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- Between the lines: Animal magnetism (The Sacramento Bee)
If you want to sell a book, include animals in the story. Such conventional publishing wisdom may seem somewhat dated, but it still works with a segment of the national audience. For example:
- Black & white - Deccan Herald
For the first time ever, the revised form of Karnataka Bhagawatha is published in full. The man behind this achievement is Holalkere R Chandrasekhar, writes Krishna Vattam. An epic composed five centuries ago, scribed on palm leaves two centuries ago ...
- Kidnap Suspect Says Days With Daughter 'Glorious' - CBS 4 South Florida
BOSTON (AP) ― The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993 ...
- Jazz on the weekends - Malaysia Star
Malaysia StarJazz on the weekendsMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 27 minutes agoThe Gujarati Youths of Wilayah Perseku-tuan and Selangor brings you an enchanting evening of love, drama, friendship and emotions in a musical entitled Aaja ...
- Writer Ha Jin says he wants to visit native China but is frustrated by ... - International Herald Tribune
HONG KONG : Award-winning author Ha Jin says he wants to visit his native China after being away for 23 years but is discouraged by the Communist government's censorship of his books. "If I have the chance, I'd like to. I want to at least go back to ...
- The North Star: A Moving Target (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
One of my earliest memories of looking up at the night sky happened when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I was visiting an uncle of mine, and on an early fall evening at dusk he pointed almost directly over our heads at a brilliant, bluish-white star. "See that star, Joey? That's the North Star, the brightest star in the sky."
- Report: Taliban media network projects power, but also exposes militant weaknesses (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Using everything from Internet postings to poetry, the Taliban have created a sophisticated media network that undermines support for the Afghan government by projecting the militia's power as greater than it really is, a new report says.
- Festival of Books Kicks off this Weekend (KSFY Sioux Falls)
The 6th Annual Festival of Books is going on this weekend in Sioux Falls.
- Fall Preview: Performance - BurlingtonFreePress.com
Fall Preview: PerformanceBurlingtonFreePress.com, VT - 1 hour agoThe Bronx-based ensemble Universes fuses poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, social issues, down-home blues and Spanish boleros to create a unique form of ...
- Popsters find they can hang with twang - Scripps News
Popsters find they can hang with twangScripps News, DC - Sep 19, 2008And the juiciest story of the week might be bubbleheaded blond Jessica Simpson, who figured that since she dates a Dallas Cowboy and looks hot in cowboy ...
- TBA '08: Lemon Andersen's "The Beautiful Struggle" (The Oregonian)
Poet and actor Lemon Andersen has had a pretty difficult life.
- Week of peace begins - Hillingdon Times
PEOPLE of different faiths in the community are due to gather tomorrow for the launch of Hillingdon’s week of peace. The annual event sees cultures coming together to provide a week of activities for everyone to take part in. A civic march from ...
- Delaware poet laureate to lead writing workshop Oct. 23-26 (Cape Gazette)
The Delaware Division of the Arts is sponsoring a poetry and fiction writers retreat led by Delaware’s Poet Laureate, Dr. JoAnn Balingit, and Dr. Cruce Stark, novelist and retired University of Delaware professor.
- Your haiku topic: Personal injury (OregonLive.com)
It's been a while since we've written poetry, but I'm inspired. Specifically, I'm inspired by Drew's comment (with an assist from Pilot) in yesterday afternoon's desperate cry for help .
- Flaubert's Overcoat: James Wood's 'How Fiction Works' - New York Sun
Flaubert's Overcoat: James Wood's 'How Fiction Works'New York Sun, United States - Aug 12, 2008A novelist, "to achieve his lightest wish," must "Become the whole of boredom, subject to / Vulgar complaints like love." Among the just, the novelist must ...
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