On Swimming and Memory: A Conversation with Author-Illustrator Leanne Shapton
A Conversation with Author-Illustrator Leanne Shapton about her new release "Swimming Studies," memory, and making art. (READ MORE)
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Olympic Track & Field Games Versus “Born to Run”
The Olympic Track and Field games begin tomorrow, August 3rd. Meanwhile, in Mexico’s remote Sierra Madre mountain range, there is a culture of running mind-blowingly antithetical to the endorsements and glitz blazing through London. Christopher McDougall's bestselling 2009 book “Born to Run: A Hidden...(READ MORE)
In the News: Elton John Publishes AIDS-Era Memoir, Gwyneth Paltrow as Gabrielle Hamilton, and More
In this week’s news: upcoming memoirs by Chinese dissident by Chen Guangcheng and Olympic soccer star Hope Solo; Gwyneth Paltrow in negotiations to play Gabrielle Hamilton, chef and author of “Blood, Bones & Butter”; and just-published memoirs from Elton John and Mary Soames, Winston Churchill’s...(READ MORE)
Author Q&A: Rich Roll on Mid-Life Transformation from Average to Ultra
With fitness in mind on the eve of the upcoming Olympics, author Rich Roll talks to us about transformation and his recently published book “Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself.” (READ MORE)
Author Q&A: Jack McCallum on Olympic “Dream Team” and Basketball at its Best
Twenty years ago, the greatest collection of basketball talent came together as one unit known as the Dream Team. For the first time, superstar American NBA players were part of the Olympics, which happened to coincide with the greatest era the league has ever known. Sports Illustrated's Jack McCallum...(READ MORE)
Biographies for Olympics-Obsessed Kids
Here's one way encourage summer reading in a kid who'd rather be running, swimming, jumping and generally going for the gold on the field, in the court and in the playground: Entice them with the biographies of Olympic athletes. The London summer games run from July 27 through August 12, so there's plenty...(READ MORE)
