Never assume Nov 8, 2009
Last book he read: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, Tom Robbins. 7:30 p.m. Houston s, Faneuil Hall. (Boston Globe)
Superficial politics of distraction not limited to the U-S of A Oct 14, 2009
Josef - Speaking of Seattle writers, do you like Tom Robbins ... I have a story there I was at a party one night and one of my Southern friends had taken offense at a snippy anti-Southern comment and had layed into the detractor citing the Southern literary tradition and making his own snippy comment about you people whose greatest contribution to American literature is The Egg and I. His victim retorted with Tom Robbins. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The making of Glenn Beck Sep 21, 2009
During the 1960s, Skagit Valley became a favored regional settling spot for hippies, the legacy of which can be seen in the food co-op on the Main Street that serves as a meeting point for local crunchy types, including the countercultural novelist Tom Robbins. Perhaps because of this longhair lineage, Mount Vernon is known as something of a party town. (Salon)
Best Sellers Aug 23, 2009
B Is for Beer, Tom Robbins, Ecco, 17. 95. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Kerouac's unintended legacy? A legal limbo Aug 16, 2009
Doctor Sax, a perfect mixture of fantasy and reality, written in 1952, long before postmodernism became the vogue and writers like Tom Robbins discovered the power unleashed by letting real and fantasy characters interact on the printed page. The novel tells the story of 12-year-old Jackie Duluoz's adventures helping a slightly sinister superhero fight evildoers, based on the '30s radio show character "The Shadow.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
DRF: Del Mar a salve for California's financial woes Jul 22, 2009
Del Mar's racing secretary, Tom Robbins, hopes the reduction will increase quality. Despite a six-day reduction to 37 days from 43 last year, Del Mar will trim only 28 races from its overall schedule. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hooked on self-help books against her will Jun 17, 2009
um, Tom Robbins ("Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" was a teen favorite), I anticipated the freighted entanglements of romance, sex, adulthood, and parenthood -- with their joys, despairs, perfidies, and compromises. What torments could I possibly face that my literary heroes and antiheroes hadn't already thrashed out for me on the printed page. (CNN)
From the Editor: Opinion editor takes humor, smarts to Ohio Jun 16, 2009
Some of them: Amy Tan, Tom Robbins, Frank McCourt, David Guterson, Isabel Allende, Anne Patchett, John Lescroart, Michael Chabon, Frances Mayes, Maxine Hong Kingston, James Rollins and Harlan Coben. On Thursday, Alice Hoffman will be the featured BBC author (6 p.m. at Borders on Fair Oaks Boulevard; call (916) 321-1128 for more information). (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
'Requiem for a Paper Bag' May 21, 2009
Thus film uber-geek Seth Rogen finds a porno mag as a child and hides it in a tree to cherish until it rots; best-selling pseudo-mystic Paulo Coelho turns a feather into a message from above; perennial hippie child Tom Robbins finds an inventive marriage proposal plan that triggers his reverie of impulsive weddings past; director Robert Evans finds and loses "piece of mind" in the form of a lobster; Jim Carroll finds a plastic toy soldier in what comes out of a friend's colon after a "cleanse"... (San Francisco Chronicle)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers May 10 San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers May 10 / May 11, 2009
B IS FOR BEER, by Tom Robbins (Ecco; 128 pages; $17. 95). (San Francisco Chronicle)
REQUIRED READING Apr 19, 2009
by Tom Robbins (Ecco). Robbins' newest is billed as "a children's book for grown-ups" and "a grown-up book for children." In the 125-page story, 5-year-old Gracie Perkel wonders what the stuff daddy drinks is "that's yellow and looks like pee." And in the whimsical, absurdist way typical of the author, she finds out (with help from the Beer Fairy). (New York Post -- Opinions)
IN MY LIBRARY: JAYNE ATKINSON Apr 12, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009 Last Update: 06:30 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Travelgate destination still up in the air Mar 21, 2009
Edited by Peter DeIonno, with contributions by Donwald Pressly, Tom Robbins and Ann Crotty. Related Articles. (Business Report, South Africa)
P-I Says Last Print Edition Is Tuesday Mar 18, 2009
Some of the paper's more famous employees over the years included novelist Tom Robbins, columnist Emmett Watson and Frank Herbert, author of the science fiction novel "Dune.". Former P-I columnist Susan Paynter, who retired in 2007 after 39 years at the paper, said the P-I pushed the envelope on stories, running early pieces on abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment. (KIRO TV, WA)
Seattle P-I began in citys early days Mar 17, 2009
Other notable P-I staffers include Beat Generation writer Darrell Bob Houston and word-playing novelist Tom Robbins. Another P-I alum who achieved acclaim was Frank Herbert, who in the 1960s wrote the classic science-fiction novel Dune. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Starting Our Nest Egg Feb 26, 2009
Dear Unbendable,First, get your hands on a copy of , a novel by Tom Robbins that celebrates the life of Sissy Hankshaw ("It is her thumbs that we remember; it is her thumbs that have set her apart"), whose oversize thumbs set her story in motion. You may be self-conscious, but it doesn't sound as if anyone else in your life is bothered by your unusual thumbs. (Slate)
It's In The Bag Feb 21, 2009
Some of the more famous alumni include Tom Robbins, who played Simba in "The Lion King," and Jan Maxwell, a few years before "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.". Directing these days is Ted Brackett, a father of three (ages 7 to 11) who's been with the Bags for 21 seasons, despite an inauspicious audition. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Abil gets Ellerines to slash 2 000 jobs, close 81 outlets Feb 11, 2009
Online Edition Powered By IOL. DisplayAds('SkyLEFT',17,). (Business Report, South Africa)
