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Greenspan memoir highly critical of Bush administration

Sep 17 2007: Alan Greenspan, who served as Federal Reserve chairman for 18 years and was the leading Republican economist for the past three decades, levels unusually harsh criticism at President Bush and the Republican Party in his 531-page memoir, The Age of Turbulence: ...

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Dave Eggers wins $250,000 Heinz Family Foundation award

Sep 13 2007: Author, philanthropist and literary entrepreneur Dave Eggers has become the youngest person ever to win one of the annual $250,000 awards from the Heinz Family Foundation.

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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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