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    May 28, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. Kimberly McBroom's Blog

    Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!  Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday...  We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...

    Tags: Michael Jackson Memorial Service (2009), National Collegiate Athletic Association, Dirty Dancing (movie), Super Bowl, Heart Failure

    2. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Virginia Tech cancels electorate event

    An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled.
    An electorate roundtable scheduled for Tuesday night at Virginia Tech has been canceled. Virginia Tech decided to cancel the event because of the weather. Here was the original news release from Virginia Tech about the event: Exactly one week before...

    Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Periodicals, Brookings Institution, Literature, Sociology

    3. Jun 18, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  3. ‘Primates’ graphic novel explores work of Goodall, Fossey, Galdikas

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times
    Author Jim Ottaviani has made a name for himself writing graphic novels about some of the greatest minds in science, […]...
    4. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  4. Hampton Roads authors shine

    Writing is a tough business. After an author writes that perfect book and manages to sell it to a publisher (or self-publish), the hard work begins: He or she must become a name amidst the thousands who have done the same.
    Writing is a tough business. After an author writes that perfect book and manages to sell it to a publisher (or self-publish), the hard work begins: He or she must become a name amidst the thousands who have done the same. When we launched Writers'...

    Tags: Prisons, West Point, Awards and Prizes, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York), Hampton Roads

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  5. Leesburg's Kingstone Comics launches graphic novel by Randy Alcorn

    LEESBURG — A publisher of Bible-based comics and graphic novels wants to become king of the Christian comics publishing world and has teamed up with a New York Times bestselling author to help them reach their ambitious goal.
    LEESBURG — A publisher of Bible-based comics and graphic novels wants to become king of the Christian comics publishing world and has teamed up with a New York Times bestselling author to help them reach their ambitious goal. Kingstone Comics,...

    Tags: Religious Texts, Religion and Belief, Arts and Culture, Bible, Fiction

    6. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. And now... Happy Blumesday!

    Today is <a href="https://twitter.com/Blumesday">Blumesday</a>--not a typo, as it turns out, but a holiday concocted to celebrate the beloved young-adult author Judy Blume.&nbsp;Bloomsday, which honors James Joyce's "Ulysses," took place on&nbsp;Sunday.&nbsp;
    Today is Blumesday--not a typo, as it turns out, but a holiday concocted to celebrate the beloved young-adult author Judy Blume. Bloomsday, which honors James Joyce's "Ulysses," took place on Sunday.  As NPR reports, Blumesday was created by writers...

    Tags: NPR, Entertainment, Radio

    7. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Burbank Leader

  7. A Word, Please: The staying power of language superstitions

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's a lot of bad information out there about grammar. But seldom does it come bundled in a veritable value pack of linguistic baloney like the one I found in a link on <em>slate.com</em>.
    I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's a lot of bad information out there about grammar. But seldom does it come bundled in a veritable value pack of linguistic baloney like the one I found in a link on slate.com. The link, which promised to...
    8. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  8. Author Tan Twan Eng wins Scott prize for historical fiction

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng has won the Walter Scott Prize, which honors historical fiction writers, for his post-World War Two novel, "The Garden of Evening Mists." Tan, who was born in Penang, Malaysia, and lives in South Africa,...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Fiction, Literature, Malaysia

    9. Jun 16, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  9. Lake schools should teach about Sheriff Willis McCall and book 'Devil in the Grove'

    I'd met the man, but stories about the late Sheriff Willis McCall were just that: stories.
    I'd met the man, but stories about the late Sheriff Willis McCall were just that: stories. His personal appearance, when he came into the Sentinel office in the 1980s, only fed the fiction of the quintessential Southern sheriff determined to keep both...

    Tags: Prisons, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Justice and Rights, NAACP, Crime, Law and Justice

    10. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Iran's next president called 'diplomat sheik' by supporters

    TEHRAN &mdash; A week ago, many observers viewed Iran's presidential election as a horse-race among conservative hard-liners hostile to reform. Then came an unexpected surge in support for Hassan Rowhani, a soft-spoken, bespectacled and bearded cleric who is now improbably positioned to become the next president of the Islamic Republic.
    TEHRAN — A week ago, many observers viewed Iran's presidential election as a horse-race among conservative hard-liners hostile to reform. Then came an unexpected surge in support for Hassan Rowhani, a soft-spoken, bespectacled and bearded cleric who...

    Tags: Iran Presidential Election (2009), Hasan Rowhani, Elections, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran

    11. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Passings: Iain Banks, David Jin, Dwight Opperman

    <strong>Iain Banks</strong>
    Iain Banks Edgy Scottish novelist Iain Banks, 59, a Scottish writer who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, died Sunday. His publisher, Little Brown, announced his death but did not provide other details....

    Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Liver Cancer, Obituaries, Arts and Culture, Fiction

    12. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Events planned around the Lehigh Valley area

    LEHIGH COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN will offer Kids & Animals: Awesome Bodies! featuring six summer camp sessions between June 17 and July 26 at the Donley Children's Campus, Fowler Building, 1520 Hanover Ave., Allentown, for kindergarten-...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Technology, Travel, Canoeing and Kayaking, Gardens and Parks

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