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Behind the Wheel of the Bookmobile

montclairlibrary wrote 3 hours ago: This item isn’t directly related to the Montclair library, but it’s of interest to book … more →

Tags: Just For Fun

News Update: Quirk Books announces next classic mash-up

lesismore wrote 3 days ago: After keeping fans in suspense for the last few months, the wait is finally over: Quirk Books has an … more →

Tags: Ben H. Winters, classics mashup, Irreference, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk Books, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Seth Grahame-Smith, Worst-Case Scenario Handbook

Women Of Mystery Then & Now

artandliterature wrote 1 week ago: Definitely worth checking out this week are two sites dealing with women, mystery, history, and bran … more →

Tags: Mysteries/Thrillers, Agatha Christie, Kate Stine, Megan Abbott, Oline H. Cogdill

SIBA Announces 2009 Book Awards

artandliterature wrote 2 weeks ago: Just this morning, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) announced its 2009 Book Awar … more →

Tags: North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, Kevin Young, Rick Bragg, Ron Rash, Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance

Sarah Palin just resigned! WHAT?

S. Belle Karper wrote 2 weeks ago: If  Sarah Palin just resigned, then what am I going to be for Halloween in October? Poor Tina Fey. C … more →

Tags: Internet Doo-Dah, Reality Bites, Now you see me, Parent Traps, Books & Hooks, What's Up, Buttercup?, Twitter-Belle, Make Me Smile, I'm Bothered

Independents Week Starts Today

artandliterature wrote 2 weeks ago: Independence Day isn’t until Saturday, but today kicks off Independents Week, a chance for loc … more →

Tags: american booksellers association, IndieBound, NANCY OLSON, Quail Ridge Books

Quick Snippets of N.C. Literary News...

artandliterature wrote 2 weeks ago: …and neither item involves a book being published. Just catching up on things here, some of it … more →

Tags: North Carolina Literature

Festival News Across Two States

artandliterature wrote 3 weeks ago: As part of my various jobs, I keep tabs on two literary festivals in the Carolinas and Virginia — an … more →

Tags: D.C. Events, Fall for the Book, George Mason University, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Poetry, Southern Literature, Jill McCorkle, Lee Smith

Our Humble Blog Added To OA Pulse

artandliterature wrote 3 weeks ago: The Oxford American, not just one of the finest magazines about the American South but one of the be … more →

Tags: Southern Literature, Reviews, Chris Isaak, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Oxford American, Wendy Brenner, george singleton, Michael Taeckens

BEA New York City 2009 – Installment 2

S. Belle Karper wrote 1 month ago: Hello again Dahhhhlings! When here’s another entry on the BEA that happened in New York City j … more →

Tags: THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken, Now you see me, Books & Hooks, What's Up, Buttercup?, Belle, karper, Widow, s, Author

BEA New York City 2009 - Installment 1

S. Belle Karper wrote 1 month ago: Hello fellow readers! INSTALLMENT 1 – NYC BEA 2009 – I just wanted to take a moment to talk … more →

Tags: THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK - An Edgy Memoir of an Outspoken, Books & Hooks, What's Up, Buttercup?, THE WIDOW WEARS BLACK, Widow, s, Author, Speaker, Grief

Links of Literacy: June 3, 2009

lesismore wrote 1 month ago: 1. Move over Oprah? Obama sells books by Amy Pirnes, POLITCO, May 30, 2009 With print media desperat … more →

Tags: Dave Eggers, What is the What, Barack Obama, Político, New York Times, Booklist, Mark Savras, literary losers, summer reading list for 2009

N.C. Events: Anna Deavere Smith To Appear At North Carolina Literary Festival

artandliterature wrote 1 month ago: The North Carolina Literary Festival has announced that Anna Deavere Smith — actress, playwright and … more →

Tags: North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literary Festival, anna deavere smith

Recommendations: Kyle Semmel & Ryan Effgen

artandliterature wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been giving lots of bandwidth here to my friend and fellow writer Kyle Semmel — but only … more →

Tags: Reviews, Kyle Semmel, Ryan Effgen, Tegan Jones

Hayling Bookshop celebrates award

havlitfest wrote 1 month ago: The Hayling Bookshop, one of Havant Literary Festival’s partners have scooped a prestigious award an … more →

Tags: Awards, Books, Bookshops, Hayling

Links of Literacy - May 27, 20092 comments

lesismore wrote 1 month ago: Another week, another five snippets of literary news to be shared with the masses. 1. Put the book b … more →

Tags: GEORGE ORWELL, 1984, Sherlock Holmes, Text to screen, The Onion, "A.V. Club", book-to-film adaptations hated by authors, Sherlock Holmes (2009 film), Guy Ritchie

BBC lays on a feast of verse

havlitfest wrote 1 month ago: Poets and poetry fans are being celebrated and treated in BBC’s Poetry Season. There will be program … more →

Holiday Reading

havlitfest wrote 1 month ago: If like me, you have been watching the TV coverage from Hay this week, you may have seen Mariella Fr … more →

50 Top Crime Writers1 comment

havlitfest wrote 1 month ago: Last year The Times published their poll of the 50 all time greatest crime writers, with Ruth Rendel … more →

Tags: Festival Themes


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