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... clear of Carlos Ruiz Zafon. In his much-loved 'The Shadow of the Wind' and in this new offering, no trope of popular fiction is off limits, and nothing succeeds like excess. You will either nod approvingly when someone bangs typewriter keys until ... Comment?
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Iranian writer up for Akutagawa Prize
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... uthors, including movie director Miwa Nishikawa, 34, for the 141st Naoki Prize, a major literature award for popular fiction. The prizewinners are expected to be announced after a screening committee meeting in Tokyo on July 15. Comment?
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Iranian Nezammafi nominated for prestigious Akutagawa literary award+
... authors including movie director Miwa Nishikawa, 34, for the 141st Naoki Prize, a major literature award for popular fiction. The prizewinners are expected to be announced after a screening committee meeting in Tokyo on July 15. (c) 2009 Kyodo News ... Comment?
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Former Zionsville author awarded Bronze Medal for Popular Fiction
Author Marti Healy's second book, her first novel, "The Rhythm of Selby," has been awarded the Bronze Medal for Popular Fiction in the 13th annual national competition Recognizing Excellence in Independent Publishing. Comment?
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Southbourne library to reopen on its 40th birthday
... the present building in First Avenue. "The library has something for everyone in the family, from a range of popular fiction, to books on travel, hobbies, sport, gardening and much more," said Cllr Watson. There is also access to a million books on ... Comment?
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Alsop closing book on library career
... herself with good books. "I'm really looking forward to reading," said Alsop, who has recently taken to popular fiction novels. Alsop accepted the Fergus Falls position in 1995, moving from Litchfield, Minn., where she worked as a librarian. Before ... Comment?
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Author Grisham's evolution from lawyer was gradual
... with considerably more confidence, no longer a practicing attorney but one of the best-known writers of popular fiction. More than 245 million copies of Grisham's 22 books - most of them legal thrillers - are in print, translated into 29 languages. ... Comment?
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... a 20% rebate valid until Sept 30, 2009. Readers are invited to submit their selection of the top three most popular fiction and non-fiction titles based on the lists below. If you are one of 20 readers whose ranking matches the overall vote, you ... Comment?
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... herself with good books. a oeIa m really looking forward to reading,a said Alsop, who has recently taken to popular fiction novels. Alsop accepted the Fergus Falls position in 1995, moving from Litchfield, Minn., where she worked as a librarian. ... Comment?
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In partnership with New York University's Asian/Pacific/American...
... the University of Michigan, Wu has extensively researched the evolution of the image of Asians in Western popular fiction, and is the author of the historical study The Yellow Peril: Chinese Americans in American Fiction, 1850-1940 (Archon Books, ... Comment?
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The Educational Value of Genre Fiction
This week I'll be teaching in our weeklong, intensive graduate creative writing workshops for the MA in Writing Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill U . It's always a great experience, and I particularly enjoy getting to teach and work with students and colleagues in my favorite literary genre: horror. Comment?
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So many vampires, so little time: A literary guide
... is perpetuated not just in official "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" media, but also in a thriving genre of popular fiction, usually labeled "urban fantasy," in which young female protagonists get to battle monsters and demons while working through the ... Comment?
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... too strongly derivative of Georgette Heyer, who invented a world and an idiom that continue to influence popular fiction of various kinds in a fashion that is interesting to observe. I have finished the Ross MacDonald (Jack Reacher avant la lettre!) ... Comment?
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Collector's Corner: Collectible Magazines
... ( link ) "Old Magazines: Identification & Value Guide," by Richard E. Clear and David T. Alexander ( link "Popular Fiction Periodicals: A Collectors' Guide to Vintage Pulps, Digests, and Magazines," by Jeff Canja ( link ) Websites Magazine Grading ... Comment?
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Helping hands: Friend's Bookstore sells used books to help GRRL
... at more than $50,000 in 2008. Donations from the public sell well in the Friend's bookstore as many are new popular fiction or timely non-fiction. Bookstore volunteers spend several hours weekly sorting, pricing and shelving books. Revenue from ... Comment?
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Kids hit stores in search of best Father's Day gifts
... Barack Obama, and Doug Stanton's "Horse Soldiers," about U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, Nelson said. Popular fiction writers John Grisham, David Baldacci, James Patterson and Robert Ludlum all have new novels out now as well. "This is one of our big ... 3 comments
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Summer Books 2004 Jul. 3, 2004
... benefit from learning about new books; and authors need free publicity. Know nothings by Gene Edward Veith Popular fiction, feminist scholarship, and even Christians' false piety have helped revive the ancient Gnostic heresy -- perfect timing for a ... Comment?
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Diet heckling a sign of lazy, childish behavior
"Seken Munesanyo" by Ihara Saikaku is an ukiyozoshi , a genre of popular fiction that developed in the Edo Period . Comment?
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Raymond L. Atkins Wins 2009 Georgia Author of the Year Award
... 2009 Southeastern Booksellers Award and a Nomination for the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Popular Fiction. The book is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other fine booksellers. The 45th annual Georgia Author of the Year ... Comment?
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Rome's Raymond Atkins named Author of the Year
... 2009 Southeastern Booksellers Award and a nomination for the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Award for Best Popular Fiction. The book is available from Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com and others. Atkinsa second novel, a oeSorrow Wood,a will be released ... Comment?
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