The Ukazoo Books Blog
Posted in Literary History on Jan 28th, 2010
In my life time I do not think I will see an author with so few written works have so much influence. The 1951 novel The Catcher and the Rye became a mainstay of the 60’s counter culture, and later required reading in colleges and high schools across the nation. If a school was [...]
Posted in Literary History, Opinion on Feb 25th, 2009
The first issue of New Yorker magazine hit the stands 84 years ago today. It was founded by Harold Ross, who wanted to create a humor magazine that covered life in New York City … social, cultural, and literary. Ross had a knack for getting his buddies from the Algonquin Round Table to contribute to the magazine and early [...]