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- Booker winner Adiga ready with second novel (rediff.com)
Enjoying the spotlight after winning the 2008 Man Booker prize for his debut novel, young Indian novelist Arvind Adiga says his second novel is "almost done" but declined to give details about the upcoming book. The 33-year-old journalist based in Mumbai also rejected suggestions that his award-winning book The White Tiger was overly critical of Indian society saying that he had intended to be ...
- The veil vs. French values (Salon.com)
A Muslim woman is denied citizenship -- some say because she wears the niqab.
- Why Cover the Edwards Scandal? - Slate
Why write about the Edwards scandal? Here's a short clip-and-save response to those (including many friends) who argue the Edwards scandal shouldn't be pursued--or at least pursued too vigorously-- even if it is true :** 1. No"private citizen ...
- Tea time - Eureka Times-Standard
Tea farmer Shelley Ruhlen's roots in farming come from her father's side of the family. ”My dad grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York,” Ruhlen recalled. “They were all dairy farmers on my dad's side. He had nine brothers and sisters and ...
- Report says Taliban using sophisticated media network to undermine ... - CJAD
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Taliban have created a sophisticated media network to undermine support for the Afghan government, sending threats by text message and spreading the militia's views through songs available as ring tones, according to a report ...
- A forgotten voice - Times Online
On December 11, Alexander Solzhenitsyn will be eighty-one. He survived Civil War, World War and Cold War; he suffered Stalin's camps and Brezhnev's repressions; he fought cancer when exiled without possessions in remote Kazakhstan, and resisted ...
- Renaissance Man - The Collegian
Renaissance ManThe Collegian, CA - 10 hours agoDr. Marius’ youth was spent amidst the influences of the influx of African-American writers, poets, artists, actors and musicians who drove the Harlem ...
- Billy Collins kicks off Decatur Book Festival - AccessAtlanta
Bill Starr, head of the Georgia Center for the Book, stood outside Agnes Scott College’s Presser Hall Friday night and looked out on a long line of people waiting to get inside, as if behind a velvert rope at a trendy nightclub. “Isn’t it ...
- Dr. Albert William Morris - Bethany Beach Wave
Dr. Albert William MorrisBethany Beach Wave, DE - 17 hours agoHe enjoyed composing limericks and poetry and often amused others with his sense of humor and jokes. As a charter member of the Rockawalkin Ruritan Club, ...
- Ferguson's a man of many words - Tonight South Africa
Gus Ferguson is one of the greatest poets this country has. His poetry is quirky and sometimes very deep. Based in Cape Town, he's a cartoonist, a pharmacist and a committed cyclist. He publishes other poets through his company, Snailpress, and runs ...
- A preview of poetry and prose readings - Berkeleyan Online
Berkeleyan OnlineA preview of poetry and prose readingsBerkeleyan Online, CA - 5 minutes agoLunch Poems gets down to business on Oct. 2 with Ilya Kaminsky, who won the Whiting Writer’s Award for his first book of poetry, Dancing in Odessa (Tupelo ...
- California Aggie // Sep 12, 08 // Title (California Aggie)
Sunny. Highs 88 to 98. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. What is del.icio.us, Digg, Reddit?
- Johnson, US settle for silver - DesMoinesRegister.com
Johnson, US settle for silverDesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 3 hours ago... for their only child as her fame has grown. She goes to public school, hangs out with friends, has volunteered at an animal shelter and writes poetry. AP.
- From desert to cultural oasis, complete with Louvre, Guggenheim and ... - Guardian Unlimited
When it comes to cultural icons, few would mention Manchester City in the same breath as the Louvre. But to Abu Dhabi's royal family the football club is the latest in a string of multibillion-dollar acquisitions designed to rebrand the nation as a ...
- Authors grieve over Wallace's apparent suicide - 6abc.com
Authors grieve over Wallace's apparent suicide6abc.com, PA - 8 hours ago"He was a wonderful writer, a generous friend, and a singular talent." A native of Ithaca, NY, Wallace was often compared to Thomas Pynchon and Don DeLillo ...
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