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- Joyce Carol Oates examines 'tabloid hell' in novel inspired by ... - Newsday
"My Sister, My Love" (Ecco. 562 pages. $25.95), by Joyce Carol Oates: Some of Oates' books feel as if she wrote them as dares to herself. This novel, her 37th, is one of the wildest. Oates sets out to solve a fictionalized version of the JonBenet ...
- Pet's Purring Is Worth A Thousand Words - CBS News
(AP) Ears twitching wildly, Nikki and Lucy hovered near the telephone, aroused by the caller on the other end. He was their "cat whisperer," and the girls had something to tell me: "Their food tastes like sawdust." Nikki and Lucy are my 10-year-old ...
- UConn program gives 7th-graders an early start - Stamford Advocate
Graduate student Becky Gladych helps Elpidio Romano with a project during a summer biology class in the University Pals program at the University of Connecticut in Stamford. The program gives Stamford and Norwalk students a taste of college. STAMFORD ...
- Barbara Gowdy, Rachel Zolf win Ontario's Trillium Book Awards - Canada East
TORONTO - Authors Barbara Gowdy and Rachel Zolf were named winners Thursday of the 21st annual Trillium Book Awards, Ontario's top literary prize. Gowdy won for her novel "Helpless" (HarperCollins) while Zolf won the poetry award for her collection ...
- FESTIVAL TIME: At East Preston - Worthing Today
FESTIVAL TIME: At East PrestonWorthing Today, UK - 2 hours ago7.30pm, Conservative Hall, Sea Road, Poetry and Pints evening. 9.45-11.15am, Village Hall, La Rhonda Dance Studio open keep fit class. 2-4pm, Village Hall, ...
- British couple lose Narnia domain name to author's estate - Out-Law.com
British couple lose Narnia domain name to author's estateOut-Law.com, UK - 5 hours agoSaville-Smith, who also writes poetry under the name Gillian Ferguson, said that she and her husband had found the whole experience "dispiriting" and that ...
- this week / john caddy (Pioneer Press)
John Caddy, who has dedicated his adult life to writing and teaching about the environment, celebrates publication of "With Mouths Open Wide: New and Selected Poems" (Milkweed Editions, $18) with a reading at 2 p.m. next Sunday at Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis.
- Two future leaders star at national competition - Sayreville Suburban
Two future leaders star at national competitionSayreville Suburban, USA - 30 minutes ago"I like writing, [and] I'm a huge poetry fan," she said. Zainab said her three younger siblings also provide an impetus for setting the bar high for herself ...
- John Lundberg: American Indian Slam Poets (HuffingtonPost)
Slam poetry gives Indian American high-schoolers a chance both to explore and express their rich culture and to celebrate the music and rhythms of American Indian languages.
- Pop songs banned from funerals - BBC News
BBC NewsPop songs banned from funeralsBBC News, UK - 53 minutes agoLeaflets handed out on its behalf at Saint Mary's Church in Castleblayney on Sunday said pop music and poetry had no place in funeral ceremonies. ...
- Kidnap suspect calls days with daughter 'glorious' (AP via Yahoo! News)
The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993.
- Honest Engines are full steam ahead - Arlington Heights Daily Herald
According to Honest Engines' official creed (i.e. their online band bio); Marcus Maloney is the group's "final and youngest addition," the guitarist who capped off the outfit's still-blooming quintet with jazz-aficionado style. Over the phone ...
- Axeman Lullaby | BalletLab - Australian Stage Online
Axeman Lullaby | BalletLabAustralian Stage Online, Australia - 1 hour agoAdams draws different forms, oppositions, cultures to make mystical connections where once there were none, to make poetry at the fulcrum.
- 'No Child Left Behind' Still Gets Mixed Grades - Kansas CW
'No Child Left Behind' Still Gets Mixed GradesKansas CW, KS - 4 hours agoI answered, 'We don't have time for poetry any more. We have to get ready for the test' (Illinois). As might be expected, the US Department of Education's ...
- Sports: Running for Ken - Windy City Times
Sports: Running for KenWindy City Times, IL - Aug 13, 2008However, nothing could be further from the truth in this teary tale of friendship, which hides age, sexual orientation and health differences. ...
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