Synopsis
The Stonebrook Institute of Higher Thinking is an online home for casual, aspiring, amateur and bored writers of all stripes. Founded by Scott Garner, a former journalist and aspiring novelist now working in the alcoholic beverage industry, the Institute is a place where no one takes themselves too seriously. We just love to write and read and be read. If you would be interested in submitting a post for consideration, please use the “Contact the Dean” link below.
In December 2012, the Institute also became the launching pad for The Sunday Eagle, a weekly feature spotlighting Georgia Southern University.
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Books Archive
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Da da da. Da da da.
Posted on July 28, 2011 | 2 CommentsA new book gets inside the rise and plateau of the Worldwide Leader. -
George Martin, Politics and Evaluating “Literature”
Posted on July 26, 2011 | No CommentsNot much from the fantasy genre strolls so comfortably in the realm of what might pass as "literature." Here's one look at why George R.R. Martin does. -
Summer Reading, 2011 (A Partial List).
Posted on May 10, 2011 | 4 CommentsFour new books -- or books new to paperback -- are on this year's summer reading list. -
The End of the World As Told By Someone I Know
Posted on May 6, 2011 | No CommentsWhat happens in Savannah, Georgia, when the world implodes under its own weight? A fine SF novel, that's what. -
Perhaps the centerpiece of Philosophy 101 in the year 2200.
Posted on February 1, 2011 | No CommentsChuck Klosterman has always written about popular culture with varying degrees of success. His latest collection of essays is among his very best work. -
This is going to sound stupid and then turn out not to be.
Posted on January 18, 2011 | 2 CommentsThe sad, sad truth of the matter is this: when you boil down the premise of almost any fantasy novel into just a sentence or two, the resulting abstract is... -
Next on the reading list…
Posted on December 2, 2010 | 1 CommentI have been reading fantasy while writing science fiction, and under normal circumstances, I’d switch genres right now. But since George R.R. Martin’s popular Game of Thrones is also the... -
The “15 Books” meme.
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsRecently, one of the prevailing social network memes made its way to me. It is the “15 Books” list, and the gentleman who completed the survey felt compelled to add,... -
The expanding booklist.
Posted on October 21, 2010 | No CommentsWhen a geographically misplaced friend in Houston placed a Facebook call for reading suggestions, I became painfully aware of the size of my “to read” list, which has grown considerably... -
Well, would you look at this…
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsWhen I came across this on the Internets, I said, “Oh Jesus, not another one of these.” This habit the publishing industry has had lately of taking established works and...
