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Are American Authors Writing Quality Fiction?

One man doesn’t think so – and he’s a Nobel judge. This week's The Telegraph. reports: As the Swedish Academy enters final deliberations for this year's literature award, permanent secretary Horace Engdahl said that writers from the country that produced Philip Roth, John Updike, Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald were "too sensitive… Continue

Posted on October 6th, 2008 at 3:30pm —

We all grow up with the weight of history on us....

Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies. ~Shirley Abbott

My great aunt and uncle, Circa 1900 If you wish, read a chapter of JANEOLOGY, a… Continue

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 at 4:10pm —

If PBS made a show about being "young, sexy and extremely well read."

Hop over to my blog, Scobberlotch, to see a hilarious trailer for a spoof called "Llectuals." It's hilarious. http://scobberlotch.blogspot.com/2008/09/you-tubes-day-llectuals-if-pbs-made.html Cheers, K. Harrington author, Janeology Read an excerpt at www.karenharringtonbooks.com

Posted on September 19th, 2008 at 1:30am —

Join me for a compelling panel discussion examining women and madness from fiction and the front-pages at Murder By The Book

From Mothering to Madness: Houston’s Murder By The Book hosts an informative panel discussion examining women and madness from fiction and the front-pages Attendees can expect an interesting afternoon at Houston’s Murder By The Books on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 4:30 pm as psychiatric expert Dr. Debra Osterman and novelist Karen Harrington discuss incidents of women and madness in both the media and fiction. The panel will be moderated by acclaimed novelist Rosemary Poole-Carter, who… Continue

Posted on August 5th, 2008 at 3:39pm —

The week in writing

Of interest to both writers and readers, agent Nathan Bransford posted a blog this week called What Are Your Pet Peeves As A Reader? Check it out. It's very informative and could almost make up a What Not To Do writer's manual. Also this week, I'm having an Author Chat over at LibraryThing. Some of you have asked the best ques… Continue

Posted on August 1st, 2008 at 2:44pm —