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- Local author talks about her novel (The Journal Times)
When Patricia Cumbie wanted to set her first novel in a working-class neighborhood, she knew exactly where it should be.
- Murder detective solves crimes with critical mind, romantic heart ... - TheChronicleHerald.ca
Murder detective solves crimes with critical mind, romantic heart ...TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 1 hour ago"Mystery novels, like mythological thought and Greek poetry, brings to the centre of a fictional narrative the most intense and fundamental of questions of ...
- Barack Obama's Reagan moment - Boston Globe
DENVER MORNING IN America. Destiny in Denver. The high point for Democrats was Reaganesque, as Barack Obama accepted his party's nomination to run for president. An inspirational video. American flags. Fireworks. Red, white, and blue glitter ...
- British company launches poetry download site - Silicon Valley
Addressing one of the biggest complaints about the iPhone - the high price tag - Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Monday celebrated the device's one-year birthday by unveiling a cheaper and faster version. In one of its biggest product launches in recent ...
- Obama vows to renew America's promise (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
DENVER, Colorado (AFP) - Barack Obama savaged John McCain and "broken" Republican politics, vowing to restore America's promise in a tumultuous climax to the Democratic convention before an 84,000 strong crowd.
- Holy Trinity to host Juneteenth event - Youngstown Vindicator
Holy Trinity to host Juneteenth eventYoungstown Vindicator, OH - 10 minutes agoThe 20-member troupe involves inner-city young men, ages 8-18, who perform prose and poetry selections in a hip-hop approach. They have garnered national ...
- Nigeria: Inside Kano's Ancient Gurasa Neighbourhood (AllAfrica.com)
Virtually every house in Jakara Quarters in the ancient city of Kano is a small factory of staple food known in Hausa as gurasa, but in English as pita and in Arabic Khubz. A visit to this area gives an insight as to how gurasa is manufactured and sold.
- Poet, novelists among winners of $25,000 US prize for women writers (CBC)
A poet from New Mexico and a nurse from Washington are among the six winners of the $25,000 Rona Jaffe Foundation awards, given annually to emerging women writers in the United States.
- Glass or grass? - Weekly Volcano
Weekly VolcanoGlass or grass?Weekly Volcano, WA - 1 hour agoWimberly is a Tacoma-based artist who spreads his interests among oil and acrylic painting, photography and poetry, among other fields. ...
- How Radovan Karadzic found freedom in the Madhouse - Times Online
It was the unmistakable tones of the traditional gusle that first drew Radovan Karadzic into the Madhouse. In his assumed identity as the bearded New Age healer Dragan Dabic, he became a regular at the little pub on the high-rise estate where he was ...
- Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians Around the World - Payvand Iran News
Recent political developments, including the shadow of a new war, have obscured the fact that Iran has a long and splendid artistic tradition ranging from the visual arts to literature. Western readers may have some awareness of Iranian works thanks ...
- Interfaith Prayer Service For Peace At The Ebenezer Church - NRIPulse.com
Interfaith Prayer Service For Peace At The Ebenezer ChurchNRIPulse.com, India - 1 hour agoThe elegant and uplifting service where prayers and poetry were offered by leaders from a range of faith traditions including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, ...
- National Poetry Slam 2008 enriches Madison and the spoken word ... - Isthmus Daily Page
National Poetry Slam 2008 enriches Madison and the spoken word ...Isthmus Daily Page, WI - 13 minutes agoI watched my friend read her poem -- her first spoken-word performance ever -- to a group of some of the most talented performance poets in the country and ...
- Sudden Death for the Home Team (Washington Post)
DE NIRO'S GAME By Rawi Hage Steerforth. 277 pp. $23.95 A thick helping of recognition was recently served to the Beirut-born Rawi Hage for his first novel, "De Niro's Game," winner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the world's richest prize ($153,000) for a work of literary fiction.
- Marshall Watson - Calgary Herald
Marshall WatsonCalgary Herald, Canada - Aug 8, 2008J (is for Jump) "A love song. I did it after I met (current boyfriend) Jamie Faulds (of Edmonton band Blind Tiger, Tiger). K (is for Killer) "Just a fun, ...
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