We’ve just heard from Golden-Bristled Boar author Jeff Greene as he wraps his reading tour. He tell us the readings are drawing good crowds. Jeff is an excellent reader, so please make plans to attend if you’re nearby. The two remaining stops will be at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History in Pacific Grove, CA on March 13 and the First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis, OR on March 15. Both readings are at 7:00 PM.
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Adventure after Temple 60
In addition to being a devoted pilgrimage participant, Robert Sibley—author of The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage—also happens to be a writer for the Ottawa Citizen. On the occasion of an upcoming author appearance in Ottawa City, Sibley’s newspaper took the opportunity to run a uniquely compelling excerpt from the book.
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Award of Merit for Lost Communities
Terri Fisher and Kirsten Sparenborg’s Lost Communities has won the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. The Award of Merit is part of the AASLH’s Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
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The Crusader
The Most Defiant Devil, Gregory Dehler’s new biography of Bronx Zoo founder William Hornaday, is the subject of articles this week from AP and The New York Times. Hornaday seemed to embody the late nineteenth century’s best and worst impulses.
