Beauty is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability
This book (of poems and essays by accomplished poets living with disabilities)...is "going to be one of the defining collections of the 21st century."
- Ron Silliman
Stephen Kuusisto: Do Not Interrupt: A Playful Take on the Art of Conversation (AARP)
NEW! In this erudite and playful primer on the art of conversation Stephen Kuusisto vigorously tackles the slippery subject of how to converse meaningfully with others. Kuusisto employs a wide range of personal anecdotes, classical texts, and an engaging style to illustrate his points. In seven short, provocative and imaginatively wrought chapters, he spins a compelling argument for the joys of “being connected,” and skillfully shows how to achieve this bond in everyday exchanges.
Rebecca Skloot: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
featured on the cover of this week's Publishers Weekly, under a cover line saying "The Making of a Bestseller 2010."
Fries Kenny: The History of My Shoes and the Evolution of Darwin's Theory
John Hockenberry: Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence
Gregory Orr: Concerning the Book that is the Body of the Beloved
William O'Daly: Still Another Day
nominated for a Quill Award in Poetry
Stephen Kuusisto: Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening
Lee Martin: The Bright Forever
Congratulations to Lee Martin, a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for "The Bright Forever".
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Steve I was referring to people being misguided to epexct openness on the part of any individual twitterer (or other SN participant), rather than openness from a corporation (that’s crazy talk, even if they are using SN).
Posted by: Karla | February 12, 2012 at 04:08 AM