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Simple story had unexpected effects
Tribune NewspapersIt has been 50 years since Ezra Jack Keats introduced the world to young Peter, the little hand-painted boy who awakens to a fresh snowfall and sets out on a joyful errand. "He picked up a handful of snow — and another, and still another. He packed...Tags: Preventative Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, New York Public Library, Book, Health
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Season recap: Alvin Hill
The Baltimore SunNic Vasilchek knew that the fortunes of his Luella (Ga.) High football team were intimately tied to cornerback Alvin Hill. With that in mind, the Lions coach decided to play the Maryland commitment sparingly on offense and not at all on special teams,...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Football, College Sports
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Memories that bind
When we think about the year-end holidays, books often are at the center of our memories. Maybe we received a special book as a gift, and it became a cherished memento. Or maybe we read a book about the holidays each year, as a treasured part of our...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Judaism, Hanukkah, New Year's Day, Robert Frost
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This Sunday: Van Vechten's Renaissance, Watergate, Szymborska and more
Jacket CopyThis week's book coverage includes Emily Bernard's book on Carl Van Vechten and the Harlem Renaissance, Thomas Mallon's novel on Watergate and a remembrance of poet Wislawa Szymborska... -
Adrienne Rich in the L.A. Times
Jacket CopyExcerpts from Adrienne Rich's writing that have appeared in the Los Angeles Times.... -
Festival of Books: Novels and the 'dream deferred'
Jacket CopyThe Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel “The Dream Deferred” with authors Mona Simpson, Jesmyn Ward, Hector Tobar and Ayad Akhtar.... -
2011 Holiday Guide: Dozens more shows for the season
If real-life holiday drama has you down — or you simply want to take a break from the fun-but-hectic festivities and relax — we’ve got a list that you can check twice, filled with shows both naughty and nice. Traditional to irreverent,...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Tourism and Leisure, Hans Christian Andersen, Christmas, Cloud Gate
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Holiday books: Fiction
Aleph
A Novel
Paulo Coelho
Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95
A crisis of faith prompts a man to begin a journey of self-discovery from Africa to Asia.
The Angel Esmeralda
Nine Stories
Don DeLillo
Scribner, $24
The first collection of short stories from a...Tags: David Lodge, College Baseball, Don DeLillo, Poetry, John Barth
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From politics to poetry
Tribune NewspapersIt's tempting, looking at the fall's books, to think of this as a political season. Dick Cheney got it started with "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir," and Joe McGinnis pitched in with "The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin." (That...Tags: John Paul Stevens, College Baseball, P.J. O'Rourke, Don DeLillo, Poetry
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Fall book preview
Tribune newspapersIt's tempting, looking at the fall's books, to think of this as a political season. Dick Cheney got it started with "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir," and in November we'll see a different (and perhaps conflicting?) take when Condoleezza...Tags: John Paul Stevens, P.J. O'Rourke, College Baseball, Don DeLillo, Poetry
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Md. teacher of the year focuses on connections with students
Joshua Parker fell in love in 10th grade, discovering the power of words when his English teacher put a volume of Langston Hughes in his hands.
He describes it as a moment so profound that it was like hearing chords of music for the first time.
Bright...Tags: Teachers, Dundalk, Windsor Mill, Lady Gaga, Poetry
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Poetry magazine well-versed in criticism
Poetry makes nothing happen.
So saidW.H. Auden.
Who never lived in Chicago.
Or knew Don Share. Share is the senior editor of Poetry magazine, the venerable Chicago-based literary institution. It turns 100 next year and has seen far more than nothing...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Lake Forest College, Human Interest, Northwestern University, Robert Frost
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Original site for Langston Hughes topic gallery.