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Can J.K. Rowling conquer TV with new BBC series?
This writing thing might work out after all for J.K. Rowling - the BBC wants to make a series out of her latest novel. Rowling, the U.K. novelist who became a billionaire from the "Harry Potter" series, will have her first adult novel, "The Casual...
Tags: BBC, Harry Potter (fictional character), J.K. Rowling , Authors, Fiction
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'Senna' Director Asif Kapadia to Direct Love Story 'Ali and Nino'
ReutersMay 19 (TheWrap.com) - "Senna" director Asif Kapadia has signed on to direct "Ali and Nino," which Oscar winner Christopher Hampton is adapting from Kurban Said's bestselling romance novel. PeaPie Films founds Kris Thykier will produce, while Leyla...Tags: Senna (movie), Arts and Culture
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Rob Roberge weighs in on addiction lit
I tried your steps And stumbled down your stairs My only problem with drugs Is that they always run out These lyrics are from "The Problem With Drugs" by The Popular Mechanics, a Replacements-meets-Steve-Earle quartet. But the band does not exist...Tags: Addiction, Behavioral Conditions, Entertainment, Book, Authors
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What I'm Reading: Macungie student mixes action novels, comic books
•Name: Nikhil Sharma •Age: 13 •Town: Macungie •Profession: Student •What I'm reading: "Knights of the Hill Country" by Tim Tharp. •How is it? It's an awesome book about two friends with a passion for football....
Tags: Macungie, Judges, Diary of a Wimpy Kid (movie), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Top 3 Pop Releases: 'The Hangover III,' 'Mountains Echoed' book, 'Dancing with Stars'
'DANCING WITH THE STARS' SEASON FINALE MONDAY AND TUESDAY Who will win the Mirror Ball? Only four couples are left from the original 12 and the competition is fierce. Vyeing for the Season 16 win are Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas; Jacoby Jones and Karina...Tags: Mark Ballas, Kabul (Afghanistan), The Hangover (movie), Arts and Culture, Nabi
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Guillermo del Toro talks ‘Justice League Dark’ at HCFF [Video]
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesGuillermo del Toro served as a guest of honor at the fourth annual Hero Complex Film Festival last weekend in […]... -
Fever reducers don't slow children's recovery: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of past research finds that fever-reducing drugs have no effect on the speed of children's recovery from an infection, contrary to the fears of some doctors and parents. Researchers have debated for decades whether...Tags: University of Louisville, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Fever, Medical Specialization
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Review: "The Cooked Seed" by Anchee Min
When I started reading Anchee Min's latest memoir, "The Cooked Seed," I presumed there would be many commonalities between her life journey in America and mine. We both emigrated from Shanghai — Min came over to the United States as a student in...
Tags: China, Chinese Restaurants, Chicago Public Library, Stanford University, Authors
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Five books: Local crime authors appearing at Lit Fest
In “The Devil's Dictionary,” Ambrose Bierce wrote, “There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another...Tags: U.S. Senate, Authors, Immigration, Justice System, Lawyers
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Khaled Hosseini on "And the Mountains Echoed"
Khaled Hosseini stormed the best-seller lists with his debut novel, “The Kite Runner,” in 2003, following it up with the even more popular “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007. Both set in the author's native country of Afghanistan,...
Tags: Polio, Fiction, Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, USA Today
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Eifman's sudsy 'Rodin' full of startling dance
Boris Eifman's work is always surprising, stumbling here and there, maybe, but determined to recycle classical ballet into new shapes, with novel plot lines. He and his Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, which played the Auditorium Theatre over the...
Tags: Dance, Entertainment, Arts, Sculpture, Arts and Culture
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'Harry Potter' first edition annotated by author up for auction
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Ever wondered what went through author J.K. Rowling's mind when she wrote the first "Harry Potter" novel? Fans of books about the boy wizard will have a chance to bid on a unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's...Tags: Philosophy, Harry Potter (fictional character), Fiction, Authors, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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