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Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

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Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond (nanaekua.com) has written or edited style and culture features for AOL, The Village Voice, JET Magazine, Metro, and Trace Magazine, among others. She has led copywriting for NikeWomen.com, LorealParisUSA.com, and Bluefly.com. Her short stories have been published in African Writing and the anthology This Woman's Work; while her poem, "The Whinings of a Seven Sister Cum Laude Graduate Working Bored as an Assistant," was published in the anthology Growing up Girl. A cum laude graduate of Vassar College, she attended secondary school in Ghana; her debut novel Powder Necklace (Simon and Schuster) is loosely based on the latter experience. Connect with her on Facebook (facebook.com/PowderNecklace), Twitter (Twitter.com/na ...more

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Salman Rushdie's "Joseph Anton" Shortlisted for James Tait Black Prize

The James Tait Black Prize, which awards£10,000 to the writer of the best fiction and biography, respectively, has announced their shortlist for 2013. Salman Rushdie’s memoir Joseph Anton, about his years spent living under a fatwa, was nominated in the biography category, as wereMichael Gorra’s Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of... Read more.

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Powder Necklace: A Novel
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Joseph Anton: A Memoir

by Salman Rushdie

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Nana Brew-Hammond rated a book 4 of 5 stars Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nana Brew-Hammond rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox by Nina Burleigh read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A compelling, riveting read. Burleigh took her time to research and explain the cultural / historical context that both Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox came to meet during their study abroad experiences; which was incredibly helpful in terms of unde...more
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