Monthly Archives: August 2016

Happy Birthday Etgar Keret! Etgar Keret (born August 20, 1967) Israeli short story writer, memoirist, humorist Read the Wikipedia article here. Listen to Etgar Keret at the 2015 Edinburgh Book Festival (with Alain Mabanckou) (Etgar Keret is introduced and speaks at minute 15:00. He … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Alejandro Iñárritu! Alejandro González Iñárritu (born August 15, 1963) – Mexican film director, screenwriter – Amores perros, Birdman, The Revenant Read the Wikipedia article about Alejandro González Iñárritu here Iñárritu on Internet Movie Database Here is an interview … Continue reading →

Happy Birthday Lawrence Wright! Lawrence Wright (born 1947 – U.S. nonfiction author, screenwriter – The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Read the Wikipedia article about Lawrence Wright Visit Lawrence Wright’s website Listen to a 2016 Old Globe Theatre … Continue reading →

August is Women Writers in Translation Month! Read more about it here and here August 1 Chuck D (Carlton Ridenhour) Francis Scott Key Herman Melville August 2 Isabel Allende James Baldwin Homer Banks Bei Dao (Zhao Zhenkai) August 3 Lauren Liebenberg Leon … Continue reading →