Thursday, November 05, 2009

Short Takes

Rob Amberg and THE NEW ROAD in Mountain XPress.

GLASS CEILINGS AND 100-HOUR COUPLES on MinnPost.com

Matthew H. Bernstein (SCREENING A LYNCHING) on CNN.com in conjunction with the airing of the new documentary The People vs. Leo Frank on PBS stations nationwide this week.

The Mobile Historic Development Commission has awarded the Elizabeth B. Gould research award to John S. Sledge for THE PILLARED CITY and issued a commendation to Sheila Hagler for the photography.

Jane Fulton Alt's LOOK AND LEAVE exhibit recommended by New City Art.

BLACK ELVIS and THE BIGNESS OF THE WORLD reviewed in Sunday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution; THE BIGNESS OF THE WORLD "wastes no time in establishing Ostlund as one of the new front-runners in Bay Area short fiction" according to San Francisco magazine.

Upcoming area events:
Tuesday, November 10 @ 7 pm
Spartanburg, SC
Marko Maunula (GUTEN TAG, Y'ALL) will speak on the story of international investment in Spartanburg County at the Spartanburg County Public Library courtesy of the Hub City Writers Project.

Thursday, November 12 @ 7 pm
Charleston, SC
Alexander Macaulay (MARCHING IN STEP) will speak on The Citadel at The Citadel (Bond Hall, 117 Moultrie Street).