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Right wing pundits are howling over my claim that a 2005 Texas constitutional amendment didn't ban gay marriage; it bans all marriage. The Constitution provides, in very clear language, that Texas "may not create or recognize (Read More)
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It's as a chronicle of Carver's growth as a writer that Sklenicka's book is invaluable, particularly after his career path crossed that of the editor Gordon Lish, the self-styled "Captain Fiction." Any readers who doubt Lish' (Read More)
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White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. McKinsey, the consulting firm [authors of the report], estimate that households could reduce their energy (Read More)
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White House officials are looking at creating a new version of cash for clunkers -- this time for home weatherization. McKinsey, the consulting firm [authors of the report], estimate that households could reduce their energy (Read More)
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Jeff GordinerThe Poetry FoundationIn Port Angeles, Washington, it was Tess Gallagher.I had stopped for a lunch of yogurt and fresh figs on the way to the coast, and, as so often happens, I wound up wandering into a local book (Read More)
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Michael Chabon's celebrated science fiction and geeky pop culture, and his latest book Manhood For Amateurs is a love letter to fandom. So when we managed to ask him a few questions, we were excited to geek out about genres. (Read More)
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The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship is a must read and cook. It speaks to loyalty, loss, and the ties that bind, the ingredients of this "novel cookbook" that combines an authentic story of friendship with more t (Read More)
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Google has entered the house of the publishing industry, appropriated its goods, and then invited publishers and authors to share in the proceeds from selling them. It is not the normal way to behave with people’s property, b (Read More)
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Controversial plans by Google to digitise millions of out-of-print books to create the world’s biggest online library have been approved by British publishing groups and authors. (Read More)
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I've been in publishing for more than 20 years, I've attended my fair share of writer's conferences and workshops, and in my experience, the poet Allen Ginsberg was one of the best writing teachers I ever encountered. What he (Read More)
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Google has slashed in half its controversial plans to become the world’s biggest online library in a legal move to appease critics, including China, the US Justice Department, authors and publishers. (Read More)
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As a father, I regularly look to my toddler son and ponderhow will I share with him some of the experiences I so fondly remember from myown childhood:Â rainy days building fortsout of TV tables and blankets, snowy nights buil (Read More)
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Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust re (Read More)
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Fortunately for "What the Dog Saw," the essay format is a better showcase for Gladwell's talents, because the constraints of length and editors yield a higher ratio of fact to fancy. Readers have much to learn from Gladwell t (Read More)
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Ezell Harris, a Florida conservative who launched his campaign for Orlando City Council at a Tea Party rally, has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. Jail records show he is being held on four counts: trafficking in hy (Read More)
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Asa prisoner in a Chinese jail, Kirsten Westby was able to find solace by sittingquietly in contemplation. Deeply affected by walking on the moon, astronautEdgar Mitchell went from exploring outer space to discovering the vas (Read More)
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Goldman Sachs is advising private insurers that health care reform will hurt their bottom line, according to a health care legislation analysis document put together by the investment bank. A study put together by Goldman in (Read More)
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Patricia Cornwell was on Good Morning America this morning to talk about her new book, "The Scarpetta Factor." She spoke about the "CSI effect" in court cases and officially announced that Angelina Jolie is her first choice t (Read More)
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During my meetings with editors, agents, sales assistants, marketers, and other assorted publishing types in New York this past week, there was a common theme that kept cropping up again and again:Moving the needle.(That's "m (Read More)