Library life as a never-ending book buffet tale
A librarian reflects on reading habits among colleagues and herself. She describes stacks of fiction and nonfiction, audio books, tapes, and videos that fill her life, with favorites like Empire Falls and The Blue Last. She anticipates new titles from Martha Grimes and John MacKenzie while juggling time and a UPS delivery of more books.
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People
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
America
England
Louis Menand
Benedict Allen
Wodehouse fans hold 11th Philadelphia convention
About 150 fans from around the world gathered in Philadelphia for the 11th Wodehouse convention missing Jeeves among the crowd. They wore costumes of characters, played cricket, and attended lectures celebrating the writer's lighthearted English world and its enduring appeal.
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Philadelphia
P.G. Wodehouse
Jeeves
Bertie Wooster
Wodehouse
Susan Cohen
Society
Coke's Harry Potter ad sparks public pressure in ATL
The Center for Science in the Public Interest and allies urge Coca-Cola to stop using Harry Potter in ads and on packages for Minute Maid Coca-Cola and Hi-C. They warn this marketing targets children and promotes sugary drinks linked to obesity diabetes and tooth decay. Coca-Cola defends the campaign as promoting reading and the magic of Harry Potter.
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Atlanta
Washington
Coca- Cola
Harry Potter
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Coca-Cola
J.K. Rowling
Minute Maid
Coca
Book sales surge at Frankfurt fair on Middle East themes
At the Frankfurt Book Fair publishers report a surge in sales of Middle East Islamic and terrorism related books after the Sept 11 attacks. Henry Holt president John Sterling says readers seek depth beyond TV and web. Perseus Books notes strong interest and edits a new Talbott volume Age of Terror. In England a Hardy collection auction threatens to split the library. Dorset County Museum seeks 1.45 million to keep the items together.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Middle East
John Sterling
New York
U.S
Washington
Matthew Goldberg
Perseus Books Group
Basic Books
Strobe Talbott
London
Thomas Hardy
Dorset County Museum
Hardy
Dorchester
England
Sotheby’s Auction House
Richard de Peyer
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Elizabeth George
Martha Grimes
George
Barbara Wavers
Grimes
Richard Jury
Melrose Plant
Plant and Company
John MacKenzie
Victoria and Albert Museum
Lorie
Hyten
Cohen
Wodehousians
United States
Jerome Kern
George Gershwin
Bertie
Daniel Cohen
Wodehouse Society
Wodehouse.org
Ottawa Vision
Ottawa
Ottawa Vision Steering Committee
Vision Steering Committee
John Merrell
City of
S. Hickory
Civic Image
Iva Lagen
W. Th
Lawrence, KS
1825
Sone
Rou
Lotma
orWa
Gary
Nancy Cals
VolceStraem Ip
VolcaStream Wieless Co
Basaremanis
Tole
Rialog
Coke
Museum
Casterbridge
Dorset
de Peyer
National Heritage Lottery Fund
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