Slavery By Another Name
Bill Moyers: "Across the South, from Texas and Louisiana to the Carolinas, thousands of freed black Americans simply were arrested, often on trumped up charges, and coerced into forced labor. And that...
View ArticleConstitutional Ratification
"Far more than the Constitutional Convention, the ratification debates touched on fundamental questions of liberty and order, and their relation to centralization and practical democracy."
View ArticleWe’re All Bananas in the Malagasy Tree of Life (and Grief)
It's impossible for me to not compare and contrast this story with the Adam and Eve creation myth.
View ArticleKickstarting the Cloth Book of the Month
The project was by a woman named Victoria van der Laan, who was "once an aspiring librarian" who sells her "cloth books, quilts and appliqued art for children and adults...in downtown Albany, New York"
View ArticleWilliam Kennedy interview on the Bat Segundo Show
Bat Segundo interviews Albany writing legend William Kennedy. “It was Newspaper Row. The Albany Journal was there. The Albany Argus. The Knickerbocker News. The Knickerbocker Press. Etcetera etcetera....
View ArticleParamount pictures sues to stop new ‘Godfather’ book
I do know, though, that those modern book sequels to Gone with the Wind didn't damage the film, and in fact, increased its profile.
View ArticleJournalism, by Joe Sacco – a review
Cartoonist/war correspondent Joe Sacco’s new book, JOURNALISM (Metropolitan Books; on sale June 22, 2012) is doing an interesting thing, addressing wars and other conflicts in recent human experience...
View ArticleWicked versus Wicked
Wicked derives some of its power from the popularity of the source material. Does meeting up with familiar characters and famous fictional situations require more patience and effort on the part of the...
View ArticleLangston Hughes featured: First Friday Feb 1 at First Pres
The songs will alternate with readings of Hughes' poems.
View ArticleThe American Pope and Sullivan’s Travels
THE AMERICAN POPE and SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS are new books by Tim O'Toole.
View ArticlePlease don’t sue me, Mr. Faulkner!
The court also stated 'how Hollywood’s flattering and artful use of literary allusion is a point of litigation, not celebration, is beyond this court’s comprehension.'"
View ArticleAuthor Daniel Woodrell on William Kennedy
There was a William Kennedy book I liked. A lot of other people didn't seem to.
View ArticleI am a collector, part 2
My rationale for owning that much music involves the notion that I should PLAY that music, and I do have an arcane methodology of listening to at least most of my CDs once a year.
View ArticleWhat Toni Morrison writes about
An interview with Charlie Rose (7:13) in which she attempts to answer the question,” Can you write about something other than ‘race’?”
View ArticleMy magic realism recollection
I had known her almost seven years and NOT ONCE had I heard her mention this book.
View ArticleAlbany Public Library is seeking Albany school yearbooks
As the new president of the Friends of the Albany Public Library, it’s part of my job to promote the cool activities of the library. Here’s one I really love. The Main Library at Albany Public Library...
View ArticleFriends of the Albany Public Library schedule for August 2013
July 29: Thinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and Math by Daniel Tammet, reviewed by Roger Green.
View ArticleNYCLU Banned Books Week event at APL
The books featured during Banned Books Week have all been targeted with removal or restrictions in libraries and schools.
View ArticleBatman’s 75th Anniversary Celebration at Albany Public Library branches
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of Batman! The Albany Public Library LOVES comic books and graphic novels, and is celebrating this cool event in geek culture with some fun programs...
View ArticleThe Library Gala
This picture of me with Scott Jarzombek is NOT indicative of my mood that night.
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