At BBC Maestro, Alan Moore talks about stories, reading and neuroscience. “Ever wonder why a story sticks with you? Alan Moore explores the science behind great writing to explain how fiction can activate the brain, stir emotion, and feel just as real as life itself.” Watch here.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Moby-Dick marathon is this weekend! Get all the information and watch here.
Crime writers talk about what they read when they’re not writing at Crime Reads.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares some of the books he likes at the New York Times. “I love detective fiction because the mystery element appeals to my puzzle-solving instincts while the plot of someone noble trying to set right an injustice appeals to my humanity. There are so many that […]
The New York Times Sunday Book Review has an interview with author Ursula K. Le Guin. “I read mostly novels, any kind of novels, and poetry, and all kinds of nonfiction, especially some kinds of science, biographies, some history, and books about and by Native Americans, and Tierra […]
At Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, Elyse has some things to say about reading Romance. “In the end, it doesn’t matter what I read. It doesn’t even matter that I do read, quite frankly. What matters is that we live in a world where fiction aimed directly at women […]
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The Cultural Gutter 