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Oct.11.2011
Saakashvili awards Havel highest Georgian honor
Ex-Czech president Václav Havel says he hopes Georgia regains control of breakaway regions, calls for more access to EU institutions
by Tom Jones© RFEFormer Czech president Václav Havel now holds the highest Georgian state honor — the Order of...
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Sep.28.2011
Princess Anne, J. K. Rowling Share A Hogwarts Moment At The University Of Edinburgh (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post Ellie Krupnick
The British royals take on all sorts of unexpected duties (like when we learned that Prince William is also president of the BAFTA)....
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Sep.23.2011
"Footnotes are inessential at best. At worst they trip up the greater narrative."
Over the last two decades, Joe Sacco has helped invent a new genre: comic-book journalism. He’s reported from Sarajevo and Gorazde during the Bosnian War and from the Palestinian Territories during the two...
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Aug.06.2011
Barbara Kingsolver To Receive Literary Peace Prize
by Judy M.
Barbara Kingsolver has been named the recipient of the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for 2011.
The award, first given in 2006 to celebrate the power of literature to promote peace, was originally called the...
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Aug.02.2011
I just heard that, thanks in part to the series of articles I've written for AOL Jobs, my blog Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home was named among Berke's "10 Must Read Blogs for Managers" on their People at Work blog. Check it out!
Thanks as always to Gina Misiroglu at Red Room for the AOL...
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Jun.22.2011
John Le Carré is one of my most favoured and respected of authors. He melds intrigue into literary fiction with aplomb, creating page-turners where you still want to savour every page. And then there's George Smiley - a perfect character (with a perfect name). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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May.28.2011
Three days breathing Javitz Center air have left me feeling a little delirious. But before I self-medicate by planting flowers and working out at the gym, let me share a few BEA pics with you.
(pic from Mitali Perkins Twitter feed) Mitali Perkins, Jennifer Donnelly and I did a good job...
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May.19.2011
I'm thrilled to report that my anthology, Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories, was named a "Best Other Work" at last week's Spectrum Awards in Atlanta. Three stories from the book also made the short list for best Short Fiction:
City of the Dead” by Kate Welsh
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Mar.13.2011
Hey there, I just have some good news to share! My first essay collection, "Running with Stilettos: Living a Balanced Life in Dangerous Shoes" (2008, iUniverse) picked up a Gold "Mom's Choice Award" in the Inspirational/Motivational category of Adult Books. I think this brands...
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Feb.01.2011
The year 2011 marks the 150th year of the Kansas, and the State Library had a contest for the best 150 books about or by a Kansas Author. Of the 300 submitted, Feisty Family Values was one of the 150 chosen. I’m honored to be included with the likes of William Allen White, Truman Capote,...
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