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- Ha Jin wants to visit China (The Charlotte Observer)
On a trip that's put him the closest to his homeland in 23 years, Chinese-American author Ha Jin says he wants to visit China but expressed frustration with censorship of his books. The 52-year-old National Book Award winner told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday at the Hong Kong Book Fair that if if he has the chance, he would like to see his homeland again. "I'd like to. I want to ...
- My Week In Media: Saree Makdisi (Independent)
Last week I watched... Hadrian on BBC2. I love that type of historical documentary, and I'm going to the exhibition at the British Museum. He had such a big impact on Britain, both because of the wall and his imperial policy.
- Obituary: Andrew Crozier (Guardian Unlimited)
July 19, obituary: Poet, publisher and rescuer of many forgotten works
- Scrooge is dead - The Times
Scrooge is deadThe Times, South Africa - 27 minutes agoIn short, yesterday’s poets are today’s advertising industry, or party-political speechwriters. Much of what passed as radical and edgy 10, 20 years ago, ...
- Living Small is a Smart Move on a Full Planet! - MWC News
Living Small is a Smart Move on a Full Planet!MWC News, Canada - 52 minutes agoMore benefits of the place where I live include free cable and wireless plus all my utilities, all included in a reasonable rental cost. ...
- 'America's Got Talent' finalist Jessica Price says she didn't want top ... - MLive.com
Press Photos/Hoyt E. Carrier II Jessica Price, an "America's Got Talent" finalist, is seen on Main Street in her hometown of Freeport. FREEPORT — Jessica Price says it's "a blessing" she didn't win "America's Got Talent." "I'm fine with it, really ...
- Incarcerated Youth Gain Life Skills Through Art - First Coast News
Incarcerated Youth Gain Life Skills Through ArtFirst Coast News, FL - 1 hour ago... painting, theater, and poetry. Organizers say the life skills learned give participants experience they need to excel once they are released. ...
- Jeff library plans talk on Cave Hill Cemetery (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Jeffersonville Township Public Library, 211 E. Court Ave., will offer a free slide show on the history of Louisville's Cave Hill Cemetery at 6:30 p.m. today.
- Celebrating National Poetry Day 2008 - Peterborough Today
Celebrating National Poetry Day 2008Peterborough Today, UK - 15 hours agoThe current laureate is English teacher Mark Grist, who won the competition last year with a poem about his dream tie. Today he said the National Poetry Day ...
- Jessie Baylin hits Newport with folk-rock (The Lantern)
Photo courtesy of Reid Rolls Jessie Baylin will be in town tonight at the Newport Music Hall opening for Matt Nathanson. Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin, 24, will be making her Columbus debut at 8 p.m. tonight at Newport Music Hall. Touring with Matt Nathanson, a performer who offers a unique mix of music and comedy, the duo will offer a variety of emotional connection and hilarity.
- Exploring Turkishness - Egypt Today
A Turkish author who writes in his native language, Orhan Pamuk is the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature. He has been compared to Borges, Nabokov and DeLillo. His best-known (best-selling) novel is reminiscent of The Name of the Rose ...
- Local poet wins award - NRToday.com
Local poet wins awardNRToday.com, OR - 1 hour agoRoseburg poet Joseph Federico has won first honorable mention in a poetry contest sponsored by the California journal “Poetic License. ...
- Sean Connery's memoirs no 'kiss and tell' - Reuters India
EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) - If you are looking for kiss-and-tell stories about the Bond girls or movie town gossip, Sean Connery's memoirs are not for you. More of a coffee table book, the renowned Scottish actor's autobiography, "Being A Scot", is a ...
- Poet Idol excludes women to avoid ‘clash’ with Commission - Saudi Gazette
Poet Idol excludes women to avoid ‘clash’ with CommissionSaudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia - 6 hours agoThe previous qualifying round of the contest, held in the Jordanian capital Amman, also saw the appearance of several Saudi and Jordanian women as well as ...
- Magazine to host day-long writers workshop - Desert Sun
Mary Sojourner, an author and commentator, will host "WRITE! A Desert Writers Workshop" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 28 at The Sun Runner Magazine headquarters - 61855 29 Palms Highway in Joshua Tree. WRITE! will be an intensive all-day workshop for ...
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