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- National Book Awards finalists are announced (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
American conflicts — from the Civil War to the war on terror — dominated the nonfiction finalists for the National Book Awards, which were announced on Wednesday.
- Local Talent Wins Going West Poetry Slam (Scoop.co.nz)
Avondale’s Courtney Meredith won the Going West Poetry Slam on Saturday night – the first woman to ever win the event.
- Macmillan takes hat-trick at book awards - PrintWeek
Macmillan takes hat-trick at book awardsPrintWeek, UK - 5 hours agoMacmillan Publishing took home three trophies to be crowned the big winner of last night's British Book Design and Production Awards 2008. ...
- 20 questions for … singer-songwriter Nellie McKay (Miami Herald)
Singer, songwriter, actor and activist Nellie McKay calls her music "schizophrenic voodoo." Schizophrenic because she jumps genres - from Tin Pan Alley pop and cabaret to reggae, rap and jazz - voodoo because these elements mysteriously gel with her evocative, playful, and bold lyrics.
- Dennis to perform at Butler, Tanner & Dennis (PrintWeek)
Felix Dennis, saviour of Butler, Tanner & Dennis is to perform in front of 160 employees and their families tomorrow evening (23 October) as part of the latest leg of his poetry tour 'Did I Mention the Free Wine?'.
- Entertainment Calendar for week starting Oct. 10 - Ottumwa Courier
Entertainment Calendar for week starting Oct. 10Ottumwa Courier, IA - 6 hours agoOttumwa Community Players’ “Love Sex and the IRS,” 7:30 pm Nov. 7-8 and 2 pm Nov. 9 at Bridge View Center theater; tickets at the door. IHCC Poetry Reading ...
- Duncan Glen: Poet, publisher, editor, designer, and excavator of Scottish literature (Independent)
Duncan Glen had a distinguished academic career in creative design, retiring in 1986 as Emeritus Professor of Visual Communication from Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham. But he was also a uniquely important poet, a pioneering critic and a crucial publisher and editor committed to the enablement of others, with an open, inquisitive eye for poetry from around the world.
- God: can’t live with Him, can’t live without Him - The Herald
God: can’t live with Him, can’t live without HimThe Herald, UK - 4 hours agoThey are of the heart, stammering the inadequate human poetry of transcendence. They can be both sublime and terrible, awe-full and awful. ...
- Award news: Victoria prize nominees - Quill & Quire
Award news: Victoria prize nomineesQuill & Quire, Canada - 16 hours agoTwo non-fiction titles and a poetry collection are in the running for this year’s City of Victoria Butler Book Prize, while a picture book will square off ...
- GOP strategists: Attack Obama hard (The Washington Times)
John McCain and Barack Obama slug it out again (tonight, 9 p.m. EST) at a showdown debate in McCain's favored town-hall setting, which gives him his best chance to jump-start his sputtering campaign.
- Activists peacefully object SOA - JackCentral
Activists peacefully object SOAJackCentral, AZ - 1 hour agoMembers of the American Legion Riders and Patriot Guard, a group of military veterans and troops, circled the parking lot driving motorcycles waving large ...
- Fair well versed with more than 40 poets - Miami Herald
''The trouble with poetry,'' wrote former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins in his poem of the same title, ``is that it encourages the writing of more poetry.'' The lineup at Miami Book Fair International seems to support that theory, not that anyone ...
- Those wild and crazy ‘SNL' gals! - Kansas City Star
Those wild and crazy ‘SNL' gals!Kansas City Star, MO - 3 hours ago-Victoria Jackson (1986-92): The 49-year-old squeaky voiced Miami native - married to a cop - can recite poetry standing on her head and play the ukulele ...
- Promoting Nigerian dress culture - Nigerian Tribune
Nigerian TribunePromoting Nigerian dress cultureNigerian Tribune, Nigeria - 8 hours agoThe poetry shortlist features Sokei Charles Chuka – “Memories”, Jeffrey O Uche – “Bride For Eternity”, Muyiwa Akinwolore – “Merchants Of Darkness”, ...
- Book Events for Oct. 20-25 - StarNewsOnline.com
Book Events for Oct. 20-25StarNewsOnline.com, NC - 4 hours ago"Soul Slam," the first official poetry competition at Bottega Gallery, begins at 8 pm Thursday in the gallery at 208 N. Front St. Entry fee: $5. ...
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