http://theparlorreads.com Listening to the worlds new books, one letter at a time. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:34:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/AnneElizabethMoore.mp3] download Born in the town of Winner, South Dakota, Anne Elizabeth Moore was first published at the age of 15, when a national youth literary magazine printed a poem about her feelings. In the two decades since, Moore’s work has been published in The Onion, the Chicago Reader, Bitch, Tin House, ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode11/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/NaeemMurr.mp3] download Naeem Murr’s first novel, The Boy, was a New York Times Notable Book. Another novel, The Genius of the Sea, was published in 2003. His latest, The Perfect Man, was awarded The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best Book of Europe and South Asia, and was long-listed for the Man ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode10-2/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/AnthonyRuth.mp3] download Anthony Ruth began entertaining Chicago audiences as early as 1993, when he performed in the children's choir of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring Donny Osmond, at the Chicago Theater. More recently, he is the author of the plays Half Steps and The Answering Machine, both seen in the ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode9/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/JuliaBorcherts.mp3] download Julia Borcherts a Chicago-based freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Time Out Chicago, Metromix, Red Eye, ChicagoBoxing.com and has also edited the 2008 Not For Tourists Chicago guide. Julia teaches fiction writing workshops at Columbia College and is a co-founder of (and regular reader at) Reading Under the Influence. ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode8/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/AshleyMurray.mp3] download Ashley Murray is a freelance magazine writer and full-time middle school tutor. She teaches children ages ten to fourteen in a wide variety of subjects, including everything from fifth grade social studies to eighth grade Algebra. She holds an MFA from Columbia University and is currently involved in the terrifying ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode7/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/EmergingWritersPart2.mp3] download On May 24, 2008 The Parlor hosted its first annual Emerging Writer’s Festival. From a national pool of applicants, six writers were chosen. Needless to say, it was an amazing event. One of these writers will return for his or her own episode of The Parlor. This episode of The Parlor ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode6/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/EmergingWritersPart1.mp3] download On May 24, 2008 The Parlor hosted its first annual Emerging Writer's Festival. From a national pool of applicants, six writers were chosen. Needless to say, it was an amazing event. One of these writers will return for his or her own episode of The Parlor. This episode of The Parlor ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode5/ Summer is a time for sitting out in the sun with a good book. In honor of the warmer weather, we thought we'd share our intended Summer Reading Lists. Email us with your favorite summer reads at theparlorreads@gmail.com Terri's Summer Reading: Weight, Jeannette Winterson Don Quixote, Cervantes History of Sexuality, Michel Foucault Religion without Belief, ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/summer-reading-list/ [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/theparlor/JamesLower.mp3] download Chances are, you’ve never heard of James Lower, but, according to his dad, he’s actually pretty cool. When not teaching creative writing to 4th graders or hypothesizing about which side of the poverty line his MFA will lead him to, he writes fiction and creative nonfiction of variable lengths. His work ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/episode4/ The Parlor's first annual Emerging Writer's Festival will be held Saturday, May 24 starting at The Green Lantern (1511 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd Floor). Then this schedule below: 5pm- A.D. Jameson - Five from Amazing Adult Fantasy 5:30 - Anthony Ruth – Stages 6pm - Laura Zinn Fromm - Sunlight All Over 6:30 ... http://theparlorreads.com/2008/first-annual-emerging-writers-festival/