I hate Catcher in the Rye: a novel about a privileged Upper East Side kid who doesn’t like exclusive prep schools and has a fun day at various hotels and ice skating rinks while figuring his relatively easy life out. If you are the son of a billionaire hedge fund manager, then perhaps Catcher in the Rye is the perfect coming…
A Marine allegedly turned his gun on two friends – including Chris Kyle, a celebrated Navy SEAL – at a gun range on Saturday. NBC s Lester Holt reports. By Gil Aegerter and Alastair…
“Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work, ” Jennifer Egan once said. This intersection of reading and writing is both a necessary bi-directional life skill…
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Science fiction is having a moment. Posters for Amazon’s serialisation of Philip K Dick’s Man In The High Castle have shocked and confused public transport users worldwide, while…
In the month of February, Americans place a special emphasis on the achievements and history of black Americans, or Americans of African descent. Each year, a theme promotes one facet of black heritage. This year, 2016, the theme is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.” The Association for the Study of African…
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In this lesson, we will discuss the concept of literary modernism in the United States. We will explore its historical backdrop along with the very unique characteristics and authors that define American modernism which lasted from 1914-1945. Chapter 7 / Lesson 1 Transcript Click next lesson whenever you finish a lesson and…
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Video: Contemporary American Literature: Authors and Major Works This lesson helps you decipher pieces of contemporary American literature by looking at famous examples from some of the greatest authors of the time. Chapter 10 / Lesson 2 Transcript Click next lesson whenever you finish a lesson and quiz. Got It You now have…
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To commemorate Black History Month, we would like to honor two groundbreaking American authors who celebrate their birthdays this month: Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. Toni Morrison was born on February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. Morrison has won nearly every book prize in existence, including a Nobel Prize in Literature and…
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Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg MAURA JOHNSTON: “Wiggle wasn t even the best Derulo offering of 2014, but it wins by default here, as the brand of sync-ready jangle that American Authors and its ilk specialize in—Frankensteining together wordless choruses, stomping designed to bring to mind the word barnstorming,and strenuously…
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Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate , and seven other bestselling thrillers including The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, The Zero Game, The Book of Lies, and The Fifth Assassin . His newest book is The President’s Shadow. In addition to…
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Davies, whose family background was Welsh, had strong links with England, having studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and then worked at The Old Vic as a writer, teacher of drama history, and actor. It was there he met his Australian actress wife Brenda Mathews, with whom he had three daughters. Newspapers were in his blood…
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Our advocacy work supports authors’ rights and their ability to earn a living in the changing publishing landscape. Here’s where we stand on copyright, free speech, piracy, and other issues central to professional authors today. Effective copyright protection is the linchpin of professional authorship: it enables authors to…
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