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- To breed or not to breed - Salon
June 27, 2008 | Hearty and overstuffed, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" arrives at bookstores this summer well-positioned to step into the niche pioneered by "Cold Mountain": the chewy yet suspenseful literary bestseller with a taproot in the classics ...
- Short Stories (Colorado Springs Independent)
Gossip of the Starlings Nina de Gramont Algonquin Books, $22.95/hardcover The cover of Gossip of the Starlings quotes Jacquelyn Mitchard: "I inhaled this novel in one breath." Impressive words from an equally impressive writer. And in some ways, Nina de Gramont's debut novel is hard to put down.
- Education briefly - LubbockOnline.com
Education brieflyLubbockOnline.com, TX - 3 hours agoA Texas Tech English professor has received the 2008 Donald Justice Poetry Prize for his second collection of poetry, "Two Men Fighting with a Knife. ...
- Fallout feat. DJ Crusifer, Jay Cock, Static, DJ Clovis, //she//, & DJ ... - Phoenix New Times
We were leaning against the DJ booth at Homme for the Thursday-night weekly FALLOUT when someone's shadow sidled up and queried, "So, you a rivethead or a cybergoth?" Granted, we were wearing a black, nylon trench coat, but honey, please, it's a Marc ...
- A Life in Movies: Guillermo Del Toro (Newsweek)
1. "Los Olvidados." Luis Buñuel's film is a searing indictment of urban conditions—but also a dark fable.
- City remembers Gurudev - Kolkata Newsline
City remembers GurudevKolkata Newsline, India - 18 hours agoBorn in 1938, Manibhushan has been an integral part of the world of Bengali poetry for the last 50 years. A child, he was uprooted from his native East ...
- Out of 'Sight - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
Out of 'SightStaten Island Advance - SILive.com, NY - Jul 8, 2008One guy is left to care for twins while his partner works, and another teen calls it quits after a harsh review from the parents. ...
- Carpe Diem - Nashoba Publishing
Carpe DiemNashoba Publishing, MA - 11 hours agoShe is passionate about history, poetry, music, horses, and most of all her family, but lacks cooking skills. Anderson makes up for it with talents for ...
- Marking Caribbean American Ties - Washington Post
Marking Caribbean American TiesWashington Post, United States - 16 hours agoThe Capital Caribbean-American Literary Festival, June 10-13, will include storytelling, poetry and lectures. The DC Caribbean Film Festival runs June 17-21 ...
- Measure for Measure - Boston Globe
Measure for MeasureBoston Globe, United States - 10 hours agoOf course, graduate students would still take the familiar courses on Shakespeare, Victorian novels, and 20th-century poetry, but they would also take ...
- Robert Indiana, along with artists like Warhol, was at the ... - Sault Star
Robert Indiana, along with artists like Warhol, was at the ...Sault Star, Canada - 1 hour agoIndiana's father left the family to fend for itself when Indiana was only 10. From the age of six Indiana exhibited his attraction to the creative process. ...
- Sing him to heaven: Poet laureate of American hymns passes on - Holmen Courier
Sing him to heaven: Poet laureate of American hymns passes onHolmen Courier, WI - May 23, 2008At 18, Vajda began translating Slovak stories and poetry. “His interest in hymn writing came through his translation work,” said Barry Bobb, choral director ...
- PBS struggles to survive (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
''Is PBS Still Necessary'" read a New York Times headline a few weeks ago above a story about public TV's struggles. PBS is again imperiled by threatened severe funding cuts, tired-looking shows, competition from cable and, not surprisingly, lower ratings.
- Laureate lessons: Politics and artistic honors don't mix - Gloucester Daily Times
Gloucester has a new poet laureate — officially. But the title might as well be amended to "political poet laureate." That is the only way to describe the appointment of John Ronan by the City Council on Tuesday night. The council didn't even vote ...
- Site navigation (Salford Advertiser)
A SALFORD-born writer has been picked from thousands of entrants around the world as the winner of Scotland‘s prestigious national poetry prize. Jane Weir, 43, who lived in Irlam until her 20s, won Scotland’s £2,500 Wigtown Poetry Prize which she will be awarded with this weekend.
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