North Carolina needs a tough literary review journal
Harriet Doar, book editor of the Charlotte Observer, urges North Carolina to launch a first class nonacademic magazine devoted to book reviews and literary debate. She cites a decade of local fiction, notes forthcoming Tar Heel titles by Doris Betts and Anne Tyler, and argues a rigorous public forum is missing.
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Harriet Dear
The
Charlotte Observer
North Corona
Red Clay Reader
Greensboro Review
Lillabulero
North Carolina
South
State of the Arts
North Carolina Arts Council
Observer
Opinion
Harriet Doar
Reynolds Price
Romulus Linney
Fred Chappell
Heather Miller
Leon Rooke
Sylvia Wilkinson
Bertha Harris
Anne Tyler
John Ehle
Doris Betts
Max Steele
Guy Owen
Lucy Daniels
Daphne Athas
Pickle Beach
Piedmont
Baltimore
First State University
University of North Carolina
William S. Powell
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Harry Golden
This Star Has Story Moon's A Balloon Book Review
David Niven memoir covers his British youth, Malta Army days, Hollywood rise, World War II service, and later life with anecdotal warmth. It portrays Niven as likeable and unflamboyant, balancing charm with misfortune and noting recurring upheavals when things go well.
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Niven
David Niven
Life And Times Of A Writer by Henry Miller review
A Playboy Press visual autobiography at age eighty, this book combines photographs manuscripts and Miller’s rambling recollections. It highlights alcohol, sex and artistry but remains superficial about the writer’s life and works despite candid moments and a detailed chronology.
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Henry Miller
Playboy Press
Miller
Miler
Temptation and Power in a Labor Day Era Movie Estimate
A wealthy newspaper magnate hosts a star studded weekend at his vast estate in 1933 during the rise of talkies. He plots to assemble a Hollywood power group into a single combine to dominate the film industry while a guest uncovers the scheme. Strong real life analogues frame the fiction.
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Harrison Clay Stembridge
Stembridge
Hollywood
Crossworld Clue List for 72 Architect
A concise crossword style clue set by W Latwiniak. Across entries include Stop-over Put away Large bank London district Teatime fare Hounds quarry Stereo feature Dorcas for one Frustrate Wild goat Fishing gear Jug Poser Industrialists Sunday.
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W. Latwiniak
London District
Bittersweet Love Story In Two East West Lovers
A 26 year old writer hopeful Jack Crowe drifts from California to New York seeking roots. He meets 18 year old Sandy who longs for wealth and freedom. They live together, grow disillusioned, and Sandy leaves with a friend for California. Jack追追追追追追. The tale ends in an ironic, fatal act binding their fates.
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Jack Crowe
California
East
Sandy
Jack
New York
Ladies HOME FOR THE WEDDING
Elizabeth Cadell offers a romance set in England where Stacey Marsh returns from Paris to prepare for a wedding to Jules Charbonnier. Family quirks and a house ghost complicate plans as Nigel Quest, once refused, returns with a pivotal role in the ensuing courthouse and heartstrings.
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Stacey Marsh
Paris
England
Jules Charbonnier
Stacey
Nigel Quest
Nigel
Strangers at the Door The Greeks In America
Ann Nevotny surveys immigrant memories from Ellis Island and Castle Garden. The piece traces Greek, Albanian, Bulgarian and other families who built American lives while recalling the great migration and its lasting impact. The book is praised for capturing a poignant, broad immigrant history.
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Miss Novotny
Ellis Island
Castle Garden
America
New York
Battery Park
Book Review Aims at German Life in Fritz
The work surveys today’s Germans with interviews and travel notes on homes, diets, towns, and culture. It offers vivid reportage but lacks deep synthesis and often relies on fragile generalizations about national character.
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Napery
Milton
Rio
Amazon
Helmsman
Arkansas
Dial
Arabian Gulf
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Bittersweet
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