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Alice Walker scuttles new Israeli edition of 'The Color Purple'
World NowAuthor Alice Walker has refused to allow an Israeli company to publish a new Hebrew edition of her classic novel The Color Purple, arguing that “Israel is guilty of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people.”... -
Alice Walker says no to Israeli edition of 'The Color Purple'
Jacket CopyIn a protest of Israeli policies, Alice Walker has declined to publish an edition of her prizewinning novel "The Color Purple" in that country.... -
Unclassified Info: Thanks for taking part in the debate
What do I have in common with a growing list of authors that include Salman Rushdie, Lemony Snicket, Gloria Steinem and Alice Walker? If you said we’re regulars at Mario’s deli, you’d be wrong. Except in my case, where you would have...Tags: Occupy Wall Street, White House, Salman Rushdie, Media Industry, Federal Reserve
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Adrienne Rich dies at 82; feminist poet and essayist
Adrienne Rich, a pioneering feminist poet and essayist who challenged what she considered to be the myths of the American dream and subsequently received high literary honors, died Tuesday at her home in Santa Cruz. She was 82. The cause was...Tags: Anne Sexton, Rheumatoid Arthritis, England, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Bill Clinton
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Robert Cecil Franks: Jan. 11, 2012
Robert Cecil Franks, 90, husband of Laura Alice Walker Franks, passed away on Jan. 8, 2012 at Clark Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bourbon County, he was the son of the late, Edward and Lida Franks. He was a retired employee of the Blue Grass...Tags: Labor Legislation, American Legion, Career and Workplace, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, World War II (1939-1945)
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Hey Ravens fans! Readings for Purple Friday
As the Baltimore Ravens get ready for this weekend's game, folks are geared up for a special playoff edition of Purple Friday, with colorful sweatshirts, caps, shirts, sweaters, etc. For the bookish, here are some favorite purple titles, to get in the...Tags: Tom Wolfe, Zane Grey, Abusive Behavior, Toni Morrison, Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Michael Chabon, royalty rates and an e-book backlist
Jacket CopyMichael Chabon's choice of the independent Open Road Media for e-book editions of Mysteries of Pittsburgh and Wonder Boys includes a frank -- if not comprehensive -- discussion of royalty rates for authors.... -
‘Pariah’ director Dee Rees' odd path: bunion pads to Spike Lee
24 FramesDee Rees, the writer and director behind the new lesbian coming-of-age film “Pariah,” spent her formative career years marketing panty liners and bunion pads for Procter & Gamble and Dr. Scholl’s before a chance encounter prompted a... -
Theater review: 'The Color Purple' at Celebration Theatre
Culture MonsterCharlotte Stoudt reviews Celebration Theatre's revival of the musical adaptation of "The Color Purple"... -
Lewis Museum marks sixth year with free events
The story goes that Reginald F. Lewis, the remarkably successful Baltimore-born lawyer, businessman and philanthropist, learned the value of saving money from his grandmother. She gave him a tin cup to hold his earnings from delivering papers when he...Tags: Minority Groups, Maryland, New York, Alabama, Arts and Culture
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Allee Willis goes 'Soup to Nuts'
Pop & HissWillis’ entire career is a testament to the joy of idiosyncrasy, leavened with a serious devotion to artistic craft.... -
PEN Center USA 2011 awards to feature Dave Eggers, Robert Pinksy
Jacket CopyThe 2011 PEN Center USA award winners include Father Gregory Boyle. Dave Eggers and Robert Pinsky will be special honorees at the November awards dinner....
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