by | Sep 26, 2009 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from The Medina Gazette Local man’s novel hits the big time By: Lisa Hlavinka The movie rights were sold before a Spencer Township native’s novel even hit store shelves. Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay picked up the rights to Black River High School graduate Jobie...
by | Sep 22, 2009 | Literary News, Mirth
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by | Sep 21, 2009 | Literary News
from The Guardian UK US poetry greats to reach Arabic audience New Arabic anthology from Abu Dhabi-based project, Kalima, to include poems from 15 US poets, including Anne Sexton, Charles Bukowski and Sylvia Plath by Alison Flood Sylvia Plath is one of 15 US poets due...
by | Sep 19, 2009 | Literary News
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read! Banned Books Week is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. More than a...
by | Sep 4, 2009 | Literary News
from CNN The future of libraries, with or without books By John D. Sutter (CNN) — The stereotypical library is dying — and it’s taking its shushing ladies, dank smell and endless shelves of books with it. Books are being pushed aside for digital...
by | Sep 1, 2009 | Literary News
from CNN.com Tiny librarian is hell on wheels By Jim Kavanagh CNN (CNN) — She’s petite, she’s middle-aged, she’s bookish, and if she gets a chance, she’ll knock you on your keister. Embedded video from CNN Video By day, she’s Beth...
