Roy Miller's Blog, page 158
June 16, 2017
Celebrating Joyce at Bloom’s Tavern, of Course
This content was originally published by COREY KILGANNON on 16 June 2017 | 8:20 pm. Source link Ms. Reiss was a sight in her long white vintage dress, with a black shawl, white gloves, a parasol and a flat, feathered hat. “I’ve got to say,” she said, presumably confessing for plenty of other attendees, “I’ve…
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Book Deals: Week of June 19, 2017
This content was originally published by on 16 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link Marisha Pessl sells her YA debut, Raybourn re-ups at Berkley for six figures, a medical mystery memoir from the Daring Book for Girls author goes to Pegasus, and more in this week’s notable book deals. Source link
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China’s World – The New York Times
This content was originally published by on 16 June 2017 | 8:55 pm. Source link 1. Open your podcast app. It’s a pre-loaded app called “Podcasts” with a purple icon. 2. Search for the series. Tap on the “search” magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the screen, type in “Inside The New York Times…
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Library Advocacy Efforts Gain Steam
This content was originally published by on 16 June 2017 | 4:00 am. Source link The past decade has seen a distinct expansion of library advocacy across the country, largely in response to budget cuts. As a result, librarians at all levels have been organizing and raising their voices to demonstrate the value of their…
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What If Willy Wonka Was Your Dad? Roald Dahl’s Magical Parenting With Food : The Salt : NPR
This content was originally published by Dan Pashman on 16 June 2017 | 12:00 pm. Source link Children’s book author Roald Dahl and his daughter Lucy. “Food was a huge part of our upbringing,” Lucy Dahl says. Her father delighted his children with fanciful “midnight feasts” in the woods and often used mealtime to test…
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Protecting Against Libel in Essays and Memoirs
This content was originally published by Guest Column on 16 June 2017 | 7:30 pm. Source link In a litigious society such as ours, libel suits sometimes serve as the chief weapon against the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech and a free press. Even the most prestigious publications are susceptible: In November 2016, a…
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Man Booker Winners Agree: Translating Jokes Is Hard
This content was originally published by CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA on 16 June 2017 | 9:16 pm. Source link What was the process of working on the first book of David’s that you translated, “Her Body Knows”? Continue reading the main story COHEN That was only the second book that I’d [ever] translated. I was really…
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How Washington Planned for a Cold-War Apocalypse
This content was originally published by JUSTIN VOGT on 16 June 2017 | 9:00 am. Source link Photo Credit Felix Decombat RAVEN ROCK The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die By Garrett M. Graff Illustrated. 529 pp. Simon & Schuster. $28. Over drinks with…
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Podcasts And Audiobooks Reach Out To A New Audience: Children : NPR
This content was originally published by Elizabeth Blair on 15 June 2017 | 9:13 am. Source link There are so many entertainment offerings for children and their parents, it can be hard to choose. We look at podcasts and audiobooks for children. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is a good time for the spoken word. There’s…
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The Children of ‘1984’: Dystopia Down the Decades
This content was originally published by JENNIFER SCHUESSLER on 15 June 2017 | 8:55 am. Source link The agency helped fund the 1956 British film version, starring Edmond O’Brien, Michael Redgrave and Jan Sterling, while the executive director of the American Committee for Cultural Freedom — an affiliate of the C.I.A.-backed Congress for Cultural Freedom…
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