 Back in the spring, E.K.M. was interviewed by host T. Hetzel for the Living Writers Show, on radio station WCBN in Ann Arbor, MI. This is a long, cheerful interview and includes discussion of libraries, inspirations for writing, and a short reading by Edward from The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat. Here is the webpage where you can find the interview. There is no description -- you want the episode labeled 2013-04-24. It is set up to work best with the iTunes player, but you can listen to the interview directly from the page: scroll your cursor down the list of episodes and hover over Living Writers 2013-04-24, a small, blue "play" arrow should appear on the left. Be aware -- the interview lasts for an hour and if you use the preview player (rather than listening via iTunes) you can't stop/pause or you'll have to start all over again from the beginning. The show includes a minute or two of promos for the radio station before the interview begins. WCBN is the University of Michigan student-run, community, freeform radio station in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 Many people in U.S. literary circles know of Seattle über-librarian, author, book critic and host of BookLust -- Nancy Pearl. Earlier this month, in an article in the Post-Gazette, Nancy Pearl recommended The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat for summer reading: This is the tale of three African-American girls who visit a restaurant every Sunday after church. The proprietor nicknames them "The Supremes" after the famous Motown singing trio, and the novel follows the women into adulthood. To see a larger list of recommendations, including some of Nancy Pearl's other summer reading suggestions, check-out the full article here. To learn more about the woman herself (and about the genuine action-figure based on her) see the Wikipedia page here. In the U.S. literary scene, getting your book recommended by Nancy Pearl is a BIG deal!
 E.K.M. was commissioned by the New York Times to write a new essay, which was published today. At 52, Not Too Old For A Debut Novel, explores his thoughts on the question: Aren't you too old to be launching a whole new career? His answer: Realizing and accepting that you are beyond doing some things gives you perspective and strengths to achieve other successes. (Looking into this idea is a lot of fun.) Click here to visit the New York Times and enjoy Edward Kelsey Moore's essay.
Note: when we last checked, you do not need to be a New York Times subscriber to read this essay -- visitors to their site are permitted to access a specific number of free articles from the Times each month. You will need to set your browser software to accept "cookies" in order to obtain free access. We are sorry but we can't help with technical issues if you are not able to reach the essay. Try asking a teenager. |
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