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- Oregon Book Award finalists announced - Oregonian
A strong field of fiction writers lead the finalists for the 22nd annual Oregon Book Awards, to be awarded Nov. 9 at a ceremony in Portland. Finalists for the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction: K.B. Dixon of Portland for "The Sum of His Syndromes," Molly ...
- Book Review: Literary memoir is believable (The Oklahoman)
"My Sister, My Love” by Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco. 562 pages. $25.95). 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 Ramsey murder, with skating prodigy "Bliss” Rampike replacing the real-life child beauty pageant contestant. The resolution she imagines is ...
- Aug 10 - Aug 16 (249) - Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
It's perhaps the most depressing fact of this campaign so far that the first major encounter between McCain and Obama will be presided over by a mega-pastor and in a church. Here's Jeffrey Goldberg's interview with the man who is taking American ...
- Blog Digest - Silicon Republic
Dead men can’t tell tales, but apparently they can blog. The Orwell Prize for political writing decided to resurrect the Animal Farm writer’s journal in blog format and publish his daily entries. It is incredibly surreal to see Orwell document ...
- Column: Rappers get bragging rights - Inside NoVA
Column: Rappers get bragging rightsInside NoVA, VA - 46 minutes agoSure, hip-hop is an art form, no better or worse than opera, poetry, film, etc. But, how many other people in the creative industries call themselves ...
- Stolen 17th century First Folio Shakespeare recovered - Telegraph.co.uk
Stolen 17th century First Folio Shakespeare recoveredTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jul 11, 2008... by the 10th Century scholar Aelfric that were printed in 1566, a first edition version of Beowulf printed in 1815 and a 1612 book of maps and poetry. ...
- Finishing touches - Spectrum
CEDAR CITY - The 7th Annual Great American Stampede, sponsored by the Cedar City Lions Club, continues today at 11 a.m. at Main Street Park with The Old West Days, which features activities, vendors and entertainment. Wes Stephenson, public relations ...
- Monday Meetings (Savannah Morning News)
Submit your organization's meeting for immediate publication online at savannahnow.com/do/add_event or e-mail your meeting at least two weeks in advance to calendar@savannahnow.com or fax to 525-0796. Contact number must be listed. Community Meetings is printed Monday-Wednesday in the Accent section as space allows. For information, call 652-0310. To see more upcoming community meetings, ...
- Well-versed in making movies - The Herald
Well-versed in making moviesThe Herald, UK - 2 hours agoI'm making films that are the equivalent of poetry. I picked that up off Jean Cocteau, who I was lucky enough to visit when I was young. ...
- Renaissance Man - The Collegian
Renaissance ManThe Collegian, CA - 10 hours agoDr. Marius’ youth was spent amidst the influences of the influx of African-American writers, poets, artists, actors and musicians who drove the Harlem ...
- Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont members record inspirational CD (Statesville Record & Landmark)
Danielle Houston has dreamed of one day recording her music on a CD. Now she can say she has done it. She and other members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Piedmont finished recording their CD titled Music Expressions. The 16-track CD includes poetry, rap and instrumental selections. It is meant to be inspirational, producer Brian Long said. I am amazed and overjoyed, Danielle said. This is a ...
- Three Not to Be Missed (Gay City News)
Christina Bianco, Jared Bradshaw in "Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab," the final phase in a treasured tradition that will end in January. THE TEMPEST CSC 136 E. 13th St.
- Nick Cave to release 2nd book in 20 years - CBC News
Musician Nick Cave will publish his second novel, nearly two decades after he first waded into the literary pool. Publishing House Canongate announced Friday that it had secured rights to The Death of Bunny Munroe , set for release in the fall of ...
- Pitching an Agent: 'Build a Brand' - Mediabistro.com
This Kansas-based lawyer-turned-literary agent is actively seeking "authors with a platform, who wish to build a brand with multiple projects." Notable clients: Food consultant Nancy Tringali Piho, Nutrition for the Soul founder Deanna Minich, senior ...
- Sly & the Family Stone - San Francisco Weekly
Sly Stone “performed” at the Grammys in 2006 with a garish, taped-on blond Mohawk. He left after singing a couple of verses with a ragtag collection of pop all-stars. For a man who has appeared in public only a handful of times in the last 30 ...
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