Tag: Alice Lowe
Between the Lines: Janice Steinberg and “The Tin Horse”
It was a lovely interlude on a recent Sunday afternoon, sipping wine and nibbling cheese among a group of book lovers at Mission Hills Books & Collectibles for a reading and discussion with another of our local literary treasures, Janice Steinberg. You may have heard the name. Steinberg was a long-time, award-winning arts journalist […]
Between the Lines: Jane Austen in San Diego
This year marks the 200th anniversary of “Pride and Prejudice,” and the calendar of the Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) lists events occurring worldwide almost every day of the year—readings and discussions, teas and banquets, plays and movies, Regency costume parties and dances, countless “Jane Days.” For San Diego Austen fans the news […]
Between the Lines: Book Adventures
Buon Appetito in Little Italy was the setting; lunch was a bowl of pasta with spicy tomatoes, mozzarella and basil—I was transported into an Italian frame of mind for our speaker, San Diego author Susan Meissner, who read, shared photographs, and talked about her newest novel, “Girl in the Glass.” The story is about Florence […]
Between the Lines : “ Be the heroine of your life, not the victim”
So said Nora Ephron, and if Nora Ephron said it, it’s good enough for me. Nora Ephron passed away in June, and I join the ranks of her abject mourners. She was probably best known for her screenwriting and filmmaking, memorable classics like “Sleepless in Seattle,” “When Harry Met Sally,” and most recently, “Julie and […]
Between the Lines: “A Year in Ink”
“A Year in Ink” is an anthology of the creative work of San Diego County writers, published each year by San Diego Writers, Ink (SDWI). SDWI supports local writers with classes, workshops, and other resources at its East Village digs, The Ink Spot. The annual publication represents a sampling of the tangible results of our […]
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by Alice Lowe Why Burn the Books? In Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451,” the people called firemen aren’t putting out fires, they’re starting them. They’re the book burners, intent upon ridding the totalitarian society of the threats inherent in having an informed and educated populace. An image from the film is posted on the Occupy […]
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A Reading Bonanza I’ve been keeping a list of the books I read for the more than twenty years, and looking back over it is like dipping into a diary or photo album. It brings back memories of what I was doing and thinking, places I went and people I saw at the time I […]
Play ball – or just read about it
For baseball fans, October means the playoffs and the World Series, and the timing is perfect for the release of new baseball movies and books. I’ve been hearing about The “Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach, said to combine a love of baseball with a love of literature—that works for me! “Moneyball,” published in 2003, […]
Play ball – or just read about it
For baseball fans, October means the playoffs and the World Series, and the timing is perfect for the release of new baseball movies and books. I’ve been hearing about The “Art of Fielding” by Chad Harbach, said to combine a love of baseball with a love of literature—that works for me! “Moneyball,” published in 2003, […]
