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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Book lovers and poetry aficionados, I desperately
want to attend the lecture on Walt Whitman and Sufism on March 4 at 3 pm, put on
by the Center for Ideas and Society. Unfortunately my teaching schedule makes
this impossible. Is anyone going perchance? I would be grateful for your notes
or reflections on it if you are going. Am a great fan of both Whitman and Sufi
thought and poetry. Are these lectures by visiting profs recorded or taped? If
so, how does one get a copy?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please let me know if you're going . . . And
say, I love this newsletter! </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheri Langdell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Englecturers] February
newsletter - writing contest, Paulo Coelho,movers & shakers</DIV>
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<P>Englecturers,</P>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">Here's our monthly newsletter from Goodreads—giving
you the latest and greatest in our quest to connect people through
reading!</P>
<DIV><A href="#contest">Writing contest</A> | <A
href="#coelho_interview">Paulo Coelho</A> | <A href="#movers">Movers &
shakers</A> | <A href="#featured_author">Featured authors</A> | <A
href="#new_features">New features</A> | <A href="#featured_writing">Poem of
the month</A> </DIV><BR><A name=contest></A>
<H2>Announcing the first Goodreads book review contest!</H2>Do you think your
literary insight runs deeper than New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani's? Or
maybe you're as succinct as movie man Roger Ebert? Show us what you've got!
We've chosen three books for you to praise or disparage. Submit your reviews
for consideration in the <A style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3159?al=NzQzMjUw-d7468e32a990a6234714a17ead704230211d55d9&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Feb_newsletter">Goodreads
Book Review Contest Group</A>. The winning reviews will be featured as top
reviews on Goodreads, and along with bragging rights, the best reviewers will
also receive Amazon gift certificates.<BR><BR>This month's categories:
<OL>
<LI><I>New Fiction:</I> <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816720.The_Witch_of_Portobello">The
Witch of Portobello</A> by Paulo Coelho
<LI><I>New Nonfiction:</I> <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315425.In_Defense_of_Food_An_Eater_s_Manifesto">In
Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto</A> by Michael Pollan
<LI><I>Classics:</I> <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby">The Great
Gatsby</A> by F. Scott Fitzgerald </LI></OL><BR><A name=coelho_interview></A>
<H2>A Goodreads exclusive — interview with Paulo Coelho</H2>
<DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 20px; FLOAT: left"><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2897.Q_A_with_Paulo_Coelho"><IMG
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/groups/1203113898p2/2897.jpg"
border=0></A> </DIV>The author of the international bestseller <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/865.The_Alchemist">The Alchemist</A>
talks with Goodreads about his life as a writer, his new book <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/816720.The_Witch_of_Portobello">The
Witch of Portobello</A>, and his avant-garde filmmaking contest <A
href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/experimental-witch/">The Experimental
Witch</A>. <BR><BR>Do you have more questions for Paulo? He will be available
on the <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2897.Q_A_with_Paulo_Coelho"><B>Q&A
Group with Paulo Coelho</B></A> from now until February 29th!
<BR><BR><STRONG>10 Questions for Paulo Coelho</STRONG><BR><I>Goodreads</I>:
The Alchemist was first published in 1988. Now 20 years later, how do you feel
your writing style or priorities as a writer have changed over the many years
of your career? Would you describe writing as your own Personal
Legend?<BR><BR><I>Paulo Coelho</I>: Last year I wrote a column about the way I
felt about the release of my book, The Witch of Portobello. I was in Lisbon,
just hours before the book was released in Portugal and in Latin America. I
was walking along the streets of this marvelous city thinking about the moment
when the first reader would touch the book in the shelves of the bookstore. I
was excited and realized that I was still able, after publishing many books,
to feel exactly the same way as in the release of my first book, The
Pilgrimage. Of course, with success, the dimensions change but the inner
feeling of sharing my soul with others remains intact. <BR><BR>My personal
legend has always been to become a writer. I’m glad I can say that I’m
fulfilling my dream. But this must not be interpreted as "the end of the
line"—on the contrary, I have to commit every day in order to stay in this
path that I’ve chosen. One is constantly challenged—even by success.
<BR><BR><I>GR</I>: You have stated that each of your books was written over a
period of only two to four weeks. Describe a typical day spent
writing.<BR><BR><I>PC</I>: When I finally feel I’m ready to embark on a new
book, I always go through the following cycle that takes me from two weeks to
a month. Before going to bed I have everything planned: I will wake up early
and dedicate myself solely to the novel I’m writing. The only thing is, when I
wake up I decide to browse through the net, then it’s time for my walk. When I
come back I quickly check my mails and before I know it it’s already 2:30 p.m.
and time to have lunch. After which I always take a sacrosanct nap. When I
wake up at 5 p.m. I come back to my computer, check another set of emails,
visit my blogs, read the news. Then it is already time for dinner—and at this
point I’m feeling extremely guilty for not fulfilling my goal of the day.
After dinner, I finally sit at my desk and decide to write. The first line
takes a bit, but quickly I’m submerged in the tale and ideas take me to places
that I never thought I would tread. My wife calls me to go to bed but I can’t,
I need to finish the line, then the paragraph, then the page...It goes on like
this until 2–3 a.m. When I finally decide to go to bed, I still have many
ideas in my mind—that I carefully note down on a piece of paper. I know,
though, that I’ll never use this—I’m simply emptying my mind. When I finally
rest my head on my pillow I make the same oath—that the next day I’ll wake up
early and that I’ll write the whole day long. But this is useless: The next
day I wake up late and this cycle starts all over again. <BR><BR><I>GR</I>:
Tell us about The Experimental Witch. How do you envision the finished
product?<BR><BR><I>PC</I>: I’m an "Internet addict" and decided last year to
release one-third of The Witch of Portobello in <A
href="http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com">my blog</A> in several languages.
Readers from all over the world could read the first 10 chapters and leave
their comments. It was a great experience, and last year in July I wanted to
further this interaction with my readers by inviting them to adapt the book
for the screen. As you know, there are 15 narrators, and filmmakers are
invited to choose one and film all the scenes where they interact with Athena
[the main character]. Once their video is done, they are invited to post it on
YouTube. Composers from MySpace are also invited to show their material until
the end of May. The rules are equally <A
href="http://paulocoelhoblog.com/experimental-witch/">on my
blog</A>.<BR><BR>Since this is an original idea, it’s very difficult to
predict how the finished product will be. We have many directors in mind to
edit the raw material from the readers, and the aim is to show the film in
Cannes next year and then release it in movie theaters. <BR><BR><STRONG><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show_group/17500.10_Questions_with_Paulo_Coelho_Goodreads_Interview_Part_1_of_2_">Read
the next seven questions »</A> <BR><BR><A name=movers></A>
<H2>Movers & shakers</H2>
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<TD colSpan=2>Goodreads can tell you what's hot! These books have been
racing up our most popular charts in the last month.<BR><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773858.Born_Standing_Up_A_Comic_s_Life"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://g-ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/01iaJTTCH9L.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/773858.Born_Standing_Up_A_Comic_s_Life">Born
Standing Up: A Comic's Life</A> by <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7103.Steve_Martin">Steve
Martin</A><BR>Comedian Steve Martin tells readers "why I did stand-up
and why I walked away." This candid memoir is earning raves not only for
its wit but also for its wisdom. </TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297673.The_Brief_Wondrous_Life_of_Oscar_Wao"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1184963635s/297673.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297673.The_Brief_Wondrous_Life_of_Oscar_Wao">The
Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</A> by <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/55215.Junot_Diaz">Junot
Diaz</A><BR>Short story writer Junot Diaz delivers his debut novel: The
story of a nerdy but lovesick Dominican-American living in New Jersey.
</TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315425.In_Defense_of_Food_An_Eater_s_Manifesto"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1203535494s/315425.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/315425.In_Defense_of_Food_An_Eater_s_Manifesto">In
Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto</A> by <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2121.Michael_Pollan">Michael
Pollan</A><BR>Following his bestseller <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3109.The_Omnivore_s_Dilemma">The
Omnivore's Dilemma</A>, Pollan now tells us what to eat ("mostly
plants"). Learn why humans have forgotten how to eat well, and find out
who is profiting from our confusion. </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9516.Persepolis_The_Story_of_a_Childhood"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1166022598s/9516.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9516.Persepolis_The_Story_of_a_Childhood">Persepolis:
The Story of a Childhood</A> by <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6238.Marjane_Satrapi">Marjane
Satrapi</A><BR>Read the original graphic novel that spawned the
Oscar-nominated film. Written by Marjane Satrapi, the book shows readers
the Islamic Revolution in Iran through the eyes of a young girl. </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97782.Then_We_Came_to_the_End_A_Novel"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1171403609s/97782.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97782.Then_We_Came_to_the_End_A_Novel">Then
We Came to the End: A Novel</A> by <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/56223.Joshua_Ferris">Joshua
Ferris</A><BR>If you love The Office, Dilbert or even <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168668.Catch_22">Catch-22</A>,
give Joshua Ferris a try. Written in first-person plural, this quirky
book chronicles what is desperately funny about cubicle life and
corporate collapse. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><A name=featured_author></A>
<H2>Featured authors</H2>
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<TD colSpan=2>Here’s an exciting sampling of new authors on Goodreads!
You'll never guess what is on their bookshelves...<BR><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/30973.Jennifer_Finney_Boylan"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/authors/1200414859p2/30973.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/30973.Jennifer_Finney_Boylan">Jennifer
Finney Boylan</A><BR>This author's first memoir, <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54935.She_s_Not_There_A_Life_in_Two_Genders">She's
Not There</A>, was an Oprah-approved, runaway bestseller about being
transgendered. Her second foray, <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1038316.I_m_Looking_Through_You_Growing_Up_Haunted_A_Memoir">I'm
Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted: A Memoir</A>, combines the
paranormal with issues of gender identity. Jennifer will be answering
questions from March 3rd until March 14th in her group, <A
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2795.Q_A_with_Jennifer_Finney_Boylan">Q&A
with Jennifer Finney Boylan</A>. </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width=60><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20493.Brian_Wood"><IMG
style="idth: 80px"
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/authors/1189017871p2/20493.jpg"
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<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20493.Brian_Wood">Brian
Wood</A><BR>Prolific comics creator Brian Wood transports his readers to
a "near-future" New York City, now an Iraq-style war zone in the graphic
novel series <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158683.DMZ_Vol_1_On_the_Ground">DMZ
Volumes 1-5</A>. </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width=60><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/155377.Dorianne_Laux"><IMG
src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/authors/1199379173p2/155377.jpg"
border=0></A> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/155377.Dorianne_Laux">Dorianne
Laux</A><BR>Dorianne Laux's fourth book of poetry, <A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/515188.Facts_About_the_Moon_Poems">Facts
About the Moon</A>, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle
Award. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><A name=new_features></A>
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<H2>Poem of the month</H2><A
href="http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/7576.Sixty_Seven_Years">Sixty-Seven
Years</A> by <A href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/335159">Ruth
Bavetta</A><BR><BR>
<DIV style="PADDING-LEFT: 20px">and I’ve understood nothing<BR>except the
stretched weight of summer nights,<BR>the burn of the sun at four
o’clock,<BR>the shadows of the eucalyptus,<BR>the indifference of rain.<BR>I
wait for clouds to arrive from the west,<BR>for my teeth, hair,
skin,<BR>bones, fingernails to thin;<BR>and the sky smells of melting
candles<BR>and the trees are still. <BR><BR><BR></DIV><BR><BR>
<P>with love,<BR><BR>The Goodreads Team</P></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
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