The cover of this week’s Time Magazine features writer Jonathan Franzen, whose new novel, Freedom , publishes at the end of August. As the New York Times points out, he’ll be the first living writer on the cover in ten years. To get there, an author must brew the perfect combination of sales, publicity, and cultural impact…
Victor Herbert, musician, composer and founder of ASCAP photographed in 1914 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Was Founded What do Lauryn Hill, Erykah…
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The Asian Institute of Technology was home to 16 of the top 100 authors in Thailand ranked by publications produced in the field of environmental science from 2010 to 2014, according…
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ALSC fosters values of respect and equality, and therefore accepts media award submissions from all. However, before you submit works for consideration for ALSC awards and notable lists, please visit the FAQ page prior to submission. Click on the red Publisher Information button for easy, one-stop access to rosters, terms &…
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In 1500 AD, people living in North America spoke many different languages, and none of them were written down. Many of these languages died out in the 1500s and 1600s AD, because so many people had died of smallpox and measles that hardly anyone was left to speak those languages anymore. In the course of the 1700s and 1800s…
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We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use…
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Mark BittmanPhoto: Eric Tanner But there were complications, chief among them that I’m essentially anti-capitalist. In 1970, I described myself as a revolutionary. (I was 20 and, given the era, this was perhaps understandable.) In my heart, I don’t believe making money is an honorable goal, even if it’s ostensibly linked to…
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Taylor Swift and mother Andrea Swift on the red carpet at the 2007 CMT Music Awards. Rick Diamond/WireImage It s no secret Taylor Swift knows how to write a love song. But did you know her very best one is about her mom? For this week s Throwback Thursday, we re looking back on a song that is likely very familiar to Swift fans…
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Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children s books. According to the Notables Criteria, notable is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children s books, notable should be thought to include…
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+ Click on image to enlarge. Eliza s escape across the Ohio River, which is filled with great cakes of floating ice,is among the most dramatic moments in Uncle Tom s Cabin. + Click on image to enlarge. Knowing that her little boy is about to be sold, Eliza escapes with Harry. Kharbine-Tapabor / The Art Archive at Art Resource…
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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (1923) Pocket-sized set of aphorisms that sound like they were written by a medieval monk but were actually the product of a Lebanese-American alcoholic who died of cirrhosis of the liver in 1931. The Prophet is a beautifully phrased exercise in pointing out the obvious but Sixties hippy kids loved…
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Jane Kurtz, a Lawrence resident for three years, has written 30 children’s books, but they don’t compare in popularity with “Lanie” and “Lanie’s Real Adventures, ” two books she released this year as part of the “American Girl” series. American Girl/Special to the Journal-World Lanie, the character Jane Kurtz penned for the…
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