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- The Enchantress of Florence, By Salman Rushdie (Independent)
Salman Rushdie has long been adept at fusing fantasy and realism, pulling off spectacular narrative flights of fancy. In The Enchantress of Florence, in order to wriggle out of trouble, a mysterious visitor to the Mughal court gives account of himself, thereby giving the novelist a way into his own Florentine romance. Despite the ensuing tales of sorcery, superstition, imaginary lovers and a ...
- Authors Rebecca Barry, Beth Ann Fennelly - Knox College
Authors Rebecca Barry, Beth Ann FennellyKnox College, IL - 2 hours agoFennelly has received a Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, an Illinois Arts Council Grant and the Diane ...
- NIU professor discusses detainees' defense (The MidWeek)
DEKALB - If it weren't so awful, it might have been funny. Attorney Marc Falkoff, assistant professor in the College of Law at Northern Illinois University, said the defense wasn't even allowed to see evidence - it was classified.
- He's a poet - we know it! - Barrie Advance
He's a poet - we know it!Barrie Advance, Canada - 32 minutes ago“I’ve been writing poetry since I learned the definition of the word rhyme,†he said. Brody has been winning awards along the way including the Toronto ...
- Pastor offers views in book - Pratt Tribune
Pastor offers views in bookPratt Tribune, KS - Apr 10, 2008"The View From Here" is a collection of more than 250 inspirational and devotional articles first published as a series of weekly newspaper columns he wrote ...
- A teenager is pregnant, a star is born (The Star-Ledger)
DRAMEDY: "Juno" Fox Home Entertainment. Two discs. $34.98. Rated PG-13. Ellen Page was born Ellen Philpotts-Page, a name that suggests the actress should be working in "Masterpiece Theatre" adaptations of the classics.
- LIBRARY: Book sale this weekend offers 25000 volumes - Ridgefield Press
LIBRARY: Book sale this weekend offers 25000 volumesRidgefield Press, USA - May 12, 2008The Friends have most recently sponsored National Poetry Month programs, the Ridgefield Folk programs (live music at the library) and the Readers’ Corner in ...
- Poetry like a prayer (The Norman Transcript)
Jim Chastain — father, husband, friend, writer, poet, movie critic, attorney, cancer patient — has found a whole new universe of friends and fans as he’s dealt with his illness and reached out to those close and not so close with his creative talents, whether or not he meant to.
- Al Clark: On Father's Day, this group takes mothering far from home (The Daily Reflector)
As far east as Istanbul, as distant in time as yesterday or tomorrow, the small, seemingly overlooked country of Moldova lies hidden between Ukraine and Romania. Where the Russian author Pushkin, in exile, wrote some of his greatest poetry, it has been called the unhappiest place on earth.
- CANNES 2008 Annonces Winners (Payvand Iran News)
The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival closes on a high note of optimism amidst an often dark and gloomy selection
- India's Regional Literature a Tough Sell at Frankfurt - Deutsche Welle
A huge poster of an old woman with sparkling eyes and snowy white hair adorns the entrance to the hall featuring India, the guest of honor, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. The 80-year-old grand dame of Indian literature, Mahasweta Devi, is a prolific ...
- Lowe Foundation Information Center opens to public - Dowagiac News
CASSOPOLIS - Cass County's newest museum opened to the public Wednesday afternoon. Darlene Lowe and curator Heidi Connor listen Wednesday afternoon as Dan Wyant, president and chief operating officer of the Edward Lowe Foundation, explains its ...
- Town Column : Oak Bluffs - Martha's Vineyard Times
Town Column : Oak BluffsMartha's Vineyard Times, MA - 13 hours agoOn Wednesday, April 16, at 10:30 am, the poetry group will meet at the Oak Bluffs library. Come and share and listen to personal and published works of ...
- The art of Al Purdy - Ottawa Citizen
The art of Al PurdyOttawa Citizen, Canada - 37 minutes agoHis poem At the Quinte Hotel showed readers the beauty in a bar fight and left them feeling sad, not from the violence, but because poetry won't buy "beers ...
- St. Louis Opera takes minimalist approach with 'Madame Butterfly' - Dallas Morning News
St. Louis Opera takes minimalist approach with 'Madame Butterfly'Dallas Morning News, TX - 7 hours agoBut a more experienced baton would find more poetry in the score and wouldn't allow singers to over-sing and bog down in the middle of phrases. ...
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