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But Jack Valero, public face of the group, says the new film is dishonest. In an exclusive interview he begins the fight back.

Popular fiction is a genre that is distinct from literary fiction, though the boundaries are fluid.

A popular fiction writer of the late 19th century was Horatio Alger. His books, which dealt with the theme of "rags to riches," described boys who rose from humble circumstances and through hard work and persistence achieved success.

I'm fed up with seeing some of our best novelists written off as 'chick lit' a ' you don't see the same belittling line taken with male writers Why isn't she taught at A-level? Joanna Trollope.

Will someone please explain to me what's so alluring about vampires? If you have a kid sister, or if you secretly are a kid sister, the next two weeks may stretch much longer than the days on the calendar indicate.

Cloaking devices would steer light or other electromagnetic waves around them like water around a stone in a smooth stream, leaving nary a ripple of difference in the flow.

Pledge: Jason Aufdem-Brink, left, of the Nora Roberts Foundation shares a whiff sundae with a pupil from a kindergarten class at Hamilton Heights Elementary School, Chambersburg.

In John Irving's latest novel, the main character shares the author's profession, but that's not the most important similarity.

Apps can turn mobile phones into e-readers. This week's app feature takes a look at phone e-readers Amazon's Kindle app for the iPhone is an industry standard Not to be outdone, Barnes & Noble has a clean e-reader app, too Mobipocket is a good choice for Palm and BlackBerry owners Editor's note: This is CNN.com's App Wednesday feature.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Nora Roberts Foundation has made a five-year pledge to support Renfrew Institute through the institute's "Today's Horizon Fund." The foundation has made a five-year pledge of $10,000 annually, according to Tracy Holliday, the institute's assistant director.

Starts: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at NOON Eastern Standard Time It may seem simple, at first, to categorize Christian fiction.

Published Tuesday 27 October 2009 07:17pm EST. Someone recently accosted a friend of mine with the snide remark, "I bet you read... literary fiction." My friend, a nice bookish young man, innocently agreed that most of his reading choices were, in fact, literary fiction.

Posted by David Forsmark on Oct 26th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry While the Obama Administration is decisive about declaring war on Fox News and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, but dithers on whether to go after the jihadists in ...

Meinders Library is pleased to welcome John Koblas, a prolific author on Minnesota and Midwestern historical figures and events, for a talk and book signing.

An American novelist whose works have been among the first to explore the loves and emotions of African American women through a style which might be described as popular fiction rather than literary, Terry McMillan saw.... An American novelist whose works have been among the first to explore the loves and emotions of African American women through ...

Nora Roberts's books grossed $60 million last year. SUPPLIED PICTURE Her books are rarely reviewed and you may not know her name, but Nora Roberts is one of the world's bestselling authors.

CAMDEN : As part of its Mystery Month, Camden Public Library has invited mystery writer Archer Mayor to speak at the library Sunday, Oct.

The life of Marcus Tullius Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, is not obviously the stuff of popular fiction.

Life is unfulfilling. You go to class or work and try to get something done. You grout the spaces between your chunks of obligation with lesser obligations: errands, research, meetings, chores.

UC is represented among more than 80 national and regional authors at the Oct. 17 Books by the Banks book festival downtown.