Monthly Archives: April 2014

Lynn Cullen: Evenings with Authors

Did Edgar Allan Poe have an affair with an aspiring poet? Thurber House guest Lynn Cullen makes some guesses at the Poe mystery with her historical novel Mrs. Poe. She’ll be at the Thurber House on Tuesday, May 6. In … Continue reading

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Matt Kish: A Whale of a Book

Ohioana Book Festival featured author Matt Kish likes big projects – big like a whale projects. He created one illustration for each page of Moby Dick, and then did the same thing for each page of Heart of Darkness. After … Continue reading

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Put Pleased To Meet Me on your must see list

Pleased to Meet Me the movie had its Columbus, Ohio, premiere last Saturday and I talked with director/cowriter Archie Borders and director of photography Michael Fitzer afterwards. Check it out on Youtube to learn about how the movie was made … Continue reading

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Patty Larkin

Singer-songwriter Patty Larkin is renowned for her guitar work as well as songwriting. She is touring in support of the release of her 14th recording, Still Green, the writing and recording of which we discussed on Craft. CAPA presents Patty Larkin … Continue reading

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Charlene Fix: Poet and paper aficionado

How can you tell when a poet is getting ready to do a lot of writing? Like birds nesting in the spring, he or she will start to gather paper. Or so it was with Columbus College of Art and … Continue reading

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Confirmed: JK Rowling interview next week!

I’ll interview JK Rowling next week about her new book, Wizarding for Dummies! This will be her first non-fiction book and the first to lay bare the physics and real-world applications of many of the events within her books. Harry … Continue reading

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