Armenian/American author. "In the time of your life, live — so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it."

"An anthology of new work from seventeen writers with websites." I actually discovered this back in 2002 (in high school) but I just found it again, and it's still great.

"welcome to the home page for fiction writer Anthony Doerr"

A very short essay on how to write well.

Update (24/07/2006): Replaced the links with archive.org. Roy Peter Clark from Poynter Institute has posted up 50 tools that can help you when you do any

"While Super Bowl XL was being beamed into taverns across Manhattan, bars showing Puppy Bowl II were a lot harder to come by. One lonely fan traveled the city and asked bartenders to change the channel."

Dean's short-lived and well-writen weblog.

"The practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise."

"I don't want to differentiate between 'good' distractions and 'bad' distractions. I want to stick to the idea of 'narrow' and 'broad' distractions."

"Mr. Ford - a towering, big-bellied, relentlessly polite man with a recent history of mainlining Diet Coke and Marlboros."

Scandal!

"The poem deals with nature reclaiming the earth after the disappearance of the human race, and the small overall impact humanity left on the planet."

From the Capital Community College Foundation.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven high fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, The Chronicles of Narnia has been adapted for radio, television, the stage, film and video games. The series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic, mythical beasts and talking animals. It narrates the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the Narnian world. Except in The Horse and His Boy, the protagonists are all children from the real world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are sometimes called upon by the lion Aslan to protect Narnia from evil. The books span the entire history of Narnia, from its creation in The Magician's Nephew to its eventual destruction in The Last Battle.

Classic Reader has now merged with Ponly.

Paul Ford's teaser installments of "Gary Benchley, Rock Star" on TMN.

Fleeing his dead-end life in Albany to seek fame and fortune in Brooklyn, recent college graduate and aspiring rock star Gary Benchley chronicles his adventures and misadventures in the big city, including his efforts to find a roommate, a girlfriend, and a band to join. A first novel. Original.

Promotional website for Paul's new book?

"The idea is that the Harry Potter from Year 7 and the Harry Potter from Year 4 started a rock band. And now, no one can stop the wizard rock."

1991 article outlining the character and crimes of Scientology.

Book request system, lending hub.

Online library hub.

A look into the character and the musician. A good article.

Judy Blume: "As always, young readers will be the real losers."

"Translations, parodies, and other variants of Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky.'"

"In October 2004 a ragtag group of us ventured up to explore. Whatever else might be said about what happened that day, it was not what any of us anticipated happening. In many ways the story depends on who does the telling."

"Meet Harriet Klausner, Amazon.com's most prolific reviewer." Over 8,650 reviews, reads four to five books every day.

"'Up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-b-a-start. Live it, love it, learn it.'"