On this day in music history - Heavy as a Feather, by Kathryn Kaye (2011):

The album Heavy as a Feather,

by Kathryn Kaye,

was released on November 30, 2011.

On this day in music history - In The Wake, by Ann Sweeten (2011):

The album In The Wake,

by Ann Sweeten,

was released on November 28, 2011.

Recommended reading - American Short Fiction (2011):

American Short Fiction

Edited by Jill Meyers.

Short story anthology.

Paperback.

First published FALL 2011.

Vol. 14. Issue 53.

Published by American Short Fiction, Inc.

Front cover photograph: Roberta Bayley, Deborah Harry Chris Stein New York Subway 1976.

Contents: Editors Note. Signs, by Bess Winter; The Duck of Your Life, by Katherine Valentine Jaeger; Crook, by Amanda Goldblatt; Pilgrim Life, by Taylor Antrim; Rodgers and Hart, by Sam Allingham; Signifier, by Susan Steinberg; Paradeability, by Bret Anthony Johnston; Contributors.

On this day in music history - Winter Poem, by Secret Garden (2011):

The album Winter Poem,

by Secret Garden,

was released on November 11, 2011.

On this day in music history - Sanctuary II: Earth, by Sherry Finzer (2011):

The album Sanctuary II: Earth,

by Sherry Finzer,

was released on October 26, 2011.

On this day in music history - Still Moving, by Kathy Raimey (2011):

The album Still Moving,

by Kathy Raimey,

was released on October 11, 2011.

On this day in movie history - The Thing (2011):

The Thing

directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.,

written by Eric Heisserer,

based on the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.,

was released in the United States on October 10, 2011.
The prequel to The Thing (1982), directed by John Carpenter.
Music by Marco Beltrami.

Cast:

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Paul Braunstein, Trond Espen Seim, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jan Gunnar Røise, Stig Henrik Hoff, Kristofer Hivju, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Ole Martin Aune Nilsen, Michael Brown.

On this day in music history - Someone Like Me, by Sherry Finzer (2011):

The album Someone Like Me,

by Sherry Finzer,

was released on October 1, 2011.

On this day in music history - Peace Meal, by Carolyn Wonderland (2011):

The album Peace Meal,

by Carolyn Wonderland,

was released on September 27, 2011.

On this day in movie history - The Fall of the House of Usher (1928):

The Fall of the House of Usher

directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released at the Athens Film Festival in Greece on September 20, 2011.
The movie was originally released in the United States in 1928.
Exact release date is unknown.
Music by Alec Wilder and Léon Barzin.

Cast:

Herbert Stern, Hildegarde Watson, Melville Webber, Friedrich Haak, Dorthea House.

On this day in music history - Christmas Joy, by Fiona Joy Hawkins (2011):

The album Christmas Joy,

by Fiona Joy Hawkins,

was released on September 20, 2011.

On this day in movie history - Drive (2011):

Drive

directed by Nicolas Winding Refn,

written by Hossein Amini,

based on the novel by James Sallis,

was released in the United States on September 16, 2011.
Music by Cliff Martinez.

Cast:

Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Jeff Wolfe, Russ Tamblyn, Andy San Dimas, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker, Tim Trella, Jimmy Hart, Tina Huang, John Pyper-Ferguson, Craig Baxley Jr., Kenny Richards, Joe Pingue, Dieter Busch, Chris Muto, Rachel Dik, Cesar Garcia, Steve Knoll, Mara LaFontaine, Teonee Thrash, Ralph Lawler, Rio Ahn, DB Albert, Paula Alvarez, Laurene Landon, Caitlin Litzinger, Adela Paez, Claude Stuart.

On this day in movie history - Headhunters (2011):

Headhunters,

directed by Morten Tyldum,

written by Lars Gudmestad and Ulf Ryberg,

based on the novel by Jo Nesbø,

was released in Norway on August 26, 2011.
Music by Trond Bjerknes and Jeppe Kaas.

Cast:
Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Eivind Sander, Julie Ølgaard, Reidar Sørensen, Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Mads Mogeland, Baard Owe, Torgrim Mellum Stene, Mattis Herman Nyquist, Nils Jørgen Kaalstad, Joachim Rafaelsen, Gunnar Skramstad Johnsen, Lars Skramstad Johnsen.

On this day in music history - Close Your Eyes, by Amy Lauren (2011):

The album Close Your Eyes,

by Amy Lauren,

was released on August 12, 2011.

Recommended reading - The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (2011):

The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses (2011).

By Richard A. Jones and Sharon Sweeney-Lynch.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1584799188

ISBN-13: 978-1584799184

Description:

The Beekeeper’s Bible is the essential and comprehensive handbook for every active or aspiring beekeeper.

Part history book, part handbook, part cookbook, this illustrated tome covers every facet of the ancient hobby of beekeeping, from safe hive management to the culinary, medicinal, cosmetic, and domestic uses of honey, beeswax, and pollen. With stunning illustrations and step-by-step photography, The Beekeeper’s Bible is the indispensable guide to beekeeping.

Complete practical beekeeping.

Bee history, trivia, and lore.

Uses for honey, beeswax, and pollen.

Recipes and craft projects.

Home remedies and beauty products.

On this day in music history - First Dance (2011):

The album First Dance,

by Amy Lauren,

was released on August 11, 2011.

On this day in movie history - Love (2011):

Love,

directed and written by William Eubank,

was released in the United States on August 10, 2011.

Music by Angels & Airwaves.

Cast:
Gunner Wright, Corey Richardson, Bradley Horne, Nancy Stelle, Roger E. Fanter, Jesse Hotchkiss, Troy Mittleider, Brid Caveney, Ambyr Childers, B. Anthony Cohen, James C. Burns, Lee Bettencourt, Mark Eaton, Brian Vanik, Dan Figur, Jessica Rizo, Allison Curtis, Rachel Rosenstein, Mara LaFontaine, Paul Denubil, Bodie Bettencourt, Chris Kolbeck, Chase Rudolph, Adam Wagner, Josh Foster, Scott Chestnut, Francisco Jordan, Laurene Alvarado, Rhoda Pell, Olga Fonda, Julia Parker, Patrick M.J. Finerty, Alan Brown, Steve Bakken, Jasmine Waltz, Tia Streaty, Trisha Lafecha, Regan Tallen, L.V. Scott, Eugeune Vertel, Akiva David, Edwin M. Couleur, Nate Kolbeck, Danielle Ironfield, Steve Marshall, Kennith Minden, Laura Padrino, Bart Blackburn, Neil Ironfield, Ian Fenton.

On this day in movie history - The Captains (2011):

The Captains,

documentary directed and written by William Shatner,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Andy Milne.

Cast:
William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Scott Bakula, Chris Pine, Christopher Plummer, Richard Arnold, Rene Auberjonois, Ira Steven Behr, John de Lancie, Paul Duraso, Jonathan Frakes, Sally Kellerman, Walter Koenig, Chase Masterson, Robert Picardo, Steve Ridolfi, Jeri Ryan, David R. Sparks Jr., Connor Trinneer, Nana Visitor, Grace Lee Whitney.

On this day in movie history - Sarah’s Key (2011):

Sarah’s Key,

directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner,

written by Serge Joncour and Gilles Paquet-Brenner,

based on the novel by Tatiana de Rosnay,

was released in the United States on July 22, 2011.
Music by Max Richter.

Cast:
Kristin Scott Thomas, Natasha Mashkevich, Arben Bajraktaraj, Mélusine Mayance, Charlotte Poutrel, Niels Arestrup, Dominique Frot, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn, George Birt, Paige Jennifer Barr.

Recommended reading - The Best American Noir Of The Century (2011):

The Best American Noir Of The Century (2011).

Edited by James Ellroy and Otto Penzler.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0547577443

ISBN-13: 978-0547577449

Back cover description:

“Well worth its impressive weight in gold, it would be a crime not to have this seminal masterpiece in your collection.” – New York Journal of Books.

In his introduction to The Best American Noir of the Century, James Ellroy writes, “Noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction… It’s the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad.” Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction.

James Ellroy and Otto Penzler mined the past century to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories, with selections from James M. Cain, Mickey Spillane, Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Harlan Ellison, Jeffrey Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lahane, and many more.

“Delightfully devilish . . . A strange trek through the years that includes stories from household names in the hard-boiled genre to lesser-known authors who nonetheless can hold their own with the legends.” – Associated Press.

James Ellroy is the author of the Underworld U.S.A. trilogy – American Tabloid, The Cold Six Thousand, and Blood’s a Rover – and the L.A. Quartet novels, The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, L.A. Confidential, and White Jazz. His most recent book is The Hillicker Curse, a memoir.

Otto Penzler is the founder of the Mysterious Bookshop and Mysterious Press, has won two Edgar Allan Poe Awards (most recently for The Lineup), and is series editor of The Best American Mystery Stories.

Contents:

Foreword by Otto Penzler; Introduction by James Ellroy; Spurs, by Tod Robbins; Pastorale, by James M. Cain; You'll always remember me, by Steve Fisher; Gun crazy, by MacKinlay Kantor; Nothing to worry about, by Day Keene; The homecoming, by Dorothy B. Hughes; Man in the dark, by Howard Browne; The lady says die!, by Mickey Spillane; Professional man, by David Goodis; The hunger, by Charles Beaumont; The gesture, by Gil Brewer; The last spin, by Evan Hunter; Forever after, by Jim Thompson; For the rest of her life, by Cornell Woolrich; The dripping, by David Morrell; Slowly, slowly in the wind, by Patricia Highsmith; Iris, by Stephen Greenleaf; A ticket out, by Brendan DuBois; Since I don't have you, by James Ellroy; Texas city, by James Lee Burke; Mefisto in onyx, by Harlan Ellison; Out there in the darkness, by Ed Gorman; Hot spings, by James Crumley; The weekender, by Jeffery Deaver; Faithless, by Joyce Carol Oates; Poachers, by Tom Franklin; Like a bone in the throat, by Lawrence Block; Crack, by James W. Hall; Running out of dog, by Dennis Lehane; The paperhanger, by William Gay; Midnight emissions, by F.X. Toole; When the women come out to dance, by Elmore Leonard; Controlled burn, by Scott Wolven; All through the house, by Christopher Coake; What she offered, by Thomas H. Cook; Her lord and master, by Andrew Klavan; Stab, by Chris Adrian; The hoarder, by Bradford Morrow; Missing the morning bus, by Lorenzo Carcaterra.