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- Danny Abse wins Wales book of the year (NewsWales)
Poet Dannie Abse has won the ten thousand pounds Wales Book of the Year 2008 for his book The Presence, a journal of his grief after his wife died in a car accident.
- Ready, set, GO! - Journal and Courier
Ready, set, GO!Journal and Courier, IN - 2 hours agoThe ISO will be performing “Ask Your Mama: Twelve Moods for Jazz,” a work by Ronald McCurdy inspired from the poetry of Langston Hughes. ...
- Apologies Forthcoming A look back at China's Lost Generation - Mass Media Distribution LLC (press release)
Apologies Forthcoming A look back at China's Lost GenerationMass Media Distribution LLC (press release), FL - 2 hours agoPoetry was banned. And the word “love,” unless applied to Mao, was expressly forbidden. Artists were denounced, and many opted for suicide. ...
- Pubs battle for prestigious title (icWales)
THEY range from the idyllic country inn complete with cask ales and open log fire to the modern city centre gastropub serving tapas.
- Harry Potter’ fans in for treat at Book Fest - AccessAtlanta
AT THE DECATUR BOOK FESTIVAL, you can immerse yourself in literature and poetry, meet Pulitzer Prize winners and probe the writers’ mind. Or you can dress silly, sing loud, laugh a lot and have the cheapest possible family outing. The festival’s ...
- Arts fest ups ante with its offerings (Tacoma News Tribune)
Tacoma sees a lot of arts festivals during the summer.
- Novelist Rae Meadows spills the beans on her latest book; plus a look at more local works (Isthmus)
If the atmosphere in Madison has been a little overheated of late in the wake of three unsolved murders, then Rae Meadows' new novel, 'lt;i'gt;No One Tells Everything'lt;/i'gt; (June, MacAdam Cage), should fit in well with the zeitgeist. The novel, Meadows' second, is not so much a typical murder mystery as it is a mystery of people -- who they are, how they function, how they communicate -- ...
- 'Reluctant Environmentalist' Learning to Go Green (Fairfield Citizen-News)
Mariann Regan is retired and couldn't be happier. After 40 years as a professor of English at Fairfield University, where she met and married her husband, Richard, also a professor of English, she now has the time to devote herself to writing books, especially her memoir.
- Globetrotting in the Bayou City - Houston Chronicle
Bird-shaped custard rice cakes at Fung's Kitchen will help customers think they've been whisked away for the summer. With cramped planes, screaming babies (even in first class) and sky-high fares, flying isn't much fun anymore. Nor are road trips ...
- Upcoming: Short List (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Kingsized, Save Our Bookstore and more... August 15 Friday Wordsmiths Books doesn't mess around when it comes to reliably cool events. And its SAVE OUR BOOKSTORE fundraiser weekend is no different. Friday night's "Saving Bookstores Is AWESOME!!! Night of AWESOME!!!" features a reading by Jack Pendarvis, a performance from Atlanta indie rockers Sealions, and a silent robot auction – the ...
- Practical approach by laureate - Gloucester Daily Times
Practical approach by laureateGloucester Daily Times, USA - 31 minutes ago... better bring poetry to students on all grade levels, a similar effort to engage the city's elderly, and a project aimed at developing a of book poetry ...
- Book Review - Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin by Herb Boyd (Blogcritics.org)
Boyd pulls at the Baldwin self-doubt scab -- born black, gay, poor and ugly, not the most auspicious start in life. James Baldwin fascinates and is fascinated with Harlem. The confluence of writer and city meet in Baldwin novels, but not in the majority of them, as most readers might expect. That is the subject of the new book by Herb Boyd. The author knows Baldwin, knows Harlem and knows ...
- PENNY: Obama moment for Mich. family (Rocky Mountain News)
Maybe the Secret Service can take a few tips from Snoop Dogg's people.
- An area of darkness and starvation - Newindpress on Sunday
An area of darkness and starvationNewindpress on Sunday, India - 49 minutes agoThe next literary stalwart to make tribal lore the subject of his literary creation is Sitakanta Mohapatra, whose seven collections of tribal poetry catch ...
- Summer activities abound at area libraries (County Press)
LAPEER COUNTY -- This summer, libraries in Lapeer County are inviting children to catch the reading bug through special programming. Based on a statewide theme, librarians are inviting kids to spend the summer reading and attending various summer activities planned for libraries.
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