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- Joyce Carol Oates unravels murder mystery from interesting perspective in new novel (Ventura County Star)
Some of Joyce Carol Oates' books feel as if she wrote them as dares to herself. This novel, her 37th, is one of the wildest. Oates sets out to solve a fictionalized version of the JonBenet Ramsey murder, with skating prodigy "Bliss" Rampike replacing the real-life child beauty pageant contestant. The resolution she imagines is heartrending, grotesque and totally believable.
- Interview with Christopher Conlon, Author of Mightnight on Mourn ... - Blogcritics.org
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- 'As You Like It' fails to exploit its setting - Philadelphia Inquirer
Shakespeare in Clark Park pulls off a nicely edited As You Like It in an hour and 35 minutes, but while the text is lean, the production's lumpy. As the play about two usurping pairs of brothers and many pairs of lover-wannabes moves toward a ...
- ‘Gargoyle’ author takes buzz over novel in stride (Portage Daily Graphic)
TORONTO — The small Manitoba town where author Andrew Davidson grew up seems about as far removed from artistic endeavours as one can get.
- Conventionist: Inside the DNC Media Swag Bag - Laist.com
DCist is here in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off tomorrow. We were too wiped out to attend last night's big Media Welcome Party at Elitch Gardens (though there's some evidence we may not have gotten in anyway), but we ...
- Other Voices: Writers want to return to longtime meeting place (The Union)
On a recent Tuesday morning, at the weekly meeting of our Senior Writers' Group, we were told that we would no longer be able to meet in our usual room at the Gold Coun-try Community Center at the Nevada County Fairgrounds.
- Hard man in a hard country (Khaleej Times)
Tomorrow, there will be no presidential hopefuls, no hordes of advisers and staff, no senior TV anchors, none of the razzmatazz of an American election campaign. The routine lack of routine that is life in Kabul will have been restored.
- Teaching my girl the very best (China Economic Net)
Liu Hongqing is a special father. After his daughter graduated from elementary school in Beijing last year, he did not send her to a middle school. Instead, he lets her study classic Chinese literature, Kunqu Opera and painting at home with private tutors whom he trusts.
- Profile: Radovan Karadzic - poet, psychiatrist, war criminal - Times Online
For 11 years Europe’s most wanted man has evaded capture, moving from one mountain hideout to another. SAS and Nato troops have repeatedly found that the loyalty of those Bosnian Serbs shielding Radovan Karadzic have thwarted their attempts to ...
- sales of Glastonbury Festival tickets on the increase - eFestivals.co.uk
sales of Glastonbury Festival tickets on the increaseeFestivals.co.uk, UK - 19 hours agoAs well as being available to buy online, Glastonbury Festival tickets, are also available to buy in HMV from today at store in Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle, ...
- Punjab’s nod for PU’s central status - Tribune
In a significant move, the Punjab government has decided to recommend the central status for Panjab University to the Union government. “The Punjab government will write to the Centre in this regard,†said the Punjab chief secretary Ramesh Inder ...
- Imitator of Swedish football star Ibrahimovic fools Norwegian media - Earthtimes
Stockholm - An imitator of Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic reciting a poem he allegedly wrote himself fooled at least two Norwegian media outlets, reports said Monday. Swedish tabloids Aftonbladet and Expresssen gleefully reported how the ...
- Volunteers on a mission (The News Journal)
Simple and intentional living. The phrase resonates with Sandy Rudrud, who first explored what simple living could mean for her 12 years ago.
- Making the Playhouse scene (Erie Times-News)
Quick. What do you picture when you read the word "nightspot"? A bar? Music? A place to connect with friends, hear a few stories, meet interesting characters, laugh your head off, and forget about the troubles of the day just past?
- Port St. Lucie family still hopes runaway teen comes home or is found - TCPalm
Port St. Lucie family still hopes runaway teen comes home or is foundTCPalm, FL - 1 hour agoI love you." Port St. Lucie Police detectives and private investigators donating their time to the case believe the upcoming Treasure Coast High School ...
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