The gypsy rhythm

Source: Livemint.com

Gypsies, also known as the Romani, number 12 million in Europe—which is where they largely live, outside of India. They famously trace their origins to the subcontinent, which they are said to have started leaving after the fifth century. Polish poet and ...
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Liam Neeson and Gabriel Byrne announce $24 million raised for Irish Arts Center

Source: Irish Central

More than $24 million has been raised towards the building of a new Irish Arts Center in New York. The new state of the art facility, which is scheduled to open in 2016, will replace the current Hell’s Kitchen building. The announcement was ...
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Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival 2012 Schedule With Valerie Simpson And Others

Source: Harlem World

Lincoln Center Out of Doors which runs from July 25 to August 12 will feature 100 free performances across the plazas of Lincoln Center. Seventeen premieres and debuts highlight the three weeks of this latest edition of one of the country’s longes ...
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Q & A with Jillian Medoff, Author of I Couldn’t Love You More

Source: The Literate Housewife Review

Last week I reviewed one of my favorite books this year, I Couldn’t Love You Moreby Jillian Medoff. It is my pleasure today to post this Q and A session with Jillian today. It makes me even that much more excited t ...
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Novelist Colum McCann

Source: KUOW

"Let The Great World Spin" is a post–9/11 novel of New York City by the Irish–born novelist Colum McCann. McCann learned his craft in part from riding his bike across the states and working as a wilderness guide, but he found his voice when he moved to ...
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Pleasant Hill/Martinez Record Library Corner

Source: Inside Bay Area

All Contra Costa County library branches offer programs for children, teens, adults and families. All libraries are closed May 27-28 for the observance of Memorial Day. For library hours and updated information ...
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PAPER TRAIL: May 22, 2012 @ 4:00:00 am

Source: Bookforum

Thanks to a new initiative by Esquire, “men’s fiction” may be the next obnoxious category seen in bookstores—or at least on e-readers. The magazine is launching a new series of “Fiction for Men” e-books, which will begin with short stories by Aaron Gwyn, ...
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Esquire, adding fiction ebooks, goes back to the future

Source: Los Angeles Times

On Monday, Esquire announced that it will launch a new line of fiction ebooks with the help of e-publisher Open Road Media. The ebook series will be titled, plainly, "Fiction for Men." Editor-in-Chief Dav ...
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Sophie Kerr prize winner displayed writing talent in high school

Source: Baltimore Sun

As a child, Kathryn Manion used to sit on her father's lap late into the evenings and read with him. That, said her father, Jim Manion, didn't last long. "She quickly began to read on her own," he said, adding jokingly, "I ...
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