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June 20, 2017
‘The Alchemist’s Daughter’ Is No Frankenstein’s Monster : NPR
This content was originally published by Jason Heller on 20 June 2017 | 11:00 am. Source link Mary Jekyll has never been more alone. Her father, Dr. Henry Jekyll, died 14 years ago, and her mother Ernestine has just passed away after going mad. Living in London in the 1890s, she’s subject to the era’s […]
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Layoffs at Papercutz
This content was originally published by on 20 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The children’s graphic novel publisher has laid off several workers, including its v-p of marketing. Source link
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Bookstore News: June 20, 2017
This content was originally published by on 20 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link A new indie for Oklahoma; Belmont Books opens in Massachusetts; North Carolina chainlet changes hands; a California bookseller fights autograph law; and more. Oklahoma to Get a New Bookstore: Bliss Books & Bindery will open in Stillwater this September. Massachusetts […]
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Superhero Twist | WritersDigest.com
This content was originally published by Brian A. Klems on 20 June 2017 | 3:30 pm. Source link You receive a mysterious call from a friend who asks you to meet him or her at a secret location. When you arrive, that friend reveals that he or she is, by night, a superhero. What’s more, […]
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Dear Match Book: What Audiobooks Will Liven Up My Summer Road Trips?
This content was originally published by NICOLE LAMY on 20 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link “Lab Girl,” by geobiologist Hope Jahren, is not a cure for Roach’s book, exactly, but it is an acute, poetic examination of life — the life of plants and trees, the signs of life in fossils, and the […]
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Why I Write Poetry: Nurit Israeli
This content was originally published by Robert Lee Brewer on 20 June 2017 | 7:00 pm. Source link Last week, I posted about “Why I Write Poetry” and encouraged others to share their thoughts, stories, and experiences for future guest posts. I’ve already received several, and I hope they keep coming in. Thank you! Today’s […]
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A Powerful, Disturbing History of Residential Segregation in America
This content was originally published by DAVID OSHINSKY on 20 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link It didn’t stop there. In the 1950s, following a Supreme Court decision that restricted the scope of racial covenants, an African-American veteran bought a house in a second Levitt development outside Philadelphia. A white mob formed, the house […]
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The Cambridge story of Curious George, the resident scamp of Harvard Square
This content was originally published by Dialynn Dwyer on 20 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link An inquisitive primate named George has captured the hearts of readers young and old around the world for more than 75 years. And in recent decades, a red-lettered sign bearing his name has hung above a children’s bookstore […]
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Huitain: Poetic Form | WritersDigest.com
This content was originally published by Robert Lee Brewer on 19 June 2017 | 7:00 pm. Source link Recently, I covered ae freislighe, after neglecting Irish forms a bit too long. This time around, I’m getting back to my French form roots with the huitain! Huitain Poems If you know me, you know I love […]
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June 19, 2017
In ‘The Retreat of Western Liberalism,’ How Democracy Is Defeating Itself
This content was originally published by MICHIKO KAKUTANI on 19 June 2017 | 9:43 pm. Source link The strongest glue holding liberal democracies together, Luce argues, is economic growth, and when that growth stalls or falls, things tend to take a dark turn. With growing competition for jobs and resources, losers (those he calls the […]
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