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Review: "Bunker Hill" by Nathaniel Philbrick
"I cannot pretend to describe the horror of the scene," Adjutant John Waller, a British soldier, would write of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He nevertheless tries. Inside the fortifications, as the British overwhelmed the provincial forces, "'twas streaming...
Tags: United Kingdom, Armed Conflicts, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Review: "Forty-one False Starts" by Janet Malcolm
Janet Malcolm is not an art critic or a literary critic. She's a journalist, and I don't say that with condescension. She's a journalist the way Joan Didion is — the kind who recognizes, as she put it in the first sentence of "The Journalist and the...
Tags: Reviews, Forest Hills, Journalism, Paul Henreid, Services and Shopping
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Dan Brown's "Inferno" novel in hot demand ahead of release
ReutersLONDON, May 13 (Reuters) - Booksellers are predicting that "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's latest title "Inferno" will become the biggest-selling book of the year, ahead of its release on Tuesday. Sales of the book, which sees the return of...Tags: Literature, The Da Vinci Code (movie), Arts and Culture, The New York Times, Harry Potter (fictional character)
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Editor's choice: "The Humanity Project" by Jean Thompson
Jean Thompson is one of my favorite fiction writers, and her new novel, "The Humanity Project," didn't let me down. A mutual friend introduced me to one of her early story collections — "Who Do You Love," which was a National Book Award finalist... -
Local history: Author's life filled with exciting adventures
The Akron Beacon JournalA single arrowhead pointed James A. Braden toward a literary path. He was a little boy when he discovered the chipped-stone relic on his family's farm in Trumbull County's Greene Township. The artifact piqued his curiosity about the natives who had...Tags: Book, Literature, Human Interest, Google Inc., Arts and Culture
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Michelle Tea turns a radical eye on YA in 'Mermaid in Chelsea Creek'
NEW YORK — Michelle Tea has been a horoscope writer, an activist and a sex worker. She never graduated from college, but she has written a novel, a poetry collection and four memoirs — one of which, "Valencia," is being made into an...Tags: Book, Literature, Fine Artists, Arts and Culture, Manhattan (New York City)
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Teacher sparks interest in reading
The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.Kim Pyland is passionate when it comes to wanting her sixth-graders at Forest Hills Middle School to read at school and at home. But it's not an easy task because somewhere along the way middle school students lose interest in reading. Plus, there's...Tags: Renaissance Learning Incorporated, Libraries, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture, Teachers
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Author flirts with failure to lose herself in discovery
Dowagiac Daily News, Mich.Nicole Krauss writes to articulate questions urgent enough they could take years to answer. Losing herself in work, she learns about herself. From disorientation comes discovery. "I actually find it comforting to be very close to failure," she said....Tags: Arts and Culture, Judaism, Superman (fictional character), Long Island, Conde Nast Publications
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BRIEF: Looking for a new title for your book club?
Erie Times-News, Pa.Erie author Lenore Skomal's books might be just right for discussion groups looking for their next read. Skomal, a contributing writer for the Erie Times-News and GoErie.com, is the author of the critically acclaimed novels "Third Willow" and "BLUFF."...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Marvel Entertainment, Inc., Robert J. Lopez, Bambi (movie), Pixar Animation, Brave (movie)
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Lehane brings 'Live by Night' to Groton
The Day, New London, Conn.Not quite two weeks ago in Manhattan, Dennis Lehane's "Live by Night" won the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel -- beating out other finalists such as Gillian Flynn, Walter Mosley and Ace Atkins. It was just the latest of many accolades for...Tags: Literature, Groton, New London (New London, Connecticut), Mystic River (movie), Political Corruption
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READER SUBMITTED: Young Poets Day At Sunken Garden Poetry Festival Features Young Writers And Tracy K. Smith
StatewideOn Wednesday June 12, opening night of Hill-Stead Museum's prestigious Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, winners and selected readers from eight Connecticut poetry programs will gather for the annual Fresh Voices reading in the historic Sunken Garden. In...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture
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