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Is the Booker a barometer of the best literature? - Ethiopian Review Novelist Patrick Neate and the Observer's associate editor Robert McCrum debate the merits of the Booker longlist, announced last week Robert McCrum : I think it's good to look at the prize – as you've done – from ... Posted on 1 August 2010 | 2:19 am |
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Ten of the best dragons in literature - The Guardian Argonautica , by Apollonius of Rhodes This Greek epic poem tells the tale of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. The fleece is guarded by an unsleeping dragon; Jason enlists the help of the sorceress Medea ... Posted on 1 August 2010 | 1:51 am |
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Like a kid running a candy store of literature - Boston Globe Since 1977, the Children’s Book Shop in Brookline has been a beacon for young readers (and their teachers and parents). Bright, cheerful, and packed to the gills with new releases and classics, the store is ... Posted on 31 July 2010 | 4:32 pm |
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Activist wants probe on Corbett literature - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A Democratic state House candidate and Harrisburg activist filed an ethics complaint Friday asking for an investigation into who placed Attorney General Tom Corbett's gubernatorial campaign material on a table rented by ... Posted on 31 July 2010 | 3:53 am |
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Drolet sues over gay rights campaign literature - Detroit News Mount Clemens -- State Senate candidate Leon Drolet filed a lawsuit today against one of his opponents, Kim Meltzer, alleging defamation and slander over literature claiming he supports gay rights. The claims ... Posted on 30 July 2010 | 8:22 pm |