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Zora Neale Hurston, 1891-1960
Now lauded as the intellectual and spiritual foremother to a generation of black and women writers, Zora Neale Hurston's books were all out of print when she died in poverty and obscurity in 1960.
Born on January 7, 1891, in Notasulga, Alabama, Hurston and her...
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Russo’s Books, the city’s only independent book store chain, is closing its downtown location at 1416 17th St. after 12 years in business.
The store in the Haberfelde Building is liquidating all its merchandise. The owner said in the slow economy, there just wasn't enough business to...
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I read "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath on my 2,000 mile trip to California. I highly recommend it...the harrowing story of Esther Greenwood and the roadtrip...at the same time if you ever get the chance.
And a few nights ago, I finished reading "The Rum Diary" by Hunter S....
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I had heard his schtick a number of times but never really understood all George Carlin's musings. I had watched countless HBO specials but never read any of his books.
That was until Christmas of 2005. My brother gave me "America: The Book" by Jon...
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It's not every day that a book with fluorescent orange and blue writing lands on my desk. So I had to flip through "How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work."
The book jacket suggests that author Megan Hustad "dismantles the myths of getting ahead and helps you...
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The blog, Rescue Dog Central, links to our coverage of Kern's pet euthanasia problem and warns mandatory spay/neuter proponents that they're in for a tough fight.
You can debate the merits of the program on reporter James Burger's Quirks of the County blog here.
Meanwhile, a sex offender asks...
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Note to Russo's: Order extra copies. I smell a One Book, One Bakersfield candidate.
Women Who Love Psychopaths: Inside a Relationship of Inevitable Harm -- NEW BOOK!
Contact Sandra L. Brown, M.A.
Just WHO are you falling in love with? FIRST BOOK TO EVER SEE PSYCHOPATHS...
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In a county obese with burgeoning waistlines, choosing Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal as the next “One Book One Bakersfield...One Kern” installment seems all too fitting.
This latest "One Book" effort kicks off Thursday.
Here are some facts...
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I'm in the middle of packing for a holiday trip that involves a long plane ride. I love reading on the plane since it makes the time fly by fast and makes me feel like I'm actually accomplishing something after sitting there for so many hours. I'm actually lucky that I don't get car sick and I...
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Cross-posted from valleylitlist@yahoogroups.com
PEN USA 2008 Literary Awards Deadline
From: Literary Awards <awards@penusa.org>
Dear Publishers, Editors, Writers, and Producers of Literary Works,
The deadline for PEN USA’s annual Literary Awards has been extended!
PEN honors...
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Nowadays, everything must be named, categorized and analyzed to give a concept a proper place in the monster that is American Culture.
Pretty much, you need a book. A how-to book is even better. A humorous how-to book puts it over the edge.
Enter: Knock Yourself Up: A Tell-All Guide to...
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As many of you know, "Highway 99" is the seminal anthology of Valley poets, essayists, fiction and nonfiction writers. Published by Heyday Books's Great Valley Books imprint (with help from the James Irvine Foundation), it's the first book to anthologize the Valley's many accomplished...
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Cross-posted from MindHub...
Branching Out: Two Nights with Kay Ryan on Emily Dickinson, Nov 5 at
6:30 pm and Nov 6 at 7 pm
Kay Ryan will discuss the works of poet Emily Dickinson and will read
from her own poetry. Woodward Park Regional Library, 488-3856.
Mas Masumoto: Heirlooms,...
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There's a gorgeous poem by Fresno poet Peter Everwine in this week's New Yorker. It's called "Aubade in Autumn," and it's the October 15, 2007 issue.
Everwine's most recent book of poetry is "From the Meadow: Selected and New Poems." It can be purchased directly from the...
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For those who may want to drive to see their favorite author...
CALIFORNIA LECTURE SERIES
Subscriptions are on sale now for their next six-lecture series
($150). Subscribe and get more info at: (916) 737-1300 or visit
www.californialectures.org
SIX-LECTURE SERIES: Crest Theatre,...
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Author Manuel Munoz, one of the Valley's rising literary stars, will be speaking this Thursday at Reedley College.
Originally from Dinuba, Munoz is the author of two highly acclaimed short story collections:
"The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue" (Algonquin Books, 2007), and
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Big thanks to CSUF Assistant English Professor Steve Church for bringing New York Times bestselling author, Steve Almond, to Fresno State tonight!
Here's the announcement cross-posted from valleylitlist@yahoogroups.com:
Hi Friends,
Please mark your calendars for this upcoming reading featuring...
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I was lucky to hear local author, David Mas Masumoto (author of "Epitaph for a Peach" amongst others) read last Saturday night at the Fresno Art Museum, and it was an amazing event. The drumming, the music, his family--it's a delightful literary experience like I've never seen before....
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So I've started writing my first book. I've written the introduction.
Now what?
The book is nonfiction, sort of autobiographical, but it will be a journey over the next few years. Right now I'm calling it "The Road to Motherhood: If and How."
First I need to figure out if I...
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Thursday, August 16th, 6 p.m.
Valley author Aris Janigian will be speaking at Fresno's monthly Respite by the River reading hosted at The River Center.
Aris Janigian is one of the Valley's newest Armenian writers to emerge on the literary scene. He was the Finalist for the William Saroyan...
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This month is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." Not only is this one of the greatest novels ever published, it has an impressive Central California Valley connection. Here's an excerpt from chapter 12:
"Tracy is a railroad town; brakemen...
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For those aspiring Central California writers out there...
They've just announced that Dinuba author, Manual Munoz, has been shortlisted for the 2007 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize for his collection of short stories, "The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue," all of which...
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Cross-posted from valleylitlist@yahoogroups.com
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Please distribute to any poets you know. Thanks!
The Philip Levine Prize in Poetry 2007
The Philip Levine Prize in Poetry is open to all poets except current
or former students or faculty of California State University,...
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For those poets out there..
11th Annual Tuolumne Meadows Poetry Festival
Saturday, August 18th and Sunday, August 19th
Parsons Memorial Lodge, Yosemite National Park
*Featuring one of Central California's finest writers and farmers, David Mas Masumoto, author of "Epitaph for a...
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It seems the brains of today’s society have been liquefied by television and the internet. Of course I'm one to talk being on this web site. But I'm hopeful that there are still a few literary nuts out there. I was curious as to what people are reading these days, I've found some...
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At first, I was going to blog about the wonders of the library - Free books! Free Internet access! Free air conditioning on a hot day!
But then I thought, is anything ever really free? I mean, I probably pay a little for the library system in my taxes. I probably paid, through taxes, for the...
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I don't know if many of you know this but we have a real-live hero and celebrity here in our midst.
Dave Barr author of "Riding the Edge" and "Riding the Ice" lost both of his legs in combat and went on to set two seperate motorcycling records. He is the only person to...
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has any on ever read that book? Its great, i reccomend for everyone to read it.
xo Larry
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Read my interview with accomplished thriller writer Bonnie Hearn Hill in Paperback Writer
-n.l.
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