Kim Kardashian with TJ Jackson
Audrey Hepburn & Cary Grant.
2018 Heartland Literary Award: 'Prairie Fires' by Caroline Fraser sifts fact and myth to excavate the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Mother and daughter were fiercely dedicated to their story of a hardworking pioneer family. ...life story from the one she represented in the "Little House" books, pointing out the crop failures ...
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Best-selling Japanese author Haruki Murakami says he enjoys writing novels because he doesn't know how they'll end up. "It's no fun writing a story if I already know how it's going to end," ...
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Women writers are overlooked by educators and critics. It's time to get proactive.
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Idaho literature professor discovers Anne Sexton's early works | Idaho Statesman
Turpin, an assistant professor of American literature at the University of Idaho, considers himself a "literary archaeologist." He takes great pride in discovering previously undiscovered works ...
The Idaho Statesman|5 days agoMcGrath: A teacher's favorite author can change a student's life
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The Eagle-Tribune|2 hours ago
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Daily Telegraph|3 hours ago
Fiona Mozley wins the 2018 Polari prize for debut LGBT writing
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Daily Telegraph|16 hours ago
Eric Griffiths, academic known as 'Reckless Eric' whose lectures appeared in entertainments listings - obituary
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Daily Telegraph|3 days ago
Fusty Ol' Scientific Texts Get a Gorgeous, Pricey Makeover
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Wired News|2 days ago
Ideas take center stage at Las Vegas Book Festival
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Las Vegas Review-Journal|5 days agoLocal writers share their work in statewide reading series | Juneau Empire
"It's so important," said Carmen Davis, president of Alaskan Women Speak's board of directors, Thursday evening at Hearthside Books in Nugget Mall before introducing the event's keynote speaker ...
Juneau Empire|2 days ago
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Elle|3 days ago
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The Boston Globe|2 days agoMundy, Peery and Wojahn win top Library of Virginia annual literary awards
Author Liza Mundy was named the winner of the 2018 Literary Award for Nonfiction for her book, "Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II," at the awards ceremony Saturday night.
Richmond Times-Dispatch|12 hours ago
Danticat delivers keynote at Neustadt Literary Festival
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The Norman Transcript|7 days ago
A DIY Guide to Becoming a Voice in Someone's Head
The Himalayan Echoes festival was set against a magical backdrop. As I type this story, I am revisiting the Hindi poems that made this audiobook. Over lunch that day, I met up with Delhi- and ...
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In the literary world and among those for whom fiction is an interest beyond simply reading books, a great deal of attention will be given to the winner of 2018's Man Booker Prize, Milkman, ...
The Conversation|4 days agoBobbie Bryan's New Book "Jaded Heart" is About Ruth Carrington Who Takes a Teaching Position Out West, Moving Far From Her...
Bobbie Bryan, writer and an avid reader of literature, has completed her new book "Jaded Heart": an emotional tale about Ruth Carrington... town is a lot more than she has bargained for. According ...
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New York Times|5 days agoBook festival honors 'Book Guy' Glenn Dromgoole
When Glenn Dromgoole worked on the first West Texas Book and Author Festival in September 2001, he had no idea that, one day, he would be its top honoree. At this year's event, now known as ...
Abilene Reporter-News|5 days agoFox Cities Book Festival brings writers to LU for diversity panel
The authors that presented at the panel: Lori M. Lee, Kurtis Scaletta and Crystal Chan. The Fox Cities Book Festival (FCBF) is a non-profit organization that has been bringing people together to share stories.
The Lawrentian|1 day ago
Tsundoku: All The Books Team R29 Bought & Didn't Read
We know the well-intentioned purchase - each and every time you hand over cash in exchange for another slice of literary history, you feel certain that this, this, is a book that'll be read.
Refinery 29 UK|2 days ago
