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Robert Giroux, giant of publishing, dies
The Associated PressRobert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early Friday morning. He was 94. Giroux, who helped...Tags: Jack Kerouac, Seamus Heaney, Herman Wouk, Thomas Merton, Susan Sontag
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Publisher Giroux dies at 94
Associated PressRobert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th-century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early yesterday. He was 94. Giroux, who helped create...Tags: Flannery O'Connor, Derek Walcott, Jack Kerouac, Elizabeth Bishop, Seamus Heaney
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Mennello poised to complete sculpture collection
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Mennello Museum of American Art will trade a painting by renowned folk artist Earl Cunningham, appraised at $55,000, to Orange County for a statue appraised at $32,000 by 20th-century sculptor Donald De Lue, if a county panel approves. The trade...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Mennello Museum of American Art, Sculpture
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10-Year-Old Google's Growth Raising Monopoly Fears
Associated PressWhen Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world. It sounded...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, Online
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Book publisher known for taste, discretion
Associated PressNEW YORK — Robert Giroux, a giant of 20th Century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early Friday. He was 94. Mr. Giroux, who helped...Tags: Flannery O'Connor, Derek Walcott, Jack Kerouac, Seamus Heaney, Nadine Gordimer
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Robert Giroux dies at 94; publisher guided array of great writers
Robert Giroux, a distinguished giant of 20th century publishing who guided and supported dozens of great writers from T.S. Eliot and Jack Kerouac to Bernard Malamud and Susan Sontag, died in his sleep early Friday morning. He was 94.
Giroux, who helped...Tags: Jack Kerouac, Seamus Heaney, Susan Sontag, Awards and Prizes, Flannery O'Connor
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Essay: Prophet's bride holds up publication
Don't plan a bake-sale benefit for Sherry Jones, whose novel, "The Jewel of Medina," should be in bookstores now but isn't. No doubt she took an emotional hit by having her publisher cancel the novel at the last minute. Explaining the unusual action,...Tags: History, International Military Interventions, Sherry Jones, Albert Schweitzer, Salman Rushdie
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Birdsong inspires Valley resident's novel
Special to The Morning CallMost of us are content to regard birdsong as nothing more than a cheerful backdrop to the outdoor chores of our lives. But to Addie Kavanagh, the central character in Bethlehem author Joyce Hinnefeld's first novel ''In Hovering Flight,'' the songs of...Tags: Muhlenberg College, Moravian College, Biology, Demonstration, Zoology
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Author Kristy Kiernan is living the dream with her second novel
Books EditorPerhaps the secret to aging well is simple. Make sure your dreams come true before you hit middle age. Take Kristy Kiernan, raised without a father, forced to skip college and go directly to work. Yet, she still managed to fulfill her childhood...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Tampa, Family
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Meet 'The Book of Lies' author Brad Meltzer in Boca Raton
Triple-threat author Brad Meltzer enters The Da Vinci Code sweepstakes with his latest novel, The Book of Lies. Meltzer — who grew up in North Miami Beach, married his childhood sweetheart and resides in South Florida — published his first...Tags: Sales, Coral Gables, North Miami Beach, Superman, Miami Beach
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Quick Takes
U2 album delayed by inspiration
Scratch the new U2 album off your Christmas list. Singer Bono says the album, which had been anticipated for release this fall, will now arrive sometime in 2009. But he says there's a good reason for the delay.
"We've hit...Tags: Public Holidays, Sherry Jones, Bono, Music Theater, Jewel
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In an economic bind, families turn to libraries
The Associated PressCheck it out. That's what users of public libraries are doing in record numbers these days. In an effort to stay entertained and informed without breaking the family budget, Americans across the U.S. are increasingly taking advantage of the best deal...Tags: Sales, Ray Bradbury, Books-A-Million Incorporated, Local Authority, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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