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- African-American series character is a role model for black girls - News-Democrat
In his mind, Derrick Barnes is already casting the film version of his new children's books. Will Smith's daughter, Willow, currently appearing in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl," would play the lead, Ruby Marigold Booker. (But only if she can sing ...
- Grimshaw reunites with award-winning characters - Otago Daily Times
TVNZGrimshaw reunites with award-winning charactersOtago Daily Times, New Zealand - 2 hours agoHer new story collection, which she won't reveal her planned name for, should have good prospects as well - it has been snapped up by London publisher ...Grimshaw stays in touch with award-winning characters 3 News NZall 4 news articles
- Oakland Opera Theater to Stage Stravinsky's Masterpieces - Broadway World
Oakland Opera Theater to Stage Stravinsky's MasterpiecesBroadway World, NY - 3 hours agoA former National Teen Poetry Slam Champion, she has been featured at Robert Redford’s Sundance Summit, the Living Word Festival, and the Stern Grove ...
- Teacher has one job: advance knowledge - Lansdale Reporter
Teacher has one job: advance knowledgeLansdale Reporter, PA - 50 minutes agoFish is one of the three smartest people I know, and he writes particularly clear and engaging prose — a far from common gift in such a high-powered thinker ...
- Summer reads (The News & Observer)
Throughout the summer, we will share reader's picks for their summer reading. Share your pick at share.triangle.com/bookclub .
- Valparaiso University events (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
On display “Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley” and “Encounters/Encuentros: Tradition and Innovation in the Art of Spain and Latin America” is on exhibit through Nov. 23 the Brauer Museum of Art, Center for the Arts, 1709 Chapel Drive. “Domestic Vision” will feature 33 of noted Midwestern artist Joel Sheesley’s realistic, allegorical paintings, many of them ...
- 2008 'Florida Book Awards' competition begins with call for entries (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Florida Book Awards has kicked off its third annual competition with a call for entries in eight categories, including a new one for "Book Design."
- City schoolgirl wins national poetry prize - Scotsman
City schoolgirl wins national poetry prizeScotsman, United Kingdom - 4 minutes agoAN Edinburgh schoolgirl has beat off competition from thousands of entrants to take top place in a national poetry competition. Kirsty Shinton, 15, from the ...
- Ha Jin wants to visit China - FOXNews
Ha Jin wants to visit ChinaFOXNews - Jul 26, 2008He said the publisher wanted to publish "Under the Red Flag," "The Bridegroom" "Ocean of Words," "In the Pond" and a collection of his poetry but abandoned ...
- Writing like painting (The Daily Iowan)
Tarek Eltayeb is a cultural smorgasbord. Born and raised by Sudanese parents in Cairo, Egypt, he spent his college years and the first portion of his adult life in Vienna, Austria. Now, after a diverse background of languages and countries, he adds another location to his life's belt, coming to Iowa for the International Writing Program.
- At 99, psychoanalyst still has a lot on her schedule - Los Angeles Times
At 99, psychoanalyst still has a lot on her scheduleLos Angeles Times, CA - 30 minutes agoShe delivers her lines as if reading from a great novel that makes poetry of history. "There was a war, and I had vanilla ice cream for lunch. ...
- Trench Life: A Survival Guide - HULIQ.com
The Canadian War Museum (CWM) today opened a new exhibition, Trench Life: A Survival Guide. The exhibition examines how, in the harsh world of First World War trenches, Canadian soldiers created and relied upon a distinct culture to make sense of ...
- Witness who took risky stand in Sacramento gangland trial works to build new life (The Sacramento Bee)
One bullet perforated his left lung and induced a bloody cough. Timothy Hurst sings in his bedroom wearing a T-shirt he designed; his brother Iam Mason sings on the bed. Hurst's testimony helped convict two gang members who tried to kill him. Now he's living in another city and trying to establish himself as an artist. Timothy Hurst looks in the mirror, where he's written "God's ...
- And The Surge Worked, Surgeworked, Surgeworked.. - OpEdNews
And The Surge Worked, Surgeworked, Surgeworked..OpEdNews, PA - 13 hours agoOur generals had made a career of the death of our soldiers. Gen. Petraus would have never got the post he has now if it was not for the war. ...
- Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly books - guardian.co.uk
Lara Feigel's top 10 smelly booksguardian.co.uk, UK - 46 minutes agoBaudelaire's poetry was dominated by the sensual and this collection is peppered with paeans to smell. He extols the odours of 'promises, perfumes, ...
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