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Guardian Guardian First Book Award. Petina Gappah became only the second short story writer to win the award in its 10-year history." The Guardian (UK) 12/02/09
OAKFORD, Pa. -- An inspiring and insightful read awaits readers as author Skye Leigh releases through Xlibris, Wisdom On Wing. Filled with wisdom and enlightening threads, this book will inspire anyone, especially women, to make the best of their lives and express the loveliness that lies within their hearts, minds and souls.
Powell — whose latest book, “Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession,” has just been released — will be in Tulsa Monday Dec. 7 , as the latest guest in BookSmart Tulsa’s visiting authors series.
Does public scorn and ridicule deter future crimes? That principle of penology undergirds the Bad Sex Prize, mounted annually with such vim and vigour by the Literary Review. Presiding over this year's ceremonial pillory on Monday evening, Alexander Waugh made the thrust of the award plainer than ever. It aims not to thrash the blatant bonkbuster but to halt otherwise good writers at the bedroom ...
After four years of waiting the Wheel of Time turns again...
An anonymous reader writes "How is reading different on a Kindle, a Nook, or an iPhone? The NY Times asked two writers what they thought. Joseph Finder, the author of thrillers, misses the indices compiled by humans and finds it annoying the way that all of the fonts are the same. Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, actually likes the simplicity because he can concentrate on the words ...
We kicked off December frolics at a Tuesday book party for Ann Seymour's "I've Always Loved You." Outside the Market Bar, the owner of the place (and author's son-in-law) Doug Biederbeck said his giant pumpkin - given to him by vintner Lee Hudson, grown for...
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With just two hours to spare and 1,000 people enduring a bitterly cold December morning for her signature, political supernova-turned-best-selling-author Sarah Palin could only devote an average of seven seconds to each - enough time for a quick handshake.
Author Elizabeth Bettina will be signing copies of her book today. For more information, call 718-982-6983 or visit www.barnesandnoble.com. ...
By Ben Steelman Ben.Steelman@StarNewsOnline.com The author of a new book about North Carolina’s State Ports Authority will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cape Fear Museum, 814 Princess St. Walter R. Turner, author of “Waterways to the World,” will be joined by SPA Chairman Carl Stewart. Admission will be free, and a book signing is planned.
Young Author Visits Alma Mater to Share his Book that Asks “What if all the Recurring Events in Our Lives were like those on a Television Show?” (PRWeb Dec 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Learning_Differences/College_Prep_School/prweb3280814.htm
It was a day of glory and celebration of professional accomplishment for author, publisher and journalist, Mr Peter Enahoro, popularly known as Peter Pan, at the public presentation of his book, titled "Then Spoke the Thunder," yesterday in Lagos.
Former Alaska governor and best-selling author is heroine of new book 'Help! Mom! Radicals Are Ruining My Country!' | SLIDESHOW | 'Going Rogue' Goes Platinum
After an icy cold front and a slippery trip to the mailbox, Mackenzie Allen Phillips discovers a letter requesting he meet at the very place where his daughter was murdered after she was kidnapped. It was curiously signed in an intimate way by the someone Mack felt was ultimately responsible for his daughter's misfortune.
Forget Blu-ray and DVD. Winnetka resident Laura Robinson, an architect-turned-author, designed and crafted a pair of books powered by a simple flashlight and imagination. In a dark room, a parent or child can use a flashlight to read the text while projecting the illustrations onto a wall.
