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1 hr ago | The Guardian

Atiq Rahimi: Should literature be political?

From the Edinburgh world writers' conference in Saint-Malo, a speech on art, writing and reality from the French-Afghan author and film-maker Atiq Rahimi In a major book of Persian literature called Memorial of the Saints , written in the 13th century, the great poet Farid Ud-din Attar explains that, one day, a young disciple asked his master what ... (more)

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1 hr ago | USA Today

Young golfer searches for fairways, greens - and himself

Dylan Dethier, author of coming-of-age memoir "18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game." College student Dylan Dethier wrote the coming-of-age memoir '18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game.' Dylan Dethier came of age on a year-long trip to play golf in each of the Lower 48 ... (more)

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1 hr ago | USA Today

'Literary onslaught' of BookExpo America hits May 30

More than 500 authors will compete for attention at BookExpo America, the annual three-day trade show that opens May 30 in New York for 20,000 publishers, booksellers, librarians, agents and readers.

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2 hrs ago | USA Today

Excerpt: 'The Signature of All Things' by Elizabeth Gilbert

Author of best sellers Eat, Pray, Love and Committed Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction in October with her novel The Signature of All Things, described as 'a sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the Elizabeth Gilbert, author of best sellers Eat, Pray, Love and Committed , returns to fiction in October with The Signature of All Things , ... (more)

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2 hrs ago | USA Today

Top 10 young adult books for summer

Whether your summer destination is the beach, the mountains or the same old routine, these top new YA titles will help entertain you through the season.

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2 hrs ago | USA Today

Robin Roberts to write memoir

Robin Roberts, who has been through so much in the past year, announced this morning she'll tell her story in a book.

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5 hrs ago | Honolulu Weekly

Every Reader for Himself

Confirming rumors, Barnes & Noble's Kahala Mall bookstore will close when its lease expires in January 2014.

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5 hrs ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Interview: Alana Terry, Author of The Beloved Daughter

A homeschooling mother of three, Alana Terry penned her debut Christian novel The Beloved Daughter and went on to win second place in the Women of Faith writing contest.

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6 hrs ago | Patch.com

NEH Grant to Study Portsmouth Author's Novel

A Portsmouth resident's 1993 hypertext novel will be studied under a National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to the Electronic Literature Organization , the group announced on their Web site last Friday.

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7 hrs ago | Nine O'Clock

Literature - a chance for romance and civism

While in Cluj to be awarded the doctor honoris causa degree of the Babes-Bolyai University, Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa continued the public dialogue started eight years ago with his Romanian publisher, philosopher Gabriel Liceanu.

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8 hrs ago | Denver Westword

Ten musicians fueled by existentialism

Music is filled with surprises. For every good-looking rebel working diligently to bring sexy back, there's a bookish nerd sitting in a dim corner furiously scribbling esoteric poetry in a lyrics journal.

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11 hrs ago | Brandon Sun

With Cannes debut of his 'As I Lay Dying,' James Franco builds a bookish filmography

The 35-year-old American has already played poets Allen Ginsberg and Hart Crane .

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Related Topix: Howl, Metal, As I Lay Dying, James Franco, Movies, Entertainment, New York University, Arts

12 hrs ago | American Reporter

American OpinionA Plea to the Modern Reader

Recently. as a requirement for a literature symposium. I was forced to read a number of "great" late 19th Century short stories, most of which were far from great, much less enjoyable.

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16 hrs ago | UnionLeader.com

Congo war's legacy follows survivor to NH

Coco Ramazani's life is the subject of the book "Tell This to My Mother." The Manchester woman, who escaped from a military camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is HIV-positive and wants to get her story out before she dies.

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Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Manchester, NH, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Arts

20 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Education reform is only part of answer to student achievement

"I retired several years ago from teaching high school. I still sub. On Monday I was supposed to supervise peer editing of a research paper on the Industrial Revolution.

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21 hrs ago | IBerkshires

'The Great Gatsby': A Bit Jazzed-Up

Too bad the 1926, silent version of "The Great Gatsby," filmed only a year after F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the book, is missing.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Pop/Rock, Comedy Movies, Biography Movies, Moulin Rouge, Musical Movies, Ernest Hemingway, Vocal, Arts

Tue May 21, 2013

Metro Times

Steam Dreaming

As a subgenre, a movement, a fashion statement, steampunk has worn a dozen garments and none of them fit exactly the same.

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InvestmentNews

So where are all the revolutionary new investment theories?

Investment management is supposed to be built on brilliant minds' novel insights and innovative approaches - or so our training and traditions have led us to believe.

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EERE Network News

DOE Has Issued Request for Information Regarding Rotating Disk...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office has issued a request for information seeking feedback from interested stakeholders regarding the use of rotating disk electrode experiments and best practices for experimental conditions for characterization of the activity and durability of proton exchange membrane fuel cell oxygen ... (more)

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Edutopia

Hitting the Books: Summer Reading Recommends

I know a vacation is coming when stacks of books next to my bed start growing. I've started to notice that building those stacks makes the final weeks of the year easier -- the visual reminder of the upcoming break.

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