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- Cover Stories: strong debuts on prize list; the Bhutto perspective; Linley deal; Doyle's farewell (Independent)
* Good to see that "sparkling new fiction" doesn't necessarily equal chicklit and beach reads. The shortlist for the first Desmond Elliott Prize, announced this week, highlights some strong debuts: there's Sunday at the Cross Bones by John Walsh of this parish (Fourth Estate); Gifted by Nikita Lalwani (Viking); and Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith (Simon & Schuster). The 1/2 favourite, it is set in ...
- Popemania and pizza perfection - WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDailyPopemania and pizza perfectionWorldNetDaily, OR - 5 hours ago... "The Writer as Celebrity: Intimate Interviews," and her latest volume of poetry, "The Bologna Sandwich and Other Poems of LOVE and Indigestion. ...
- Letter: Thanks to all who made literary festival a success - Newburyport Daily News
During the last weekend in April, Newburyport celebrated its third literary festival with the arrival of over 60 authors and poets speaking and reading at over 50 events. How lucky for us! This year we honored Newburyport's own Rhina Espaillat for ...
- Yes. I agree. It enforces straight male stereotypes. - RainbowNetwork.com
Cathy Davey was always destined to be a musician. Having grown up with parents who were creative types - her mother is a sculptor, her father a musician and composer - conventional means of academia just didn't appeal to her. Having dyslexia didn't ...
- Rep Clock - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Rep ClockSan Francisco Bay Guardian, CA - 1 hour ago"Best in Show Poetry Reading," Wed, 7:30."Civic Life by the Desperate Optimists," short films, Fri, 8. "Other Cinema": works on Vietnam by Santiago Alvarez, ...Stage listings San Francisco Bay Guardianall 2 news articles
- Nuclear Terror: Federal/Local Coordination Still a Challenge - HSToday
Nuclear Terror: Federal/Local Coordination Still a ChallengeHSToday, MD - 2 hours agoFor all the good news at the national level, however, translating what McHale called the poetry of high strategy into the “prose” of seamless tactical ...
- Still Kicking In His 10th Decade, Millard Kaufman Has a Few Stories ... - Washington Post
LOS ANGELES There are curious curlicues in the many lives of Millard Kaufman. For example, he once ingested cobra venom -- experimentally -- and awoke to find himself playing golf in the nude. That is how he met his wife. She's now a psychoanalyst ...
- Poetry in motion at dance fest - Globe and Mail
Poetry in motion at dance festGlobe and Mail, Canada - 1 hour agoHer precise, clean, crisp physicality is poetry in motion. The text spoken mid-dance about the various worlds we inhabit, however, was unnecessary clutter. ...
- Urdu awards event set for May 15 - Gulf Times
Urdu awards event set for May 15Gulf Times, Qatar - 7 hours agoTHE annual Aalmi Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Awards ceremony and the Aalmi Mushaira (International poetry symposium) will be held at the Doha Sheraton on May 15. ...
- Writers take note - The Westerly
Writers take noteThe Westerly, Canada - 58 minutes agoThe Pacific Region Arts Council (PRAC) and Polar Express Publishing and the Poetry Institute of Canada are all running poetry and short story contests until ...
- Fundraiser salutes daring women - Daily Breeze
Fundraiser salutes daring womenDaily Breeze, CA - 3 hours agoHere, students are entertained by docent presentations related to the festival's theme, in addition to other educational offerings, including poetry ...
- Values Briefs 5/10 - Lincoln Journal Star
Muslims and Christians will have a chance to learn from one another Wednesday at East Lincoln Christian Church, 7001 Edenton Road. “An Interfaith Evening: A Disciple/Muslim Dialogue” will include members of Lincoln’s Muslim population and ...
- Beaverbrook story takes 2 Atlantic Book Awards (CBC Newfoundland and Labrador)
New Brunswick author and CBC reporter Jacques Poitras has won both the Booksellers' Choice Award and the Best Atlantic Published Book Award for his investigative account Beaverbrook: A Shattered Legacy.
- It’s Lookin’ Good Dedicated to the Egyptian People - Egypt Today
In the past two decades, the number of venues, events, funds and possibilities available to the arts community has grown in leaps and bounds. Egypt has undergone a major cultural revival in the visual arts, but beyond quantity, what is it that has ...
- Today's local news briefs (Kingston Daily Freeman)
KINGSTON - Collections for the annual food drive supported by the U.S. Postal Service are scheduled for Saturday, May 10.
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