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In memoriam: Madeleine L'Engle

Sep 12 2007: Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the 1963 Newbery Award and one of the most banned books in the USA, died on September 6 at the age of 88.

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National Book Foundation to honor Joan Didion & Terry Gross

Sep 11 2007: The National Book Foundation will commemorate the literary achievements of Joan Didion and Terry Gross at its November 14 awards ceremony in New York City. Author Joan Didion will receive the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Terry Gross, host ...

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Quill Award winners announced

Sep 10 2007: The 2007 Quill Award Winners have been announced.  They include:
Debut Author of the Year: Diane Setterfield for The Thirteenth Tale
General Fiction: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Biography: Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Health/Self-...

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Philippa Gregory Live

Sep 09 2007: Philippa Gregory, bestselling author of The Boleyn Inheritance, The Other Boleyn Girl and many other excellent works of historical fiction, invites you to join her for a live web event on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 2:00 pm EDT. She will discuss her historical ...

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The next chapter for e-books

Sep 06 2007: According to the New York Times (in an article titled "Envisaging the Next Chapter for Electronic Books"), two new offerings this fall are set to test whether consumers really want to replace a technology that has reliably served humankind for hundreds of years: the ...

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Hugo Award winners announced

Sep 04 2007: The winners of this year's Hugo Awards were announced at the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, in Yokohama, Japan, on September 1st 2007. Winners include:

• Best Novel: Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (Tor).
• Best Novella: A Billion Eves by Robert Reed (Asimov's, Oct....

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Anne Lamott Stirs Passions in Omaha

Sep 01 2007: Fans of Anne Lamott in Omaha have rallied to secure an appearance by the author in the wake of an abrupt cancellation by local Jesuit institution Creighton University. The school had invited Lamott long ago for a paid appearance on September 19 as part of their annual ...

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Settlement reached in "Running with Scissors" suit

Aug 31 2007: The family of Northampton psychiatrist Rodolph H. Turcotte has settled a defamation suit against Augusten Burroughs, author of the best-selling memoir Running With Scissors, and the book's publisher. In the suit filed two years ago in Middlesex Superior Court, members ...

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