October 19, 2012 - 12:42pm
Re-telling the haunting true story of her great-grandfather’s life in slavery, author Judith C. Owens-Lalude brings her novel, ‘The Long Walk: From Slavery to Freedom’, to Carmichael’s Bookstore this Sunday, October 21st at 4pm.
I have a collection of pipes that sits in my kitchen windowsill. There are six of them there, balanced on their smooth, wooden noses in a stand; another three perched for display on bookshelves. I like these pipes very much. The curve fits so neatly against the fingers, swaddled...
October 18, 2012 - 1:10pm
The best-selling author of ‘Matterhorn’, Karl Marlantes now brings his latest release exploring the world of combat to Carmichael’s Bookstore. Join him tomorrow night, Friday October 19th, for a presentation of ‘What It is Like to Go to War’ starting at 7pm.
War is something that needs no elaboration. Or, at the least, very little commentary from my snarky tongue. It’s a small word, one that rather just slides out of the mouth, very final and straightforward – like shutting a lid or closing a door. There is nothing fussy...
October 10, 2012 - 11:28am
Cooler weather calls for rich words. Drop by Carmichael’s Bookstore tonight, Wednesday, October 10th, as local poets Maureen Morehead and Sue Terry Driskell present their newest literary releases at 7pm.
I just finished a very delicious slice of pumpkin cheesecake. It’s one of those rare and perfect moments in human existence – when the experience is so harmoniously wonderful that you must simply close your eyes and be released. Dessert is very sensual. I almost always...
September 21, 2012 - 11:07am
Because there are other royals worth watching besides the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Brush up on your Russian history and uncover the captivating story of Catherine the Great as Robert Massie presents ‘Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman’ at the Louisville Free Public Library’s Main branch next Thursday, September 27th, at 7pm.
Even in this modern age, the allure of royalty still manages to hold some mystique. While much of our fawning and fandom now falls to the celebrities of stage and screen (and their incredibly sordid lives), the fascination with the ancient human institution of monarchy continues to find favor...
September 17, 2012 - 10:57am
Because what teenager isn’t obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe? Catch the next installment in Kelly Creagh’s popular young-adult trilogy tomorrow, Tuesday, September 18th, at Carmichael’s Bookstore at 7pm.
I, like any other self-respecting sub-adult human, enjoyed a pronounced “Poe Phase” as I came of age. The dark and confusing subterranean world of adolescence finds a twisted and kindred soul in Edgar Allan Poe’s work – the Master of Symbolism. How can an awkward...
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