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Jean Craighead George dies, another loss for children's literature - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Children's author Jean Craighead George died Tuesday at 92. Like Maurice Sendak, she was a giant in children's literature, writing more than 100 books. Rather than imaginary wild things, her greatest books brought out the real (and dangerous) beauty in ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:36 pm |
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Carlos Fuentes: Elegant man with two hats: literary, political - El Paso Times He was often mentioned as a likely candidate for a Nobel Prize for Literature, and he often said, as he did with a smile that day, that his friend "Gabo," Garcia Marquez, had his Nobel. He said he believed he had many books in him yet ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 5:57 am |
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Women elevate smut to a new literary status - Toronto Star So ubiquitous in the free-for-all of the Internet age, literature once shunned as pornography is now a lively, inventive art form, widely read, openly discussed and seriously reviewed. It’s no longer stigmatized, even by feminists and women’s rights ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 4:03 am |
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English Renaissance Literature Expert Promotes Lofty Poetic Standards - YAHOO! It is not enough to “have an idea for a poem,” as French artist Edgar Degas once said. One must also have the proper training to formulate it. William Guy, a specialist in English Renaissance literature, publishes his latest book of poems, Defunctive ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:47 am |
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Protest pamphlets, videos get spot at McCormick Place - Chicago Tribune The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois has reached an agreement with the managers of McCormick Place to allow protesters to place literature and multimedia materials inside the convention center while world leaders are there for NATO ... Posted on 17 May 2012 | 1:47 am |