Tales From the Edge |
Larry Kaniut, most famous for his.Alaska Bear Tales series, edited an excellent collection of short stories a couple of years ago. It's called Tales From The Edge, True Adventures in Alaska.&nbs...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:03:00 PST |
Into the Wild |
It's hard for me to believe the contents of Chris McCandless' bus home near Denali Park could be worth enough money to sell on E-bay, but who am I to judge? Of course I'm talking recent Daily New...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:09:00 PST |
Review: The Road |
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy, published this year by Alfred A. Knopf, sets a new standard for the post-apocolyptic genre. Some have called it a masterpiece. It has recently won the National B...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:11:00 PST |
Falling Man |
Back in the spring when I first saw the cover of Don DeLillo's new book, Falling Man, I thought I would like it. The image reminded me of being a passenger on an airplane, early in the morning, gazing...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:12:00 PST |
Kingsolver-Animal Mineral Miracle |
People are in awe of Barbara Kingsolver. Over the last twenty years she has become one of the most widely read and respected of modern authors. Known primarily for her imaginative fiction pieces, set...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:47:00 PST |
Harry Potter |
No spoiler alert here. But if you haven't finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, three weeks after being released to phenomenal praise and excitement&even if you aren't a fan, even if ...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:44:00 PST |
The Therapist (Outline) |
The Therapist
Chapter 1
Grant Goodman, a therapist at Walden Center in Anchorage, opens the morning newspaper and learns a client, Evangeline Moore, has been found dead at Earthquake Park. Sh...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Fri, 25 May 2007 05:45:00 PST |
Devil in the White City and Thunderstruck |
Erik Larson's infatuation with America at the turn of the twentieth century is almost as intriguing as the true stories he investigates (Thunderstruck, 2006, The Devil in the White City, 2003, Is...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Fri, 25 May 2007 05:41:00 PST |
An Interesting Dream |
"I'm back!"
Gone for God knows how long. I'm not sure where I was. It was a blank time. But I am here now. Conscious, alive, I think. I'm on my feet, shuffling along with a few others on a platform ma...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:33:00 PST |
Book Review: Minus 148 Degrees |
Minus 148 Degrees
Around the time I opened the bookstore here in Girdwood, a friend of mine told me, "Minus 148 Degrees! You have to have this book on your shelves. It's a classic." Not long after th...
Posted by Girdwood Books and News on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:24:00 PST |
