By Kendall Giles, on November 16th, 2011 
On Tuesday November 15, 2011, in the VCU Commonwealth Ballroom, day 1 of the VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival kicked off with an evening celebrating the novel, writing, reading, and building a career as an author. This two-day festival is a special event recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Award.
The keynote talk was given by NPR book critic and novelist Alan Cheuse, who spoke on “First and Last Novels: Rumblings About . . . → Read More: VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival and panel discussion
By Kendall Giles, on November 14th, 2011 
I was on a long flight from Los Angeles to Richmond, Virginia, and I thought I was going to go insane.
It wasn’t because of the long flight itself, nor was it because of the hassles of air travel. No, I was going out of my mind because two passengers behind me were prattling on about some reality TV show and I couldn’t escape.
It’s not like they were discussing an interesting . . . → Read More: Read more and save your sanity with Audible
By Kendall Giles, on November 2nd, 2011 
Now that Halloween is behind us, we’ve a brisk march toward the end of the year in front of us. Here are five quick links to contemplate along the way.
Today we’ve got an interesting look at college degrees and whether or not college has been oversold, a look at Steve Jobs’s Buddhism, growing your own vegetables, and, of course, Vikings!
Has college been oversold?: Interesting comparison of science, technology, engineering . . . → Read More: 5 quick links for 2 November 2011
By Kendall Giles, on October 26th, 2011 
Find out how about the Slave Leia costume dilemma, meet Thor’s daughter–the fittest woman in the world, learn some life hacks, see why thermostats might soon be cool, and hear an inspiring cover of John Lennon’s Imagine!
Slave Leia PSA: How to rock your costume, starring Kaley Cuoco Who is the fittest woman in the world?: Naturally, she’s Thor’s daughter. No, really. Emmanuel Kelly’s X Factor audition: He . . . → Read More: 5 quick links for 26 October 2011
By Kendall Giles, on October 23rd, 2011 About
Kendall Giles is a writer and computer scientist on a quest to live an epic life. More >>>
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