More about Jan-Philipp Sendker and The Art of Hearting Heartbeats

First of all---don't forget that we meet TONIGHT--a week earlier this month due to Thanksgiving!

I found a couple of interesting and short interviews with Jan-Philipp Sendker who wrote The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. Enjoy!

http://guides.rcls.org/heartbeats

I also found the author's blog which includes pictures from his trips to the beautiful county of Burma (now called Myanmar.)

http://artofhearingheartbeats.com/blog/ 


See you TONIGHT!!

Ellen

New York Honours Mrs Markham.

Mrs Markham Returns.

Beryl Markham flies across the Atlantic and reaches New York, United Sta...

Esther Earl, John Green's model for Hazel Grace in The Fault in Our Stars

I found some fun little YouTube posts by John Green and Esther Earl, who met online via a Harry Potter internet community and eventually in person. Very sweet.

Esther talking about her feelings before a doctor's appointment:
https://youtu.be/fa3XHeMtY3s

Esther, John Green and a bunch of fellow Nerdfighters (John Green's online followers)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKrs3IngoE

Announcement by John Green of Esther's death:

https://youtu.be/Mj96HM9kDTQ 

Also, here is John Green's post on Tumblr on what would have been Esther's 18th birthday:

http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/28557373623/everybody-was-told-to-make-a-funny-face-but-i

Still Alice author Lisa Genova chats with Maria Shriver

Fascinating conversation between Maria Shriver and Lisa Genova about her book and her grandmother, who inspired it.

Enjoy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcsbVpuhVZ0

'Americanah' Author Explains 'Learning' To Be Black In The U.S.

 Here is an NPR interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that I thought you might enjoy. I found her voice quite lovely and her own story heartbreaking.


http://www.npr.org/2013/06/27/195598496/americanah-author-explains-learning-to-be-black-in-the-u-s

Also, here she is giving a TED talk: http://www.ted.com/speakers/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie

And another NPR piece about hair, A Hair-Touching Exhibit Touches Off a Range of Reactions:

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/06/19/193565069/a-hair-touching-exhibit-touches-off-a-range-of-reactions

Lastly, a brief biography of the author: http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html