Thomaston NewsLocal news for Thomaston, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The workings of everyday people- October 31, 2007 Fans of Richard Russo's writing know how easily he makes people and places come to life. via The Summit County Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/the-workings-of-everyday-people?fromrss=1 Richard Russo and the Macaroni Salad Problem Tonight at the Bagdad- October 24, 2007 Realist fiction heavyweight Richard Russo is in town tonight, reading from his new book, Bridge of Sighs . via Blog Town, PDXhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/richard-russo-and-the-macaroni-salad-proble... Book Review: Russo misses his mark with 'Bridge of Sighs'- October 17, 2007 The title of Richard Russo's 528-page microcosmic rumination on class in small-town America spells out the tone of the book with the subtlety of a heartburn attack from too many hot dogs at the July 4 picnic. via The Modesto Beehttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/book-review-russo-misses-his-mark-with-brid... Russo's Sighs- October 9, 2007 "What Noonan meant by painting it and why he continued to work on it so obsessively were two things he hoped to discover soon. Why his old man, long in the grave where he belonged, should start haunting him now was another." Six years after his Pulitzer Prize-winning Empire Falls , Richard Russo has returned to familiar terrain, providing a minutely detailed and mesmerizing view of small-town life in the Northeast. via Houston Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/russos-sighs?fromrss=1 The bleak, brilliant view of Richard Russo- October 7, 2007 CAMDEN, Maine- Richard Russo's blue-collar background is embedded in his DNA, so it's no surprise that his first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Empire Falls" draws again from his fond but unvarnished ... via Telegram & Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/the-bleak-brilliant-view-of-richard-russo?f... East Shore Road Postal Facility- October 6, 2007 "The postal authorities have been extremely cooperative, extending their July deadline." By Carol Frank On Oct. 1, negotiations between the Town of North Hempstead and the Great Neck School District were held to determine if a purchase price could be agreed on within the framework of a now ... via Great Neck Recordhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/east-shore-road-postal-facility?fromrss=1 Russo's first post-Pulitzer- October 4, 2007 "You can't write a novel about despair, and make it any good, without at least stamping your tourist visa there" Richard Russo's blue-collar background is embedded in his DNA, so it's no surprise that his first novel since the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Empire Falls" draws again from his fond but unvarnished memories of life ... via 102.9 CKDS-FMhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/russos-first-post-pulitzer?fromrss=1 'Bridge of Sighs' stretches from Thomaston, N.Y., to Venice- October 1, 2007 "For Sarah's father a would-be novelist, only the grandest dreams were worth the effort of dreaming" This feature requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player and javascript-enabled browser. via Christian Science Monitorhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ny/2007/10/bridge-of-sighs-stretches-from-thomaston-n-... |