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Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
The book publishing industry is pretty unhappy about Oprah's announcement that she is ending The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2011. Her impact on the book work has been immense. "It's a blow," said Lorraine Shanley, a partner in the consulting firm Market Partners International Inc., who earlier this week watched former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin promote...
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Poetry & Poets in Rags (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
run for anything, I've got your back. I'd never heard of Senator Obama. So when she said she was running for president I said, 'I've got your back.'" When it became clear that Hillary could not win, some Democratic party grandees asked her to try to persuade Hillary to step down. "I told them, 'I'm backing her. I'll step down when she steps down.' When she stepped down, I went over to President...
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Lee.org (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Last week I got to attend “From The ‘Hood to the House”. This year, the Glide Church annual holiday festival was held at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House on the 12th. It was quite an affair with Maya Angelou, a huge church ensemble singing, dancers, musicians and Cecil Williams celebrating his 45th anniversary [...]
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Maryland Politics Watch (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Council Member Nancy Floreen sent us these comments about former Delegate Jean Cryor, who passed away yesterday. The thing about Jean Cryor. She twinkled. She epitomized Maya Angelou’s memorable observation “ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Jean Cryor made people feel good about...
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Book Soup Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
~Really'???? I fail to understand what could possibly be gained from banning a book. Wouldn't the children of Westminster have a lot more to gain from the greater understanding of the world, the experience and beauty Maya Angelou's work offers? Perhaps Ms. Aherns and the school board would to better to spend their energies EDUCATING and nurturing their children rather than sheltering them from the...
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Strangling My Muse (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” –Henry David Thoreau “Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.” –Maya Angelou “Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance.” –Martha Graham “Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”...
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Irenic Thoughts (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Here are some recorded dying words of noted people: St. John Chrysostom (347-407) was the most famous preacher of his day. He preached an Easter sermon read each year to this day in orthodox churches. His final sermon was also his last words. He took to the pulpit and said simply, Glory to God for all things! John Newton, former slave trader, turned minister who wrote Amazing Grace : I am still in...
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Lesa's Book Critiques (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Hallie Ephron knows how to write books that satisfy a book addict's craving for another list. First, she gave us 1001 Books for Every Mood . Now, we have another comprehensive compilation, The Bibliophile's Devotional: 365 Days of Literary Classics . What reader won't be satisfied with 365 nutshell summaries of classics, ideas for future reading? In an attractive, gift-size book, Ephron offers readers...
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Being and Writing (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
I'm in the midst of living an upside down life , I'm finding teaching to be extra rich and rewarding--even on the days I'd rather walk on the beach or curl up in bed, trying to speed my healing. Perhaps it's because I look out into the classroom and remind my tender, raw self that each person there has a whole world. A world of love, connection, pain, loss. I'm being re-reminded that teaching, for...
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The Daily Swarm - Headlines (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
A lot of you have been coming in looking for the Nobel Prize for Literature betting odds and leaving comments on last year’s competition – so we’ve decided to show you the odds available for the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature. Here are the betting odds available: Amos Oz 3/1 Herta Mu�ller 3/1 Joyce Carol Oates 5/1 Philip Roth 5/1 Thomas Pynchon 7/1 Adonis 9/1 Assia Djebar...
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Quillblog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Bookish links from around the Web: The foodie bride’s lament: Condé Nast-owned magazines Gourmet, Cookie, Elegant Bride, and Modern Bride all cease publication More book banning madness: Toronto parent wants Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird off the Toronto District School Board’s curriculum Speaking of writers from the American South, Reuters assures us that Maya Angelou...
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Book Calendar (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Anton Ebert (1845–1896): Lesende junge Dame, Öl auf Holz, 35 x 25,5 cm; fotografiert im Dorotheum Wien Daily Thoughts 10/6/2009 This morning, I am working on creating a poetry bookmark. Some of the authors which I am thinking of listing are Maya Angelou, Taylor Mali, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, W.S. Merwin, and William Carlos Williams. I have the titles chosen which I am going to use....
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MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
PRNewser: PR Executives React to Condé Nast Closings We The 'Bistro: Four Tips to Help You Stay Sane on Your Job Hunt FishbowlNY: Condé Shutters Gourmet , Cookie , Two Bridal Titles FishbowlDC: Media Types Turn Out for Meridian Ball FishbowlLA: Nikki Finke is in The New Yorker BayNewser: ONA 09: NY Times to Release Open-Source Document Viewer in 'Weeks' WebNewser: Facebook Suspends Apps...
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Shaping Youth (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Oct. 4 2009 “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” is a Mark Twain classic, which this Google research feed shows gets its own share of media morphs and revisions to suit the occasion. The hodgepodge of misinformation on that quote alone exemplifies and keenly illustrates the real time drama of the false hospitalization alert [...]
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
"The Grapes of Wrath" was labeled vulgar and pornographic, a dangerous depiction of class hatred. "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was removed from school classrooms and library shelves after its 1969 publication, deemed inappropriate for its depiction of author Maya Angelou's rape as an 8-year-old girl.
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