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11 min ago | MediaGuardian.co.uk

Prescribed reading: medicine in literature

Last night I attended the prize ceremony for the inaugural Wellcome Trust book prize , awarded to "outstanding works of fiction and non-fiction on the theme of health, illness or medicine". I was attracted by its slightly barmy mixing of literary disciplines.

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Related Topix: Arts, Journalism

Wed Nov 04, 2009

KTEO-FM Wichita Falls

Frank Peretti, under-appreciated pioneer of Christian literature?

Did anybody else grow readingand re-reading - Frank Peretti's This Present Darkness ? Ever since my college experience changed my ideas about what is and isn't Great Literature, I have looked back at my pre-teen obsession with Peretti's novels of spiritual warfare with a mixture of mild embarrassment and nostalgia.

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Deutsche Welle

Berlin-based author scoops top French literature prize

A woman of French and Senegalese descent has won the prestigious Prix Goncourt for a novel detailing the harrowing experiences of three women who struggle to preserve their dignity.

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Neatorama

13 Examples of Literature in Song

It's no real surprise that Wikipedia has a thorough list of these , but it's interesting to parse through the many, and find a neat collection of songs and albums that were based on, or influenced by books.

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Related Topix: Arts, Vocal, J.R.R. Tolkien, Pop/Rock, The Alan Parsons Project, Hard-Rock, Allen, Isaac Asimov, Metal, Rivendell

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Hillsboro Free Press

Taking a novel plunge for literature

Last week, Shelley Plett wrote about NaNoWriMo, the contest in which one writes a 50,000-word novel in 30 days, specifically Nov.

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Related Topix: Arts, Wedding

Las Vegs Sun

Spanish intellectual Francisco Ayala dies aged 103

Francisco Ayala, a novelist, sociologist and one of Spain's leading scholars, who went into exile during the country's decades of dictatorship, died Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Europe, Spain, World News, Arts

XtraMSN Real Estate

Saving East German books from history's rubbish heap

For nearly 20 years, Reverend Martin Weskott has been saving books printed in the former East Germany from the rubbish heap of history.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Arts

Mon Nov 02, 2009

680News

Novelist Marie NDiaye wins France's top literary prize, the Goncourt, for "Three Strong Women"

French-born writer Marie NDiaye won France's top literary prize Monday for "Three Strong Women," her moving tale of the struggles of woman in Europe and Africa.

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Related Topix: Arts

Sun Nov 01, 2009

The Independent

Holmes: Literature's greatest sleuth

The master of deductive reasoning, he has kept readers, cinema-goers and crazed fans guessing for more than a century.

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Related Topix: Arts, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Holidays, Christmas, Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Lanark Today

Biggar Little Festival 2009

THIS year's Biggar Little Festival, which featured 78 events from October 15 to 25, was literally well Polished! Chairman Mike Chad said that one of his favourite Festival memories was the impact made by 24 singers from Murowana Goslina in Poland.

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Related Topix: Arts

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Yemen Observer

Yemeni literature featured in Banipal magazine

A photo of Old Sanaa a decorates the newest issue of Banipal magazine, its 36th issue to date.

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Related Topix: Yemen, Middle East, World News, Arts

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Tony's Kansas City

Post-Funky Literature

Former Mayor Funky Communications Dude is busy as hell, working on a new novel and doing a lot of other things around town.

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Related Topix: Arts

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Baker & Taylor Partners with Gale to Distribute Elite e-Books

Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products, and Gale, part of Cengage Learning, are proud to announce their partnership to distribute the highly regarded Gale Virtual Reference Library e-book collection.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Arts

Inter Press Service

MIDEAST: Egypt Makes Cultural Clout Count

Egypt has long been recognised as the cultural trendsetter of the Arabic- speaking world.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Electronics, Arts, Middle East, Syria

Thu Oct 29, 2009

QSR Magazine

Your Favorite Literature, As Portrayed By Chick-fil-A Cows

Chick-fil-A announced that for the 2010 edition of its annual cow-themed calendar, the Chick-fil-A cows give a bovine twist to 12 classic novels to create the Great Works of Cow Literature calendar.

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Related Topix: Arts

The StarPhoenix

Nothing offensive about giving PM gifts of literature

Following is the viewpoint of the writer, a professor of English and former president of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild.

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Related Topix: Arts, Stephen Harper

Reasons to be Impossible

Literature, anthropology and socialism

Thanks to Many books and my ereader, I've just finished reading Grant Allen's The british barbarians.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Scoop

Leading New Zealand Writers Honoured

Three of New Zealand - s most celebrated writers - " C K Stead, Brian Turner and Dr Ranginui Walke r were honoured at tonight's 2009 Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement at Premier House in Wellington.

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Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, Arts, Poetry

Slam Sports

Authors: ebooks still in their infancy

Canadians still can't get the Kindle, Amazon's lusted after gadget that's pushing ebooks into the mainstream, but that's fine with tech-savvy author Kate Pullinger, who has bigger visions for electronic literature than simply making digital copies of paperbacks.

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Related Topix: Arts, Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Cellphones, Canada, Winter Sports, Curling

Columbia Spectator

What makes literature lowbrow?

Published Tuesday 27 October 2009 07:17pm EST. Someone recently accosted a friend of mine with the snide remark, "I bet you read... literary fiction." My friend, a nice bookish young man, innocently agreed that most of his reading choices were, in fact, literary fiction.

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Related Topix: Arts, Harry Potter, Books, Popular Fiction

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