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- Novel explores the ties that bind -- and life's surprises (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Cornelia Brown and her new husband, Teo, move from New York City to a pretty suburban neighborhood where they've imagined they'll have an ideal life. But as Cornelia meets her neighbors, she realizes she may never fit in with the other wives. Especially with Piper, who concerns herself with the state of Cornelia's yard and just happens to be the leader of the neighborhood clique.
- Morgan scoops literary prize - Scotsman
Morgan scoops literary prizeScotsman, United Kingdom - Jun 20, 2008Morgan, who was made Scotland's first national poet, or Makar, in 2004, won the Sundial Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award for his latest poetry ...
- Laureate attacks reading policies (BBC News)
Children's Laureate Michael Rosen says a macho tests culture is stopping children from enjoying reading.
- Between Nanjing and Chongqing - Asia Media
204 pp: University of California Press, 2008. $39.95. War is hell, none more so than the stymied, enraged, calculated brutishness of the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and 1938. The Rape of Nanjing is familiar, but less well known is what ...
- Wim's angels delight - Irish Independent
Irish IndependentWim's angels delightIrish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour agoReleased in 1987, the film was apparently inspired by Wenders' love of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. The director claimed he could detect the presence ...
- Andrew Sean Greer Chronicles a 'Marriage' - NPR News
NPR.org , June 24, 2008 · Book Tour is a Web feature and podcast . Each week, we present leading authors of fiction and nonfiction as they read from and discuss their work. "We think we know the ones we love." That's how Andrew Sean Greer begins his ...
- Caroline Kennedy brings discretion to veep search - Guardian Unlimited
BOSTON (AP) - Caroline Kennedy lives a very private life with a very public profile. It's the perfect skill set for her newest assignment. As part of Barack Obama's vice presidential search team, Kennedy must function with the utmost secrecy in what ...
- Erik Darling, 74; singer-songwriter helped revive American folk music (Los Angeles Times)
Erik Darling, a singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who played a vital role in the revival of American folk music and was identified with the pulsing 1960s pop hit "Walk Right In," died Aug. 3 in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 74 and had lymphoma.
- Jeanette Winterson wonders if modern life is too frenetic to find ... - Times Online
Jeanette Winterson wonders if modern life is too frenetic to find ...Times Online, UK - 1 hour agoA poem is the perfect compact form, and I spend a lot of time reciting poetry to myself - a line here, a line there to keep me in the richness of language, ...
- It takes four to make a Dream Poetry Team - Contra Costa Times
A powerhouse quartet of poets steps into the spotlight at La Pena Cultural Center in Berkeley tonight for a series of readings they're calling "Arte Poetica — The Dream Poetry Team." The participants include Jack Hirschman, the activist and writer ...
- The music makers - China Daily
China DailyThe music makersChina Daily, China - 8 hours agoMusic has always been as much a part of the Games as epic poetry and players. It is also an opportunity for the world to know Chinese pop music scene."
- Ben Goertzel reports from Xiamen China - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Ben Goertzel reports from Xiamen ChinaInstitute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, CT - 1 hour agoShe gave me a bunch of Chinese history books and stories and poetry to read, which made me fascinated with the culture. When I was 17, halfway thru my 3rd ...
- To 7/19: Cave Creek Film & Arts Fest - AZ Central.com
To 7/19: Cave Creek Film & Arts FestAZ Central.com, AZ - 4 hours agoYoung people and adults are entered for original song, poetry, short story, visual art and photography. New this year is a category on choreography. ...
- 'An American hero' dies (Akron Beacon Journal)
J ohn F. Seiberling, the retired Akron congressman who helped create the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, died Saturday morning at his home in Copley Township.
- THE LIFE OF REILLY - ESPN.com
Since this is my first column for The Magazine , I figure I should introduce myself. And maybe the best way to tell you who I am is to tell you about my dad, Jack. He was an Irish tenor, a yarn spinner, a songwriter, a father of four, a crack golfer ...
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