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Aug 30, 2024 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Alice Sebold
Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 6:Comedian JoAnne Worley is 89. Country singer David Allan Coe is 85. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 81. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 80. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 77. Country singer Buddy Miller is 72. Actor James Martin Kelly is 70. Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 67. Former governor general Michaelle Jean is 67. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 66. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 66. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 63.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
crimereads.com | Heather Chavez |Catriona Ward |Dean Koontz |Alice Sebold
As I write this essay at the start of fire season, the skies near me are smoky from a blaze north of where I live. For many residents of wildfire-prone areas, the smell of smoke or strong gusts on a hot day can be triggering. We check our apps or bookmarked links. We text friends and family. Some of us pack go-bags, or record quick videos to document our belongings.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
thebookerprizes.com | Elif Shafak |Shehan Karunatilaka |Alice Sebold
Shortlisted for the 2019 Booker Prize, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is an intensely beautiful novel about the wonder of life, the mystery of death and the strange space in betweenWhether you’re new to 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange Worldor have read it and would like to explore it more deeply, here is our comprehensive guide.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
shereads.com | Harper Lee |Alice Sebold |Jane Austen |Nicholas Sparks
Fathers in literature come in a kaleidoscope of personalities and backgrounds, each unforgettable in their own right. From those who are naturally caring to those who must learn and evolve, these fictional dads showcase the diversity of fatherhood.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
bookriot.com | Alice Sebold |Kelly Jensen
As we race toward the end of 2023 and book bans continue to be a major reality across the country, it seems worth pausing to think about some of the trends across the landscape this year. We have seen shifts in the kinds of books being targeted, thanks to the work of PEN America, and we have seen a shift in the targets of censors more broadly from individual titles (those still happen!) to book distributors with the Texas READER Act and book fairs.
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Dec 4, 2023 | 
amestrib.com | Alice Sebold
The Nevada Community School District has removed 65 books from school district libraries in order to comply with Senate File 496. The bill, signed into law in May limits the content of certain school materials. It will go into effect at the beginning of the new year, giving schools a grace period to review their materials. Books with depictions of sex acts are banned under the new law and material with LGBTQIA content is restricted to students in seventh grade and above.
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Oct 8, 2023 | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Donna Tartt |M.L. Rio |Antonia Angress |Alice Sebold
As a certified book lover and avid reader (I have 500+ books shelved on Goodreads, and I’m an English major), I love making reading lists for my friends tailored to their individual interests. I’m also a student journalist, so what better way to merge two of my favorite things than to create a fall reading list for Hustler readers?
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Sep 6, 2023 | 
vancouverisawesome.com | Alice Sebold
Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 6:Comedian JoAnne Worley is 88. Country singer David Allan Coe is 84. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 80. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 79. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 76. Country singer Buddy Miller is 71. Actor James Martin Kelly is 69. Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 66. Former governor general Michaelle Jean is 66. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 65. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 65. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 62.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
westernwheel.ca | Alice Sebold
Celebrity Birthdays for Sept. 6:Comedian JoAnne Worley is 88. Country singer David Allan Coe is 84. Singer-bassist Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) is 80. Actress Swoosie Kurtz is 79. Comedian-actress Jane Curtin is 76. Country singer Buddy Miller is 71. Actor James Martin Kelly is 69. Drummer Joe Smyth of Sawyer Brown is 66. Former governor general Michaelle Jean is 66. Actor-comedian Jeff Foxworthy is 65. Actor-comedian Michael Winslow ("Police Academy") is 65. Guitarist Pal Waaktaar of A-ha is 62.
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Aug 11, 2023 | 
independentpublisher.com | Charles Yu |Alice Sebold |Ariel Bronson
Indie Groundbreaking Publisher Red Hen Press Awarding Its Community with Creative Literature for Over 18 Years by Ariel Bronson Red Hen Press (Red Hen) has only been around since 1994. But over the past eighteen years and counting, it has grown into Southern California’s largest independent literary press and one of the biggest on the west coast.
