Size doesn’t matter — at least when it comes to the Bulldog Book Club. Members of the reading club, which was founded in 2006 by English and theater professor Fran Teague, are not afraid of lengthy novels. They welcome them. “I’ll tell you one [book] that really surprised the hell out of me was ‘Game [...]
They call him Athens’ “Poet Laureate.” Jeff Fallis, a graduate student at the University and local writer, continues in his pursuit to enrich the culture of the Classic City. “The Georgia Review,” the University’s literary quarterly, will host the second of three Georgia Poetry Circuit events — and Fallis will open for the nationally-known poet, [...]
Anyone frightened from poetry readings by complicated compositions can rest easy: Todd Boss is coming. “I write for people who don’t like poetry, people who aren’t poetry freaks,” Boss said, “because I believe poetry is for everybody.” He further describes his writing style as “simple” and “inviting for most people.” To suit a style which [...]
There’s a group of Athens residents that believe books have life. Two of those residents will hold a book swap today for like-minded literates to celebrate the printed word and share some personal stories as well. University students Ahmaud Templeton and Ashton May are the book swap’s co-founders. They met as desk assistants at Brumby [...]
True story: so engrossing is Leigh Stein’s “The Fallback Plan,” an epic story of post-college depression and suburban hell, that I didn’t realize the narrative itself wasn’t a “true story” until 50 pages in — when my reptilian brain finally realized that Esther, the novel’s acerbic protagonist, and Leigh were not the same person. Whereas [...]
Poor Africa. It must just be really sick of Blake Mycoskie. The guy is sweet, to be sure, or I imagine so: he certainly looks pleasant enough, smiling from the cover of his up-with-the-people, down-with-the-orphans entreaty “Start Something That Matters.” His words must hang on the ears of many college students, impassioned as they are [...]
During the summer Athens said goodbye to well-loved business and welcomed new ones. Find out what the new yogurt shop or French restaurant has to offer, but don’t expect the Border’s cafe to be open. MENCHIE’S This new frozen yogurt store opened on June 12. The rotating selection of flavors include raspberry pomegranate, Georgia peach, [...]
The world is small. Room is smaller. The 11×11 corkboard-lined shed in which Jack and his mother reside contains all of life’s basic necessities — food, bed, clothes and a place to wash. It’s also the only part of the world Jack has ever known. Emma Donoghue’s “Room” tells the story of a young woman’s seven-year [...]
Have you ever wondered why Lady Gaga decided she was going to be a famous singer? Or wondered how Chuck Berry feels about being a washed-up rocker in a genre he helped define? Did you know that in reality, Stephen Colbert is actually a soft-spoken person who is active within his church? How about that [...]
Consider carefully before sending angry e-mails to someone. One paragraph of venting often leads to pages more of time-wasting payback. At least, that seems to be the motif behind David Thorne’s “The Internet is a Playground: Irreverent Correspondences of an Evil Online Genius,” which documents the struggles between one bored Australian graphic designer and his [...]
