Member: EdwardEinhorn

Hey, always interested in new Children's books, I happen to work in a children's room at my local library. I love sciency/math books that are also fun to read, especially when tongue and cheek enough for adults to also enjoy. Just out of curiosity how did you find my profile?

posted by acorns.shelves at 7:00 pm (EST) on Aug 17, 2009

Hello Edward, I am happy to accept your request. It sounds like you have an interesting theater company. I would love to have seen some of your festivals.

Best, Maren

posted by Marensr at 3:43 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Hi Edward,

wow, that's a lot of interesting things to have going on! I'm happy to accept your invite.

I'm working as a dramaturg and writer in residence for Riksteatern, the Swedish National touring theatre. I've written some thirty plays, roughly equally aimed for children, teens and adult audiences - a few dramatizations (Lygia Bojunga, Homer) but mostly original work. At the moment I'm putting together a big verbatim piece for Tyst Teater, Riksteatern's deaf ensemble, which will be produced in the spring. I've also translated a handful of plays from english.

My knowledge of contemporary american theatre is fairly limited. Not a lot seems to find its way over here, apart from the occasional realistic play (like Proof). I have a few friends working in a more fringe-y landscape (like Elevator repair service), and there seems to be a lot interesting happening (well, duh, it's New York) that we rarely hear about here.

posted by GingerbreadMan at 4:57 pm (EST) on Aug 9, 2009

I see you've rated This Is Your Brain on Music, which is on my stack. Very cool that you're dramatizing for children. How do you involve children in your productions? Are you also a teacher?

Is A Very Improbable Story new? I have a similar title in my collection, as I enjoy finding math related children's books.

posted by DKurland at 8:48 pm (EST) on Jul 27, 2009

Thanks for the friend invite, Edward! By the way, do you remember me? I was an intern for your "Fairy Tales of the Absurd" in 2003. (It's okay if you don't!)

posted by leirali at 1:38 pm (EST) on Jul 17, 2009

Hi,
Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I'm still adding the books I've read but don't own, and seeing your library made me remember to add the Oz books. I sort of regret passing them on, but hopefully the kids who've ended up with them are getting hooked :-)

posted by Sakerfalcon at 6:28 am (EST) on Jun 25, 2009

Thanks for adding me as one of your LibraryThing friends. We share lots of favorite authors! Good luck with your books and theatre and any other new projects you are working on!

posted by readeron at 6:30 am (EST) on May 30, 2009

Pleased to join the company of friends, thanks for the invitation. I used to be part of a fringe theater, too. Love children's books, Oz & Jewish literature. We don't seem to be 'sharing' many titles, though (but surely there are many more read than catalogued). I might just check what happens to Baum's world in your books any time now ;), perhaps with my kid.

posted by which at 4:41 pm (EST) on Mar 26, 2009

What will be the nature of the festival in may?

posted by appleby at 12:13 am (EST) on Feb 19, 2009

Thank you for the invitation. I am new to LibraryThing, including what all the buttons do, and the proper etiquette to follow such invitations. I am a mathematician, but am drawn to all sorts of other things to read, and have had some extraordinary theater experiences, which have been too few in recent years. I am putting my library online when I can, in part to gain some control, and in part to revisit books I have not touched for a while. It has been interesting to revisit the person I was when I acquired some of my older books, and I am perhaps half-done, weighing in at 900 books at the moment, which seems exhilarating and ridiculous. Recently I have been contending with a busy job and a new daughter, so reading is more constrained. On the nightstand right now I see "The Age of Entanglement" (history of physics), "The Discovery of Heaven" (fiction), a Terry Prathett novel ("Thud"), "The Rise of Western Christendom" (history), and "East of Eden"). I do not read monogamously, so none of these volumes gets the uninterrupted attention it deserves.

From your page I see a pretty broad range of interests and activities. Which among them are occupying you now? What is happening to the books (bought, read, or written)?

posted by appleby at 8:43 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2009

Thanks for the friend invite. I've always dreamed of having my own theater company. Used to be fairly active in community and regional theater, but haven't done much in recent years. Maybe after I retire.

posted by jlshall at 9:20 pm (EST) on Nov 23, 2008

I look forward to reading your OZ stories, one of which is already in transit to my local library. I can't wait.

posted by yue at 5:57 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2008

Heh any friend of Oz is a friend of mine. Nice to meet ya guy.

posted by SilverDjinn at 5:23 pm (EST) on Oct 7, 2008

Do you read the Gregory Maguire books - Wicked, Son of a Witch? I just ordered a new one by him called A Lion Among Men, about the cowardly lion.

I have to admit I was an adult when I "discovered" that Baum had written more the The Wizard of Oz and I did enjoy reading the entire series.

I shall have to look into your books as well, then.

posted by koalamom at 9:11 am (EST) on Oct 7, 2008

It's nice to make a new friend. What drew you to my profile?

posted by koalamom at 10:58 am (EST) on Oct 5, 2008

Thanks for your invitation---very interesting library.
Glad to be a "friend"
TONY-NYC

posted by silversurfer at 11:33 am (EST) on Aug 6, 2008

Your projects all seem intriguing. I'll jump on your friends bandwagon!

posted by Valphia at 12:45 pm (EST) on Aug 3, 2008

Hi Edward
Many thanks for your invite to become a friend, which I humbly accept.
I am still trying to get my head around the concept of a picture book upon probability: I wont say that the idea seems improbable.
I am ashamed to say that my knowledge about Vaclav Havel could be written upon the back of a postage stamp whilst still leaving plenty of room to stick it down. I shall beetle off immediately to put at least a little flesh upon my meagre understanding of said gent. Perhaps you can recommend an introduction?

posted by the.ken.petersen at 5:04 am (EST) on Jul 27, 2008

Happy to accept your invitation as a friend. Like you I have a big wad of Havel, although I am more interested in Havel the dissident and Havel the liberal than I am in Havel the dramatist. Still, Havel is Havel. Maybe one of these days I'll get a profile posted. Right now I'm just working on the catalogue. This site is a dream come true for me but I've got a long row to hoe.

posted by Cambot at 9:13 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2008

Great to get a comment, and a friend to boot. I can see some overlap in interests from Vaclav Havel to Vonnegut, and perhaps the neuroscience has some overlap with all the psychotherapy. Your list of writing accomplishments is daunting and I am inspired to check them out.

posted by snash at 7:50 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2008

Thank you for your friend invitation I'm happy to accept. On looking at your library and also at the books you have written I can see some connections to my library, surprising though they may be. Thanks again.

posted by TheBookImp at 1:52 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2008

Yes, please, happy to be your friend! We seem to have some common interests in some lovely children's literature. You might also inspire me in my library-related professional capacity to untangle (and perhaps read!) some of the Oz series shoot-offs - thanks!

posted by victoria.caplinger at 5:47 pm (EST) on Jun 1, 2008

Although I'm a general internist, I've always been fascinated by the workings of the brain. I even asked for and got Functional Neuroanatomy by Krieg for my 14th birthday! I decided against specializing in neurology when I realized that very little can be done for most neurological disorders. The punch line of a well known neurology joke alludes to this by stating that what a neurologist tells you is absolutely accurate but totally worthless (or in other words, he can precisely identify the location of a brain lesion, but what can he do about it?).

posted by Jamie638 at 8:13 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008

Thank you for inviting me to be your friend. I assume that my books about The Wizard of Oz, Judaism, and neurology are the reason for the invitation.

posted by Jamie638 at 8:59 am (EST) on May 18, 2008

hey edward,

thanks for connecting with me on shelfari. i signed up to just have a look at the features and see what it was all about, but haven't entered any books there yet. is it worth it? does shelfari have some features that aren't in LT? what led you to sign up?

how are you? what's new? should i be able to find your book a very improbable story in bookshops now?

peter

posted by peterdmark at 2:32 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2008

I'm pleased to be your friend, thanks. We share a few enthusiasms, which is always agreeable. BUT - I'm with Woody Allen when it comes to religion, so maybe you don't want an atheist in your gang. Atheist might be too reticent for my attitude. I'm more an anti-theist. To me, these ghastly belief systems, especially the three Abrahamics, are responsible for much of the troubles in history. I was a believer of sorts until confirmation at eleven. A radical priest told me to question everything, and I did. I still do. I will look into your take on Oz. And do you know the plays of Brian Friel?

posted by kettle666 at 12:20 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2008

I wish I could have made it the Havel Festival last year! Following the press about it and simply knowing that there were people recognizing Havel's genius and continued relevance was thrilling. Thank you for all your effort in the project!

Also, are there any other Czech or Central European playwrights you might be able to recommend, perhaps works you stumbled across in preparation for the festival last year?

Thanks!

-Robin

posted by emu1863 at 4:12 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2008

Hi Edward--

Thanks for inviting me to be your LT friend. Most of my Oz books are uncatalogued, along with about 70% of my library, but I own and love your delightful Paradox in Oz. You've brought Oz pastiche into the 21st century!

Happy holidays.

Best,

Ron H-E

posted by rwhe at 5:27 am (EST) on Dec 25, 2007

Hello EdwardEinhorn

Merry X-mas and a happy new year!

Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar

posted by Papiervisje at 3:01 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2007

Hey thanks for adding me as a friend. I love the Oz books and tho it's not in my catalog _ i'm a inonesco (sp?) fan too :

posted by dcamp246 at 3:08 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2007

Thanks for inviting me to be one of your librarything friends... As a classicist, I am always excited to hear about new translations of Aristophanes! you have a really impressive range of interests, books,and serious accomplishments...

posted by paradachs at 11:05 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2007

Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I'll check out OZ.

posted by brendajanefrank at 1:29 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2007

Edward, I just logged on to LT for the first time since summer, and found that you'd tried to contact me. Oziana and Jewish stories! You're cool in my book. Your theatre work and writing look great. I plan to check both out further.

posted by steinbock at 7:50 am (EST) on Sep 24, 2007

I think the Spartans get a surprisingly good press in Lysistrata - Lampito, the lovely girls dancing beside the Eurotas etc. Martin Revermann in Comic Business, p. 236 doubts that the preserved ending 'with its strong Spartan colouring' reflects the first performance in Athens, but perhaps suggests reperformance in Sparta. The Revermann book is well worth the read (in case you haven't come across it.

posted by ginnyday at 3:31 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2007

Thanks. The production looks fun and your translation goes with a swing. I wasn't sure about your version of the Spartan dialect - it's not so 'pidgin' in the Greek, is it? (But I'm not an expert).

posted by ginnyday at 7:19 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

I'm interested in your new translation of Lysistrata. Can you give details?

posted by ginnyday at 4:36 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

Thanks very much for making me a friend; your collection of plays on Jewish legends sounds really interesting, I will look out for it.

Eloise

posted by Eloise at 1:13 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

I'm interested to hear more about your Jewish works. Please share.

-- "Robertus Minimus"

posted by transmutations at 8:37 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2007

hi edward,

thanks for your answers. all very interesting. i'll have to check out your lysistrata and your jewish legends book.

where did you go to school and what did you major in? how hard did you find ancient greek? i bet it's fun. do you speak modern greek too?

peter

posted by peterdmark at 1:52 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Hey, my first ever invitation to anything on Librarything! So thanks.
Good luck with your books and theatre, and all the other ventures I'm sure you have going.
dempsterstreet.

posted by dempsterstreet at 5:46 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Hello Edward, I will have to search for your plays especially The Golem, I find this legend particularly fascinating as it pops up in lots of my favorite books! I will also have to snoop through your library. We must share lots of favorites. Mary

posted by tobiejonzarelli at 5:25 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Thanks for your invitation! I'm always in for making new friends. I haven't read your books; they haven't been translated to Swedish, but if I happen to stumble over one somewhere I gladly give it a try.

Love,
Brita

posted by Planckskonstant at 3:54 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Accepting your friend invitation because, hey, why not? :) I was a *huge* fan of the Oz books when I was a kid, by the way. I read dozens of 'em, although that was apparently long before yours came on the scene.

posted by bragan at 2:13 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Thanks for making me a LibraryThing friend. I enjoyed your Oz books!

posted by trantor at 10:44 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2007

Hey, thanks for adding me as a friend. New friends in books are as good as books.

posted by burdurhur at 5:36 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2007

Hi, its lovely to meet a fellow Oz fan!

posted by hilleyanne at 4:10 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2007

Edward my friend! Fancy meeting you here. I haven't seen you since that reading of your Golem play. Thanks for the invite to be your friend. Of course I accept with pleasure. What have you been up to lately, unfortunately I missed your Havel festival.

Roland

posted by justifiedsinner at 10:59 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2007

yes, we have living house and paradox. Autographed by you (and or eric shanower -- can't remember which) we got them at Comic-con a few years ago.

posted by rspsreadinglist at 2:13 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2007

you can't have too many friends (or too much liquor)

posted by bookstopshere at 8:52 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2007

Hey, I've finally got a LibraryThing friend! And I happen to love the Oz universe, although I haven't read as much in it as I should. I have about six big Oz Story Magazines that have Oz comics, old stories, and new original stories. Are any of yours in these issues? I'll have to look into that! If you read my profile and saw that I'm working on a novel, I got the draft completed a while back and I'm going through edits. I want to get it finished before I go to Context 20 in Columbus at the end of September, so I can concentrate on book two while there. Thanks again, from one Ed to another (but I'm an Edwin, not Edward).

posted by Ed_Gosney at 10:21 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Hey, I've finally got a LibraryThing friend! And I happen to love the Oz universe, although I haven't read as much in it as I should. I have about six big Oz Story Magazines that have Oz comics, old stories, and new original stories. Are any of yours in these issues? I'll have to look into that! If you read my profile and saw that I'm working on a novel, I got the draft completed a while back and I'm going through edits. I want to get it finished before I go to Context 20 in Columbus at the end of September, so I can concentrate on book two while there. Thanks again, from one Ed to another (but I'm an Edwin, not Edward).

posted by Ed_Gosney at 10:15 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

A fellow playwright! Hello, and thanks for befriending me!

Rob

posted by shearrob at 9:46 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Wa'do/Thanks for the friend invite! Howdy!

posted by Qwofacenosehead at 6:47 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

You should email Abby and ask for a LibraryThing Authors badge for your profile :)

posted by paghababian at 10:55 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Wow, I'm honored to be your "friend" I love your Oz books - right up there with Ruth Plumly Thompson and Jack Snow in Ozzyness (-:)
jennifer

posted by JeanLittleLibrary at 8:22 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

my kids are looking forward to another oz book. Will you be writing any more?

posted by rspsreadinglist at 11:06 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2007