sounds like fun but aren’t we a little old for this?
In the New York Times, Michael Agger reviews Lev Grossman‘s fantasy novel, The Magicians. He sneers at it. He thinks it “sounds…
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refuse the cliché, save the world
Okay, I’ve been saying this for years: cliché is bad, and not just in fiction. Go read this article in Wired Science:…
Read moreMIT Media Lab’s ‘Center for Future Storytelling’ (tuh)
I am so very tired of now! now! now! initiatives. So is the literary editor of the Daily Telegraph: Storytelling is under…
Read moreread a book, lose weight
Here‘s news of a study that indicates reading books can help children lose weight: In a study of 45 girls, those who…
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