Catherine Mintz

The Gingerbread Man

Chicken Soup With Rice

Books For Burning

And this article about riots and books, beginning with the Bonfire of the Vanities in 1497.

The Red Tree

The Big Wave

The book, The Big Wave, by Pearl S. Buck, has become popular again in Japan following this year's earthquake and tsunami.

Which gives you a little taste of the book. Here's something about the author.

The Rabbits

A manipulation of the book by David Lynch, illustrated by Shaun Tan.

And the rest of the story.

On the Road

The end of the book, read by the author:

And a review of the new app for the book, just out.

Neil Gaiman Interview

And the rest of the interview.

Was the First Time Machine Spanish?

Enrique Gaspar may have been the first person to write a story about using a machine to travel through time. A translation of his work will be published next year. The BBC reports.

An interview with Günter Grass

A recent interview with the author, who opposes the use of computers in writing and reading. Plus, a bit from the movie, The Tin Drum, which is about WWII Germany on several levels.