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This Week's Recommended Read: 'The Christmas Cookie Club'
'The Christmas Cookie Club' was penned by local author, Ann Pearlman. Follow the link at the bottom of this page to read about my interview with her.
The great chick lit conspiracy
You know what it is. You've got one in your beach bag. But do you know how it got there? Scarlett Thomas does.
The Write Touch moving to Lydia's
Joseph-Beth Booksellers will open a 26,000-square-foot store in The Village at Towne Centre in April.
LITERATURE/WOMEN: 'When a Woman Wins, It is Still a Story'
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 102 times to 106 Nobel laureates between 1901 and 2009.
Get extra marks for reading books you enjoy
Their familiarity with the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry or who killed Roger Ackroyd will soon help students gain credit points at school.
From Novelists Inc. Issues Position Statement on Vanity Publishing
Last week, RWA , MWA , and SFWA all issued official statements condemning Harlequin Enterprises' new self-publishing division, Harlequin Horizons .
Opus Dei: Jack Valero speaks for an evil sect, says 'The Da Vinci Code'
But Jack Valero, public face of the group, says the new film is dishonest. In an exclusive interview he begins the fight back.
A Book A Week: Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
Popular fiction is a genre that is distinct from literary fiction, though the boundaries are fluid.
STRINGER: Tarleton, father of a university
A popular fiction writer of the late 19th century was Horatio Alger. His books, which dealt with the theme of "rags to riches," described boys who rose from humble circumstances and through hard work and persistence achieved success.
Don't patronise popular fiction by women
I'm fed up with seeing some of our best novelists written off as 'chick lit' a ' you don't see the same belittling line taken with male writers Why isn't she taught at A-level? Joanna Trollope.
Will someone please explain to me what's so alluring about vampires? If you have a kid sister, or if you secretly are a kid sister, the next two weeks may stretch much longer than the days on the calendar indicate.
Invisibility Uncloaked: In race to make things disappear, scientists gain ground on science fiction
Cloaking devices would steer light or other electromagnetic waves around them like water around a stone in a smooth stream, leaving nary a ripple of difference in the flow.
Pledge: Jason Aufdem-Brink, left, of the Nora Roberts Foundation shares a whiff sundae with a pupil from a kindergarten class at Hamilton Heights Elementary School, Chambersburg.
Q&A: Irving puts his own fears in print with Last Night in Twisted River'
In John Irving's latest novel, the main character shares the author's profession, but that's not the most important similarity.
App Wednesday: Best for reading
Apps can turn mobile phones into e-readers. This week's app feature takes a look at phone e-readers Amazon's Kindle app for the iPhone is an industry standard Not to be outdone, Barnes & Noble has a clean e-reader app, too Mobipocket is a good choice for Palm and BlackBerry owners Editor's note: This is CNN.com's App Wednesday feature.
Renfrew gets pledge from Nora Roberts foundation
WAYNESBORO, Pa. - The Nora Roberts Foundation has made a five-year pledge to support Renfrew Institute through the institute's "Today's Horizon Fund." The foundation has made a five-year pledge of $10,000 annually, according to Tracy Holliday, the institute's assistant director.
Starts: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at NOON Eastern Standard Time It may seem simple, at first, to categorize Christian fiction.
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.
The Enemies List a " by David Forsmark
Posted by David Forsmark on Oct 26th, 2009 and filed under FrontPage . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 . You can leave a response or trackback to this entry While the Obama Administration is decisive about declaring war on Fox News and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, but dithers on whether to go after the jihadists in ...
Author Talk: Historian John Koblas
Meinders Library is pleased to welcome John Koblas, a prolific author on Minnesota and Midwestern historical figures and events, for a talk and book signing.
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