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Fiction Literature

                   

Dennis Lehane's 'Given Day' eyes Babe Ruth, Boston

newsday.com
10 hrs ago 1 related
        

BY JEFFREY BURKE | Bloomberg News THE GIVEN DAY, by Dennis Lehane. We start with Babe Ruth at age 23 vomiting off the back of a train heading to Boston for the 1918 World Series. Dennis Lehane's "The Given Day" is a long,...

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A writer's new chapter: Running for Parliament in Canada

iht.com
3 hrs ago
        

As a writer, Thomas King has twice been nominated for Canada's main literary prize, the Governor General's Literary Awards, and his work as an academic has brought him acclaim and honors. But King's popularity comes mainly from...

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Roundup: Science Fiction and Fantasy

washingtonpost.com
10 hrs ago
        

Weird tales from the future -- and from a shadowy present. 304 pp. $25.95 Gene Wolfe is the kind of clever writer who doesn't need to point out how whip-smart he is. One of Wolfe's more amusing ideas is that the future isn't...

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Compelling stories, graphically told

charlotte.com
11 hrs ago 2 related
        

This sounds crazy, but it's true: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg library's Michele Gorman teaches other librarians how to read books.Not just any books, but graphic novels – the book form of a format better known as comics.Once...

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Lived experiences

hindu.com
10 hrs ago
        

With The Northern Clemency featuring in the Man Booker shortlist, Phillip Hensher talks about his writing, and his feelings on making the shortlist. ’I long ago learnt never to think about prizes in advance. For Phillip...

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A question of free speech

hindu.com
10 hrs ago
        

Intolerance of the written word, the most recent example being Sherry Jones’ Jewel of Medina, is not confined to Islam. Sherry Jones, an American journalist, started thinking about Islam after 9/11 and researched its history...

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Into the 'new Italy'

philly.com
5 hrs ago
        

In decades past, a kind of honorary chair existed in American publishing for a "great" Italian writer - one only, please - through whom tasteful American readers could satisfy their need for la vita Italiana, dolce and otherwise.

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Writers' Rituals - John McEvoy

suite101.com
5 hrs ago 1 related
        

The Mysterious Writing Habits of the World's Top Crime Writers Writing a novel requires an idea, the right words, and something extra. Mystery writer John McEvoy shares the secrets of his approach to writing, from idea to...

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Edward P. Jones's Literary Technique

suite101.com
11 hrs ago
        

Moral Ambiguity in The Known World In his novel The Known World, Edward P. Jones presents an intricate story full of complex moral themes. Edward P. Jones’s Use of Detail to Indicate Character Complexity Jones’s details not...

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Literary calendar: Local events

citizen-times.com
10 hrs ago
        

Rob Neufeld • published October 12, 2008 12:15 am Your guide to author and literary events in Western North Carolina Oct. 12-18: Today RON RASH: Acclaimed novelist and poet Ron Rash, author of “Saints at the River,” reads from...

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