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J.K. Rowling's new book: 'The Casual Vacancy'
J.K. Rowling's first book aimed at adults will be called "The Casual Vacancy," and will be released Sept. 27, her British publisher announced today. Of course, Rowling's Harry Potter series appealed to kids and adults alike, so she comes with a ready-...
Tags: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Book, Harry Potter (fictional character), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Happy Bookers
Our home base is Woodstock, Marengo and Union, Illinois. Our group of 15 to 20 members has been meeting for 20-plus years. We meet the fourth Thursday of the month, and each member is assigned one meeting per year The hostess chooses the book for the...
Tags: Woodstock (McHenry, Illinois), Mark Twain, Marengo, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Gary Chapman
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Alice P. Davies, co-owned resume writing business
Alice Pinkham Davies, who helped thousands of clients with their business careers as the co-owner of a resume writing service, died of Alzheimer's disease Thursday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. She was 85 and lived in Towson.
Born Alice Arnold Pinkham in...Tags: Baltimore County, Charles Theatre, Parkville, Alzheimer's Disease, Washington, DC
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Harry Potter novels available for loan via Kindle
Harry Potter novels will be available through the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, Amazon said today, in announcing a deal with J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website. announced today. Of course, there's a catch. To get access to the library, you'll need...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Amazon Kindle, Libraries, Harry Potter (fictional character), Jeff Bezos
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Small Wonders: A few things he just doesn't get
Things I simply just don’t get: So, the last Harry Potter movie just came out. Spoiler Alert: J.K. Rowling is a gazillionaire. And leading up to the release was a gauntlet of publicity about the middle-aged actors pretending to be 17-year-old...Tags: Real Estate, Lady Gaga, Personal Weapon Control, Same-Sex Marriage, Lindsay Lohan
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Unclassified Info: The hard reality behind censorship
I have three words for Glendale Unified School District officials and those parents who seek to ban Truman Capote’s masterpiece “In Cold Blood” from being added to the English curriculum. Get. Over. It. Yes, the novel depicts an almost...Tags: Shrek (fictional character), Truman Capote, Fiction, Crimes, Murder
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In Theory: Interpreting the Harry Potter series
Q. With the Harry Potter movies wrapped up, a blogger has published an article calling the main character “one of the most Christian symbols of modern pop culture.” Writing on RelevantMagazine.com, Ryan Hamm argues that, for all the criticism...Tags: Television, Jesus Christ, Fiction, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Human Interest
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Harry Potter 'Book of Spells' by J.K. Rowling launches Wonderbook
Jacket CopyJK Rowling has written "Book of Spells," an interactive e-book-slash-game for the Sony Playstation and its new Wonderbook.... -
It's Book Expo week and the e-book announcements are flying
Jacket CopyKeeping up with the news from Book Expo 2012 - just barely.... -
The view from there: Wrap-ups of Book Expo America
Jacket CopyA roundup, from afar, of roundups of publishing's big annual conference, Book Expo America.... -
Unhappy authors file class action suit against PublishAmerica
Jacket CopyAuthors unhappy with the services of PublishAmerica -- which is sort of a traditional publisher, but also sort of like a self-publisher -- have filed suit against the company.... -
Microsoft announces its Surface tablet: a good writing device?
Jacket CopyMicrosoft debuted its Surface tablet; so far, it doesn't look like much of an e-reader, but its well-designed keyboard cover makes it an alluring choice for writing....
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