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SubscribeBanning Books...Amazing that this is still a threat in the 21st Century
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Sheryl Crow, Son Volt, Cat Power celebrate Steinbeck, Guthrie
http://www.ibabuzz.com/ concerts/ 2008/ 09/ 04/ sheryl-crow-son-volt-cat-power-c…Sheryl Crow, Son Volt, Cat Power celebrate Steinbeck, Guthrie By Jim Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 11:10 pm in Black Keys, Cat Power, Henry Rollins, John Steinbeck, Johnny Irion, Mike Ness, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sheryl Crow, Sleep Train Pavilion, Social Distortion, Son Volt, This Land is Your Land,
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PREPARING FOR A CONFERENCE
http://plotwhisperer.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ preparing-for-conference.htmlTomorrow begins the East of Eden Writers' Conference. Steinbeck Country is difficult to describe to anyone without some first hand experience in dry, dusty heat, yellow hills and giant oak trees, hawks and buzzards, cows and sheep. The road trip runs through dirt so rich it's called black gold.
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Pets, motion, and other tips from a travel memoir
http://memorywritersnetwork.com/ blog/ pets-motion-tips-travel-memoir/by Jerry Waxler In my previous essay, I described my overall experience with Doreen Orion’s travel memoir, “Queen of the Road.” In this entry I continue my journey through her journey, finding additional insights that I can take away from this excellent book. Click here for my previous essay about Queen of the Road.
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The Utah Game in Allusions
http://varsityblue.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 09/ utah-game-in-allusions.htmlHaving taken advantage of one of the more "liberal" offerings of LS&A, political science major with a minor in philosophy to be specific, I constantly try to validate the classes I took by using what I learned in "real life." So...
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Take Five: Labor Day
http://www.nerve.com/ CS/ blogs/ screengrab/ archive/ 2008/ 08/ 29/ take-five-la…Usually, the Screengrab's Take Five feature is inspired by some new release coming out the day we go to press. However, sometimes, if the raft of new releases in relatively uninspiring or inappropriate, we go with a different sort of them, and since today is the start of Labor Day weekend, what better time to salute organized labor?
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The Link Between The Grapes of Wrath and My Father’s Dragon
http://ozandends.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ link-between-grapes-of-wrath-and-my.htm…As long as I’m talking about John Steinbeck and Penguin, I might as well retell the story of how he became a successful literary author. He didn’t start out that way, as this biography from the Educational Paperback Association explains: Throughout his early years, Steinbeck's tenure with publishing companies tended to be short.
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We are the stories we tell
http://washwords.com/ words/ 2008/ we-are-the-stories-we-tell/We are the stories we tell Written by washwords (I also say) on August 26, 2008 – 1:02 pm Although I’ve stumbled on SmallWorld Reads, a great blog, a few times now, today is the first time I really investigated her Life Books Challenge.
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Reasons to Watch
http://www.bugsandcranks.com/ cleveland-indians/ jon-steiner/ reasons-to-watch/When the 2008 Indians campaign began, I remember looking at the schedule and thinking that this current series would define the season. The defending Central Champs from Cleveland matching up against the revamped, superstar (albeit geriatric) Detroit Tigers. This was supposed to be the series of
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“Appropriate Reward for Artistic Gifts”
http://ozandends.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 08/ appropriate-reward-for-artistic-gifts.h…This month brought an important ruling in the ongoing copyright suit between Penguin and heirs of John Steinbeck's second wife, though it will probably have little impact on other authors' copyrights. The judges seem to be ruling on matters specific to the Steinbeck literary estate, such as when his third wife negotiated new contracts.
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Bless Me, Father…
http://www.lippsisters.com/ 2008/ 08/ 19/ bless-me-father/for I have sinned. It’s been two weeks since my last confession. This is how Peggy’s sister, Anita, begins her confession. She then admits to taking money at the laundromat and also taking the Lord’s name in vain.
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