Posted on October 31, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
TimeGlider: Web-based Timeline Software "There is a time traveler in each of us. Whether you are a litigator or an 8th grader, TimeGlider can quickly enhance your experience of the past, present, and future. Once you’ve explored a TimeGlider timeline, you’ll wonder why you’ve never seen information organized like this before." Picked this up off [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
From New Dominion Bookshop: Robert M. Poole will discuss his new history, On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 PM “Along Eisenhower Drive, as far as the eye could see, the grave markers formed into bone-white brigades, climbed from the flats of the Potomac River, and scattered [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Internet Review of Books — Patience with God by Francis Schaeffer "What I didn’t find, and was relieved not to have found, was a guy stepping up to lead me down a new “correct” path. In fact, he admits there may not be one." Good review of an author well worth reading. 11 Scariest Horror [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Upcoming events at New Dominion Bookshop: On Wednesday, November 4 (5:30 PM), New Dominion Bookshop will host Christine Hohlbaum who will present selections from The Power of Slow: 101 Ways to Save Time in Our 24/7 World. On Saturday, November 7 (11:00 AM), New Dominion Bookshop will host Dougie Morris who will present selections from [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Check out the details at the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression: Singer / Songwriter Terri Allard and best-selling author Rita Mae Brown will be among the judges in the fourth annual First Amendment Writes, a poetry and songwriting contest organized by the Music Resource Center, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the [...]
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Just caught this item from Publishers Marketplace: Hannah Pittard’s THE FATES WILL FIND THEIR WAY, about a girl who goes missing on Halloween and how her disappearance unexpectedly transforms the lives of those who knew her, in particular, the neighborhood boys, whose memories, curiosity, and teenage lust keep them searching for information, rumors, theories about [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
The Rejectionist: Maybe This Will Make You Feel A Little Bit Better Sometimes you can't even give it away. Lesson learned: Even the greats faced rejection.
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Posted on October 26, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver Confronted with a choice that could change your life, which road would you take? Lionel Shriver explores the alternate universes of her protagonist, Irina McGovern: one in which she succumbs to temptation, and one in which she doesn’t. As Entertainment Weekly puts it, “…Shriver, a brilliant and versatile writer, [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
From New Dominion Bookshop: Taije Silverman will present selections from her debut collection of poetry Houses Are Fields Poems Friday, October 30 at 5:30 PM Taije Silverman’s debut collection chronicles her family’s devotion and dissolution through the death of her mother. Ranging in style from measured narratives to fragmented lyrics that convey the ambiguity of [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
On Wednesday, October 28 (5:30 PM), New Dominion Bookshop will host two authors, Dylan Landis, presenting selections from Normal People Don’t Live Like This, and Joanna Smith Rakoff, presenting selections from A Fortunate Age. Dylan Landis will present selections from her debut “novel-in-stories,” Normal People Don’t Live Like This Wednesday, October 28 at 5:30 PM [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Privileged Little Artiste Writing Something Oh-So-Precious Into His Moleskine Notebook | The Onion – America's Finest News Source "SAN FRANCISCO—After gently unfastening the elastic strap keeping his dearest musings safe from prying eyes, little literary artiste Evan Stansky penned a few more darling thoughts into his clothbound Moleskine notebook Wednesday…." Via the ecstatic Bookninja.com
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
Top Three Questions about my interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show "He has mesmerizing blue eyes…" Hee. I bet he does.
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Posted on October 16, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
If You Love Your Book… – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat "If you love your book, set it free. Frustrated by the old advance copy review system, author Stephen Elliott broke one of the old rules of book publicity–giving advance copies of his book to anyone who asked…." Check out the video. I was one of the 400 [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
"Breast Cancer Is A Disease, Not A Marketing Opportunity" – Cause-associated marketing – Jezebel "Why co-opt the pink ribbon if you're not even raising money for breast cancer research? Because, like Axe body spray, fruity malt liquor and backhanded compliments, women go nuts for it." It's true — I want to buy things that aren't [...]
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Posted on October 14, 2009 by Elizabeth McCullough
From WordSmith: Come learn how it’s done, then go do it! WordSmith Poetry Workshop This is a time for local poets to come together and perfect their writing, receive feedback from other poets and practice their performances. This month we will have guest workshop facilitator William Rough, local actor & director to help poets/spoken word [...]
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