October 26, 2012 - 2:32pm
Nothing like a supervolcano to brighten up a rainy day! Trek it out to Carmichael’s tonight, kids, and join author Mike Mullin as he presents his new book in the ‘Ashfall’ series, ‘Ashen Winter’ at 7pm.
In the scheme of life, there are a great many things one must worry about. I worry. I worry about a great many of those great many things. On a daily basis we humans must make sure to keep an eye out for plausible death situations: car crashes, armed robbery, falling sky debris,...
October 23, 2012 - 11:00am
There’s more to the music of the Bluegrass than simply strumming on the front porch. Join author Jason Howard for a reading and signing of his new book, ‘A Few Honest Words: The Kentucky Roots of Popular Music’, this coming Thursday, October 25th, at Carmichael’s Bookstore.
I am a recent convert to a very certain breed of religion. No, no – fear not, friends – there shall be no spouting of rhetoric, waggling of fingers or worship of strange inanimate objects, but, it is, perhaps, an important from of spiritual honor to my ancestors. After a...
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...
