorow, Thomas Pynchon, and Pat Conroy are responding to either motivation. No, this extraordinary confluence of big names may just be a coincidence - a random harmonic convergence. (Boston Globe)
Fall feast for fiction lovers Sep 13, 2009
Browsing a bookstore these days is like being a kid in a candy store, said Roberta Spang of Carlisle, a retired educator who is currently devouring Conroy s latest, having recently polished off Richard Russo s new novel. Kate Hoffman of Marblehead, an avid fiction reader, sees only one adverse side-effect. (Boston Globe)
Book Buzz for Thursday, September 3, 2009 Sep 4, 2009
This list features non-fiction titles but whereas fiction can be an equally effective teacher you could also try the following working life novels: The Flowers by Dagoberto Gilb, Empire Falls, by Richard Russo, Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris and Incendiary by Chris Cleve. Carolyn Larson, head librarian at Lihu e Public Library, brings you the buzz on new, popular and good books available at your neighborhood library. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Best Sellers Aug 23, 2009
That Old Cape Magic, Richard Russo, Knopf, 25. 95. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Go&Do: Fiddler April Verch in Prescott Park and Richard Russo in Exeter Aug 20, 2009
" All events offered at the Prescott Park Arts Festival are presented free of charge with a suggested donation of $5 - $8. www.prescottpark.org, 436-2848.Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo in ExeterWater Street Bookstore hosts bestselling writer Richard Russo on Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at Exeter Town Hall, located across from the bookstore at 9 Front St., Exeter.Russo is the author of numerous books, including "Empire Falls," which won the Pulitzer prize, "Bridge of Sighs," his... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
The disappearance of August Aug 11, 2009
Now literary bigfeet like Richard Russo, E.L Doctorow, Tracy Kidder, Thomas Pynchon, and Pat Conroy are flocking to the shelves. The fall is so crowded and intimidating, explains literary agent Esmond Harmsworth. (Boston Globe)
In ‘That Old Cape Magic,’ Russo meditates on marriage, other family ties Aug 9, 2009
Sitting at a leftover table at the wedding of his daughter s best friend, Jack Griffin, the main character in Richard Russo s new novel, pumps his fist in solidarity with the young people on the dance floor, as they shout the refrain of a Jon Bon Jovi tune: Oh-oh ... THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC By Richard Russo Knopf, 272 pp. (Boston Globe)
THAT OLD CAPE MAGIC Aug 9, 2009
Much of Pulitzer-prize-winner Richard Russo's new novel takes place on the beach, but this not your typical beach read. The Griffins aren't your typical family. (New York Post -- Opinions)
'Magic’ conjures up just enough Aug 8, 2009
REVIEW That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo, Random House, 272 pages, 25 ... One of the ideas at the core of Richard Russo s latest novel is that happiness is a place you could visit but never own. (Missoulian, MT)
A shift for author Richard Russo Aug 4, 2009
The length and depth of the nation s soul-crushing recession contain few everyday surprises for author Richard Russo. That s because Russo has crafted a career writing about the failing, tired mill towns of the Northeast, from upstate New York where he grew up to coastal Maine where he now lives. (Boston Globe)
Richard Russo casts different spell with 'That Old Cape Magic' Aug 4, 2009
Richard Russo casts different spell with 'That Old Cape Magic ... Richard Russo takes a comic yet thoughtful turn in his new novel, about a flawed family's unattainable dream of "a finer place." ... That Old Cape Magic By Richard RussoKnopf, 261 pp. (USA Today -- Life)
Titcom’s Bookshop in East Sandwich celebrates 40th anniversary Aug 2, 2009
That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo (Knopf). Pick of the week Darwin Ellis of Books on The Common in Ridgefield, Conn. (Boston Globe)
Author readings and signings in Greater Boston, Aug. 3-7 Aug 2, 2009
THURSDAY: Richard Russo reads from That Old Cape Magic, 7 p.m., Porter Square Books. Jack Murnighan discusses Beowulf on the Beach, 7 p.m., at Brookline Booksmith. (Boston Globe)
Sea towns attracted ‘God of War’ author Jun 28, 2009
It was nominated as a finalist for the Los Angeles Book Award and received a glowing endorsement from Richard Russo, 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction, who called it a novel of great metaphorical depth and beauty. Silver previously published another novel and a book of short stories. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
NECN pulls DiMasi's wife's show off the air Jun 6, 2009
The former speaker appeared on the show to discuss "Bridge of Sighs" with the author, Richard Russo. "NECN is aggressively covering the government's case," Charlie Kravetz, NECN president and general manager, said in an e-mailed statement. (Boston Globe)
Stay cool and delve into a good book this summer Jun 4, 2009
"That Old Cape Magic," Richard Russo: Middle-aged people experience joy and angst in Cape Cod. More Realtime. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Power of digital looms over fall BookExpo Jun 1, 2009
"We're all waiting for the next thing whatever that is," said novelist Richard Russo, who won a 2002 Pulitzer for Empire Falls and has That Old Cape Magic out Aug. 4. Meanwhile, he's writing "until they tell me I'm obsolete, or maybe they won't.". (USA Today -- Life)
Worried book industry gathers for convention May 31, 2009
"Featured authors include Pat Conroy, David Baldacci and Richard Russo, along with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, actresses Julie Andrews and Julianne Moore, and the country's favorite airline pilot, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger. Tina Brown will host a "CEO Roundtable," with executives from four publishing houses.There won't be many major celebrities, but a good number of minor ones: Kathie Lee Gifford and Mary Jo Buttafucco, Oliver North and the Amazing Kreskin, Emeril Lagasse and "Sneaky Chef" Missy... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
BookExpo will be a little abridged this year May 28, 2009
Pulitzer Prize winners: Tracy Kidder (Strength in What Remains, Aug. 25); Richard Russo (That Old Cape Magic, Aug. 4). Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Book Expo America Mar 16, 2009
Authors, organizations and celebrities lined up to attend this year s expo include Nicholas Sparks, Kathie Lee Gifford, Richard Russo, Tracy Kidder, Penguin Books, American Booksellers Association, Children s Book Council, Scholastic, Inc. and Julie Andrews Edwards. There will be a new book title showcase event this year. (Suite101.com)
Riding his own route to literary acclaim - High school dropout, former stock trader finally finds his calling Mar 14, 2009
Meyer has drawn comparisons to such writers as John Steinbeck, Richard Russo and William Faulkner. In a review, The New York Times proclaimed. (Missoulian, MT)
Police contract extension delayed in Canonsburg Mar 3, 2009
Councilman Richard Russo asked other council members last night to delay a vote until April because, he said, the police are receptive to switching their health care coverage to provide savings to the borough. Police previously had requested a two-year contract extension. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
