Category Archives: Bookworm Bob

Fixing a Nook Simple Touch’s wireless connection

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Bob Benz

Lara chews through several books a week and loves her Nook. She was broken-hearted when it suddenly refused to join our wireless network (appropriately named Spiney). I Googled around a bit and found the solution to the problem here. It’s … Continue reading →

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Translations

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Bob Benz

This morning’s Wall Street Journal featured an article by Stephen Mitchell detailing the process he went through translating Homer’s Iliad. In addition to offering a fascinating glimpse into the art of translating, Mitchell provides a great tip for all writers: read … Continue reading →

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Imagine a world with no Macbeth

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Bob Benz

The New York Times recently had a good story on the Folger Library’s “Fame, Fortune & Theft: The Shakespeare First Folio.” In addition to prompting me to add the exhibit to my to-do list, the story made my head spin … Continue reading →

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Stately, plump Buck Mulligan …

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Bob Benz

Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.

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NYTimes: Harold Bloom: An Uncommon Reader

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Bob Benz

NYTimes: Harold Bloom: An Uncommon Reader http://nyti.ms/irqclD

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Remembering David Foster Wallace

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Bob Benz

When the generation-defining writer David Foster Wallace took his own life in 2008, he left behind an http://v.zite.com/hsRHza via @Ziteapp

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Following Steinbeck and Charley

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Bob Benz

Fifty years ago, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charlie, set off on a trip across America. The journey resulted in “Travels with Charley,” one of my favorite road trip books. Pittsburgh-based writer Bill Steigerwald is about to retrace Steinbeck’s journey … Continue reading →

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A good Dickey is hard to find

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Bob Benz

One of my favorite moments in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction comes at the grisly finale to “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” The Misfit has just killed a grandmother in cold blood, prompting his cohort to note: “She was a … Continue reading →

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A kayak made of poetry

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Bob Benz

In a New York Times obituary of George Hitchcock, the founder of Kayak poetry magazine, it noted the publication carried the following motto in every issue: “A kayak is not a galleon, ark, coracle or speedboat. It is a small … Continue reading →

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Deliverance turns 40

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Bob Benz

Nice piece in the New York Times about Deliverance’s 40th anniversary. I had the pleasure of interviewing James Dickey in the late ’80s when I was reviewing his novel Alnilam. Fascinating guy. Deliverance is one of the few movies I’ve … Continue reading →

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