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April 14, 2011
Passover Memories, and Why My Mother’s Chicken Soup Is the Best
Today we have a post from the Workman Blog. Judy Bart Kancigor is the author of Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family. For a copy of her Workman Short, …
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April 13, 2011
National Poetry Month: “The Old High Way of Love”
In honor of National Poetry Month, every Wednesday in April I’m sharing one of my favorite poems for you to read and share with a friend, a lover, or even a foe …
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April 6, 2011
National Poetry Month: What’s Freedom For? To Know Eternity
April is National Poetry Month, the only time of year that most Americans take note of the fact that poetry is still being read and written by sentimental, idealistic people like yours …
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March 11, 2011
The New Yorker librarians: Erin Overbey interviews Jon Michaud about When Tito Loved Clara
Jon Michaud’s When Tito Loved Clara follows the story of Clara, a Dominican-American wife and mother, as she aspires to a middle-class suburban existence only to be drawn back to …
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March 10, 2011
Heidi Durrow reports from the NAACP Image Awards
For the last few weeks my to-do list has read something like this: Pack Unpack Write thank you notes Finish essay Laundry Wash dishes Pick up dry cleaning Try to get to …
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March 1, 2011
Why I Love Books February Roundup
I always get anxious when writing the word “February.” There are just so many ways it can go wrong. It’s like “Wednesday.” Very confusing. And does anyone really pronounce that first “r”? …
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February 28, 2011
Autographed copies of Water for Elephants–plus a visit with Tai the elephant!
Sara Gruen has kindly signed multiple copies of the Water for Elephants movie tie-in edition, which officially publishes tomorrow, March 1! We’re giving away TWO copies this week–just leave a comment here …
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February 24, 2011
Two poems from Algonquin’s Sarah Rose Nordgren
Here at Algonquin, it’s no secret that most, if not all, of our staff members lead double lives outside of the office. Our team includes writers, marathon runners, bakers, painters, and bass …
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