Many of us will be watching the Olympics on television soon, and we will be hearing human interest stories about the athletes. If you can’t wait until then, there are some very good books about former Olympic stars. Some of the stars may be new names to you. Beautiful on the Outside, Adam Rippon In 2018, America met Adam Rippon, and we loved him. He
Today would have been Ernest Hemingway’s 122nd birthday. We are all familiar with this iconic author so I thought I would share a few quotes from different pieces of his literature. “You know what make a good loser? Practice.”–Papa: A Personal Memoir 2. “Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.”–A Moveable Feast 3. “No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom
REGISTER Author and historian Walter Isaacson is known for his biographies on the world’s greatest thinkers and innovators. Now, he focuses on history in the making with the story of biochemist Jennifer Doudna, PhD, of the University of California, Berkeley, who jointly received the 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing the gene-editing technology CRISPR, which is based on a virus-fighting trick used by bacteria
This month, Madeleine Kaye will be leading the Sandcastle Book Club’s discussion of Diane Chamberlain’s Big Lies in a Small Town. Luckily, for all of us who are reading the book, Chamberlain is appearing on “Friends of Fiction” on January 6. To be a part of the interview with Chamberlain, go to friendsandfiction.com and look for directions to join the discussion–January 6, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker Series: John Grisham in Conversation with Cassandra King December 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmPurchase Tickets The Charleston Library Society is honored to welcome best-selling author, John Grisham, to be in conversation with author, and friend of the Library, Cassandra King for this Zoom hybrid event. The two talented authors will discuss the dynamic process of writing best-selling novels in addition to focusing on Grisham’s
The Festival begins on November 6 and runs until November 15. The first festival, in 2017, was founded as a result of a collaboration between two like-minded organizations, both bearing the name of Charleston: The Charleston Trust in Sussex England, which was home to the celebrated Bloomsbury Group of artists, writers and thinkers and hosts one of the most long-standing and renowned literary festivals in
Many thanks to Judy O’Brien who reported on the book and led a very good discussion following. The following report is from Judy. Despite some technical issues with Zoom, the Sandcastle Book Club enjoyed a rich discussion of Call Your Daughter Home by Deb Spera on October 5. Spera, a self-proclaimed redneck from Kentucky with longtime family roots in rural South Carolina, is a seasoned TV
Are virtual author interviews/talks as satisfying as in person appearances? Of course not!! That’s what we are relegated to for the present, however. Last night I tuned in to listen to Sue Monk Kidd interviewed through the Sophia Institute in Charleston. I had never seen her speak before and was impressed with the earnestness she displayed when talking about Ana, the main character in The
Announcement from Debby Perelmuter I attended, virtually, this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival and one of the conversations discussed The Splendid and the Vile extensively, with the author, Erik Larsen. Please pass along this video as you see fit. https://youtu.be/kEwfrqXWf-U Another chance to hear Erik Larsen will be during the Southern Festival of Books which is going on right now in Nashville, TN. Erik Larsen will
Since we probably won’t be able to actually travel to Washington, D. C. to visit the National Portrait Gallery, the next best thing might be to read about the exhibit and to know about the authors featured. The following article appeared in the Smithsonian Magazine on September 23, 2020. BY MEILAN SOLLYNovelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson is one of 24 authors featured in “Her Story: A
