Arts Crunch in Kansas
Arts supporters in Kansas succeeded in their efforts to reverse Governor Sam Brownback’s decision to replace the Kansas Arts Commission with a private foundation.
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In this regular feature, we offer a few suggestions for podcasts, smartphone apps, Web tools, newsletters, museum shows, and gallery openings: a medley of literary curiosities that you might enjoy.
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Digital Digest: If Sharing Is Caring, What’s Stealing?
Librarians revolt against HarperCollins after its decision to limit the number of times a digital copy of an e-book can be checked out and returned.
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Social Media for Authors: Forever in Search of Buzz
Public relations consultant Lauren Cerand offers tips for how to utilize Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and community Web sites to not only persuade a reader to buy a book, but to do it now.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Tracey K. Smith's Life on Mars and Chika Unigwe's On Black Sisters Street, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
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Q&A: Kornblum Takes a Coffee Break
As he prepares to step down from his role as publisher of Coffee House Press, founder Allan Kornblum speaks about responsible publishing, the future of the book, and returning to his roots.
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The Written Image: Face to Face
Two book paintings by Los Angeles artist Mike Stilkey, whose works will be on display in the exhibition Face to Face: The Changing Face of Portraiture at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in Carlsbad, California.
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The Power of Libyan Fiction, Royal Wedding Poems, California Reads, and More
The power of fiction in Libya; royal wedding poems; Californians love to read, according to a new survey; political controversy for Mario Vargas Llosa in Peru; and other news.
Forty Percent of iPad Owners Don't Read E-books, Oscar Wilde Uncensored, and More
Harper Lee distances herself from a new book about her life; 40 percent of iPad owners haven't read a single e-book on the device; an uncensored version of The Picture of Dorian Gray finally sees publication; a New York City bookstore that stocks only one book; and other news.
Folger Shakespeare Library Appoints New Director, Bentley's Bond Book, and More
James Franco is accepted to yet another graduate creative writing program; poet Dean Young gets a new heart; the Folger Shakespeare Library appoints a new director; a new James Bond book comes with a 9mm bullet; and other news.
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