"Sacred Trespasses is published in conjunction with Loyola University New Orleans's Year of the Writer, a fitting time, we thought, to celebrate our years of reading. The contributors, from across Loyola's staff and faculty, write about five books that have influenced them."
"Novel Voices provides a rare glimpse into the writing lives of 15 contemporary award-winning authors. It includes interviews with acclaimed novelists Charles Baxter, Richard Ford, Ernest J. Gaines, Tim Gautreaux, Elizabeth McCracken, Valerie Martin, Charles Johnson and others. Throughout the book, Jennifer Levasseur and Kevin Rabalais include a host of informative, how-to sidebars on improving prose and breaking into publishing. Readers ..."
"James Salter (1925-2015) has been known throughout his career as a writer's writer, acclaimed by such literary greats as Susan Sontag, Richard Ford, John Banville, and Peter Matthiessen for his lyrical prose, his insightful and daring explorations of sex, and his examinations of the inner lives of women and men.Conversations with James Salter collects interviews published from 1972 to 2014 with the award-winning author of The Hunters, A ..."
"James Salter (born James Horowitz in 1925) has been known throughout his career as a "writer's writer," acclaimed by such literary greats as Susan Sontag, Richard Ford, John Banville, and Peter Matthiessen for his lyrical prose, his insightful and daring explorations of sex, and his examinations of the inner lives of women and men. Conversations with James Salter collects interviews published from 1972 to 2014 with the award-winning au ..."
"In Novel Voices, you'll discover a wealth of practical and motivating insights from 17 of today's most talented authors. Interviews with Ernest J. Gaines, Ha Jin, Melanie Rae Thon, Charles Baxter, William H. Gass and more provide the instruction and inspiration you need to create winning fiction that will garner critical raves and creative success. Learn how to spark ideas for your writing and bring a story to life. Explore various ele ..."
The Landscape of Desire(1st Edition) by Kevin-Rabalais Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2008 by Scribe Publications ISBN-13: 978-1-921215-68-1, ISBN: 1-921215-68-2
"Several months have passed since the expedition of Burke and Wills disappeared into the desert - their whereabouts remain a mystery. Now, a search party has assembled to rescue them. Meanwhile, two other men are wandering lost in the outback: one on the verge of reaching safety; the other, broken and trapped at the heart of the continent with an Aboriginal tribe as his only hope of survival. Back in the city an actress, star of the stag ..."
"Literary short stories by established and emerging writers.Excerpts: Jonathan Muzzall Killer and Crud Get Married Killer said, "I want to thank you again for accepting my apology without any fuss." Alexandra Chang Tomb Sweeping Day I watched him glide into the sea, first to his ankles, then to his thighs. He stood still in one spot for some time--seconds or minutes, I'm not sure--and then began to sway gently from left to right. Katheri ..."
"Literary short stories by established and emerging writers.Excerpts: John S. Walker Among the Least of These She was the kind that would hang on, who had the faith of a mustard seed, but brimmed with a severe hope. His father, the pastor of a congregation of Swedish Presbyterians, had spent hours at her bedside when they believed the fever was finally going to take her. Shimon Tanaka The Suit He had seen much of America--it was all an a ..."
"Literary short stories by established and emerging writers.Excerpts:Ingrid HillPavilionA tent maker has just completed a job for the army, the construction of several officers' tents for field maneuvers. He is carrying brown canvas, a color just a little too rich, a little too beautiful, for the army. But dye lots are irregular. What can one do? Jennifer Anne MosesDuty FreeHe remembered a time when he was maybe eleven or twelve when he' ..."
"First broadcast on CBC Radio's “Writers & Company” with Eleanor Wachtel and
produced by Sandra Rabinovitch. November 1, 1998. Printed with permission.
The American novelist and short story writer James Salter is known for his
precise and elegant style in work such as his classic erotic novel of the '60s, A
Sport and a Pastime, and now a recollection, Burning the Days. Although he's
been a published writer for more than forty years, ..."
"Literary short stories by established and emerging writers.Excerpts: Carmiel Banasky Save In the Mississippi Delta the earth is water-line flat. The earth is no egg. Horizon so far off you have to imagine it's there to keep your heart steady. Hubert Ahn Korean Wedding For Koreans, technically, when someone a year older than you tells you to jump off a bridge, you're supposed to jump off the bridge. Little jewels of knowledge like that g ..."