At first, it became obvious why “Spoken Portrait” by Uriel Quesada was picked for the Iowa Review because of the author’s ability to relate to the readers. At the bare surface that’s all the seems. However, the story goes deeper with the reader. This is a story about a writer in a coffee shop and she … Continue reading
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Jennifer Colville Reading
Jennifer Colville read from her short story “Other Mothers” from her collection Elegies for Uncanny Girls on September 26th at 4:30 in Perrine Gallery. Her reading lasted about 20 minutes with a short Q & A afterward. Her story took place in San Francisco from the perspective of a new mother in a coffee shop. … Continue reading
2017 Reading Challenge
As each new year begins, people make resolutions that will be often abandoned by the end of January. While it wasn’t exactly a resolution, I decided that I wanted to read more for pleasure this year–spend less time playing video games or watching media (which is really hard as a film major!) and try to read … Continue reading
How to Enjoy a Movie Even Though the Book was Better
As an overall rule, we can assume that the book was better than the movie (any book, any movie). There are a few exceptions, but most the time people agree that books simply have a better ability to provide more details to the story. Fans of certain books will get hyped when they hear their … Continue reading
The Reading Challenge
As an English student, I find my summers to be incredibly exciting. I not only have time to read for myself, but I also get to choose what I want to read. I have a Goodreads.com account, with a want to read list of over 1200 books, so I have no shortage of material, however, I have a … Continue reading
Jessica Pressman Speaks at Coe College!
Jessica Pressman on Electronic Literature By: Sara Sweeney We don’t need books. But we want them. Jessica Pressman bluntly admitted this at Thursday’s teach-in session in Kessler Auditorium. Coming all the way from San Diego, Pressman was here to share the emerging medium of literature: electronic. Though it is a relatively new field of study, … Continue reading
Sir Salman Rushdie Reads at Coe College
Last week, Coe College students had the absolute joy of getting to hear Sir Salman Rushdie speak on our campus at the 10th Annual Contemporary Issues Forum. Best known for writing “The Satanic Verses” and “Midnight’s Children,” Sir Rushdie is also the winner of a Booker Prize for literature. His memoir “Joseph Anton” was published … Continue reading
