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Author George Saunders maps the origins of his writing
We sped south on Cicero Avenue. Through Oak Lawn, Alsip, Crestwood, a flat, aging strip-malled landscape of crumbling pizza joints and ancient tanning parlors, fast-food chains, tile-supply stores and — "Wow!" I shouted, "Look! The Brazen Head!"...
Tags: David Foster Wallace, Walmart, Entertainment Events, Rentals, Bill Clinton
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Annoyingly talented
You know what's annoying? Experimental short stories. You know what else is annoying? Adam Levin. He is 35 and grew up on the North Shore. He is talented and can't do anything half- way, which makes him frustratingly, endearingly bold, the twin...
Tags: David Foster Wallace, Politics, Richard M. Daley, Nathan Englander, Jonathan Franzen
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Nancy Pelosi on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Eric Cantor on ‘Meet the Press’; Deval Patrick on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelGeorge Saunders, author of "Tenth of December," will be a guest on ABC's "This Week" at 11 a.m. on WFTV-Channel 9. The panelists will be Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.; Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Republican strategist Nicolle Wallace; Stephanie Cutter, Obama... -
Two summertime cross-country adventures
Jacket CopyA vintage VW Beetle or on foot: which way would you rather cross the country this summer?... -
Guests of note grace Hampton Roads events
Author My Haley's "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" tour continues In case you missed it in our earlier story, author My Haley is currently touring to discuss her book, "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" (Koehlerbooks, 2013), which tells the story of a...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Authors, College of William and Mary
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Khaled Hosseini discusses novel, "And the Mountains Echoed," at NY reading; book spans decades
AP National WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The...Tags: Barnes & Noble, Kabul (Afghanistan), Manhattan (New York City), Authors, Afghanistan
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George Saunders, Hilary Mantel among Time's 100 most influential
Fiction writers don't often get credit for their influence on the world -- it is often invisible and unheralded. But among those on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, released Thursday, were two surprising...
Tags: Christina Aguilera, Literature, Barack Obama, Fiction, Authors
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Author George Saunders headlines 10th annual CityLit Festival
Author George Saunders is having the kind of year that could lead the former roofer and slaughterhouse worker to imagine that someone is spritzing the air around him with a giant bottle of perfume. "The way things have been going recently, it's as if...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Teachers, Reviews, Arts and Culture, Petroleum Industry
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Satirical genius Sam Lipsyte flirts with disaster
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.NEW YORK — From a distance, wearing plaid and slightly grizzled, Sam Lipsyte looks like a grumpy lumberjack — although there are not many lumberjacks standing at the gate of Columbia University in Manhattan. And up close, it's clear he's not...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Judd Apatow, Authors, Book
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Book lovers, save the date for CityLit Festival
The lineup for the 10th annual CityLit Festival is set, so Baltimore-area book lovers should mark April 13 on calendars. The event, held at the central branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, offers a full day of author readings, panel discussions and...
Tags: The New York Times, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Authors, Arts and Culture, Enoch Pratt Free Library
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Biblioracle: Short and sweet, but no trend
Apparently, we're in them midst of a short story boomlet. I know this because The New York Times told me so in a recent article, "Good Fit for Today's Little Screens: Short Stories." I tend to put little trust in trend pieces. If I believed every...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Tina Fey, Entertainment Events, Newspaper and Magazine, Real Estate
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Lisa See is coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books: Author Q&A
The L.A. Times Festival of Books is on the horizon -- April 21-22, to be exact. In the coming weeks, we'll be talking to some of the authors who will be there; the first is bestselling novelist Lisa See. The author of "Dreams of Joy," "Snow Flower and...
Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Junot Diaz, Research, China
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