by Lise Funderburg | Apr 8, 2011 | Word Up
In the realm of great literature knowing no geopolitical or cultural bounds, I sing the praises of John McGahern’s By the Lake, an Irish novel lent to me by a Mexican-American poet. Such a deft hand McGahern has with scene-setting! How quietly yet powerfully he...
by Lise Funderburg | May 2, 2009 | Word Up
Check out this new Q&A with the esteemed indie bookseller, Powell’s. When I was at Reed College, in Portland, OR, Powell’s was my bookstore. Even then, so many moons (and decades) ago, it was a treasure trove for booklovers. Still is. The wacky...
