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Meme: Reading Habits

es.wordpress.com     Jul 6, 2008          

1. Nana took me to the library every weekend and Mom read to me every night, so I was talking by six months and reading books by three. Mid-grade, I liked the American Girl Collection books and Calico Captive—anything...                

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Entertainment Weekly's New Classics List

pagesturned.blogspot.com     Jun 25, 2008   2 related          

We had 13 voters at our precinct yesterday. We got there at 5:45 am to set up and then didn't have a single voter until a couple minutes before noon.Ah, well. That gave us time to learn the new equipment a little better. It is...                

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EW's new classic books list

robinlee.typepad.com     Jun 21, 2008   4 related          

EW has posted their list of the 100 Best Reads from 1983 to 2008 (25 years). So, how many of the books on this "new classics" list have you read? My count: Eleven — and one of them I thought was so boring I wouldn't have put it...                

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NBCC Good Reads 3: San Antonio Panel

bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com     Jun 2, 2008          

Panelists [from left] Norma Alarcon of Third Woman Press, PEN Southwest Fiction award winning novelist Rod Davis, NBCC fiction finalist Sandra Cisneros, NBCC Balakian winner Steven Kellman, and NBCC member/moderator Gregg Barrios,...                

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Good Reads 3: Texas Critics and Authors in San Antonio on Friday

bookcriticscircle.blogspot.com     May 26, 2008   1 related          

National Book Critics Circle:An Evening of Good ReadsFriday, May 30th, 7:00 PM @ Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa,San Antonio, TX 78205. 210.734.9673The Spring 2008 Good Reads list - the third since the NBCC introduced this alternative to the bestseller list-- will be the focus of a panel at Gemini Ink...                

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What is your book group reading?

centredaily.com     May 20, 2008          

Today, Schlow Library's book group will meet to discuss Caramelo, by Sandra Cisneros. It is a story about a young girl hearing stories about her family, including a history of shawl making, and growing up Latina. There are many great books that lend themselves to discussion. Centre County Reads...                

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New Textbook Turns the Page on Drafting

architecturalrecord.com     Apr 28, 2008          

By C. J. Hughes Many high school students aspiring to be architects are heading into this year’s summer vacation with a fundamentally new learning experience under their belts, one that recognizes that the profession is as much about landscaping and room circulation as...                

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Linked Short Story Collections

suite101.com     Apr 19, 2008          

What is a story cycle and how is it different from other short story collections? This article attempts to give the basics of this exciting genre. ... Defining and Unifying American Short Fiction What is a story cycle and how is it different from other short story...                

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Memoirist Marjane Satrapi to speak

chron.com     Apr 7, 2008   2 related          

Iranian-born writer's work has been turned into an Oscar-nominated film By FRITZ LANHAM Author/illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best-known for her graphic memoirs Persepolis and Persepolis 2, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Zilkha Hall, Hobby Center for the Performing...                

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Some Assorted Additions to Various Prose Shelves

compost-hedgie.blogspot.com     Mar 25, 2008          

"Literary" Prose:A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki MurakamiThe White Castle by Orhan PamukThe Storyteller by Mario Vargas LlosaDeath in the Andes by Mario Vargas LlosaThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosCaramelo by Sandra CisnerosCellophane by Marie AranaThe...                

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