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Like/Dislike: James Nasty, Baltimore club DJ and producer
For the past two years, James Nasty has co-hosted the Physical Education dance party at Ottobar each Friday, spinning everything from Basement Boys to Future Islands. This Friday, Nasty will not only host TT the Artist’s birthday party at Ottobar,...Tags: Artscape, Fells Point, Apple iPod, Disc Jockeys, Television
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins Man Booker Intl fiction prize
ReutersBy Paul Casciato LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis - who has only...Tags: England, Dwayne Johnson, David Foster Wallace, Fiction, Authors
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Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. Davis, a professor of creative writing at the...Tags: England, Dwayne Johnson, David Foster Wallace, Fiction, Authors
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Philip Roth gets 'Unmasked' on PBS -- or does he?
I’m of two minds about “Philip Roth: Unmasked,” the “American Masters” documentary that airs Friday night on PBS. On the one hand, it’s always a pleasure to hear Roth, who turned 80 this month and recently announced...
Tags: Judaism, Germany, Authors, Nazi Party, Jonathan Franzen
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Poems said to be handwritten by F. Scott Fitzgerald to be auctioned
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a sweet poem for actress Helen Hayes' daughter, Mary McArthur. Then, six years later, he penned her another one on the reverse of the same page that's, well, a little unsettling. Would you write to a 7-year-old about the "thumb-...
Tags: Poetry, Celebrities, Helen Hayes, Authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?
Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...
Tags: Junot Diaz, Financial Aid, Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Labor Legislation
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Jane Goodall book postponed after plagiarism issues raised
Primatologist Jane Goodall and publisher Grand Central have announced they will delay publication of Goodall's forthcoming tree-focused book "Seeds of Hope" in the wake of accusations that certain passages were plagiarized. The Washington Post noted the...Tags: The Washington Post, Authors, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Book
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L.A. Times Festival of Books schedule announced
The program schedule for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was released Monday morning. The schedule, which is online, includes the complete list of author appearances and special events during the Festival of Books, April 20-21, on the campus of...
Tags: William Friedkin, Paul Anka, Festive Events, Authors, Brian Boitano
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'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe dies at 82
Pop2itChinua Achebe, the acclaimed Nigerian author of "Things Fall Apart," has died in Boston at the age of 82.... -
Chinua Achebe dies at 82; Nigerian writer
JOHNANNESBURG, South Africa — When Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe was in college, a European professor assigned "Mister Johnson," which portrayed Africa as a land of grinning, shrieking savages. Time magazine called it "the best novel ever written...
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Remembering Chinua Achebe, a writer who connected us to the world
When I think about Chinua Achebe, who died Thursday in Boston at age 82, I remember an event, five years ago, at Manhattan’s Town Hall. The occasion was a commemoration, sponsored by PEN American Center, of the 50th anniversary of Achebe’s...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Fiction, Obituaries, Joseph Conrad
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The Biblioracle: Is it viral? Who cares? Just read it.
I read a lot of books. You probably do too. That's why we meet in this space on a weekly basis. When we emerge from our solitary bubbles, we like to engage in a little fellowship with our fellow travelers. I keep that in mind when I consider every column,...
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