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Nov 29 2005
“A Night Different from All Other Nights” (Part 2)
Sheryl reads Susan Vreeland’s short story, “A Night Different from All Other Nights.” (Part 2 of 2)
From Our Soundbooth
Nov 28 2005
“A Night Different from All Other Nights” (Part I)
Sheryl Bernstein reads Susan Vreeland’s short story, “A Night Different from All Other Nights.” (Part 1 of 2)
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Nov 18 2005
National Book Awards
In case you missed it on your late local news, the winners of the National Book Awards were announced in a ceremony hosted by Garrison Keillor. Joan Didion took top… read more
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Nov 18 2005
For Your Review
To reach the desk of TMR associate editor Evelyn Somers, one must often skirt around, step over, wade through, lift-and-move precarious stacks and leaning piles of books–hot-off-the-press, ink-not-yet-dry, here-for-your-review books.… read more
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Nov 18 2005
College Days and Books We Love
As part of its “College Week,” Slate asked a handful of journalists, celebrities, CEOs, professors, writers, and editors, “What’s the most influential book you read in college?” Among the respondents… read more
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Nov 18 2005
A Feast of Books
One of my lesser duties at TMR is to line up reviews for our book review section. This involves, among other things, flipping through the many review copies that arrive… read more
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Nov 16 2005
Librarians Unite!
Radical Reference, a group of librarians “who believe libraries have a duty to be actively involved in the day’s social issues, including feminism, poverty and racism,” are out to prove… read more
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Nov 15 2005
John Fowles Dies
John Fowles, the author of The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Collector, and The Magus, among other works, has died at the age of 79. As described in the New York… read more
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Nov 15 2005
The Many Lives of Jesus
With the holiday season bearing down upon us, it seems appropriate to note the arrival of two new novels about the life of Jesus from a pair of prominent American… read more
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Nov 09 2005
Testy About Testes
On my drive to school a few days ago, while I was stopped at a red light, behind a Chevy pick-up, I saw something I didn’t understand. A pair of… read more