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Still wild about Harry
If only there was a spell to fight the "dark art" of sleep deprivation. Hundreds of Harry Potter fans of all ages - some costumed - waited late into the night Friday at Lawrence bookstores for the midnight release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," J.K. Rowling's latest novel about the orphaned wizard. Many readers were expected to dive into the novel immediately upon purchase and keep reading until dawn.
- Poet & anti-poet: The duality of Lawrence writer Jim McCrary
- November 19, 2009
- “Like all art, most poetry is awful,” says Jim McCrary, referring as much to his own work as anyone else’s. “The poet’s corner in the newspaper. You know what I mean.”
- Local NaNoWriMo authors near halfway point
- November 17, 2009
- Local authors and contestants in the Journal-World’s National Novel Writing Month contest are inching closer to that final goal of a 50,000-word novel by the end of November….
- Kansas libraries team up to teach children to read, get fit
- November 16, 2009
- It might have taken a few minutes for the group of about 40 preschoolers to stop wiggling around. But as soon as author Doreen Cronin began reading her book Monday afternoon at the Lawrence Public Library, the children were all ears.
- Emporia professor’s novel reflects personal experiences
- November 16, 2009
- Barry Smith had just missed the breakfast service at the diner in Pratt by 10 minutes. That slight time difference sparked a story.
- ‘Life and Death’: Cheng told story of defiance until very end
- November 15, 2009
- Sitting on the couch in her apartment near the Washington National Cathedral this summer, the Chinese author Nien Cheng said: “I don’t want you to write about me. When I die, you can write about it. I will die soon.”
- Harvard Lampoon’s ‘Nightlight’ skewers ‘Twilight’ craze
- November 15, 2009
- Strange things happen when a book series sells 70 million copies.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Raking’
- November 15, 2009
- Raking, raking, raking.
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Raking’
- November 15, 2009
- Raking, raking, raking.
- ‘Graceland’ author to speak at KU
- November 14, 2009
- The best-selling author of “GraceLand” will speak Tuesday at Kansas University.
- Author writes about autism
- November 14, 2009
- “Winging It: Raising a Child on the Autism Spectrum,” a book written by author Denise Gossage, has recently been published.
- Library top 10
- November 9, 2009
- Here are the top-10 most-requested books at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt., for the week of Oct. 26 through Nov. 1.
- The Edge
- November 9, 2009
- • ‘Bowie: A Biography’ (Books) • ‘Louisa May Alcott’ (Books) • Rod Stewart (Music)
- Robert Altman’s passions shine through in colleague’s tales
- November 8, 2009
- For Robert Altman, art imitated life.
- Tough questions: Ethical journalism — a book goes case by case
- November 8, 2009
- If you were a newspaper editor, would you run a picture of a young woman and toddler falling from a fire escape?
- Poet’s Showcase: ‘Autumn Song’
- November 8, 2009
- The grass turns;
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