Today's Feature Story:
Roger
Tagholm looks back at how Robin Williams brought moments of poetry and
literature to life for a generation, instilling them in the popular culture.
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Discussion:
Lee
Child suggested on UK television that for book distribution his publisher
could "hire Scarlett Johansson to go round and whisper it in your
ear." What if?
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More News from PP:
Asharq
Al-Awsat notes, "Afghanistan, which has long been engulfed in civil war,
is producing a wave of migrant literature that is having a positive impact on
the literary scene at home."
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From the Archives:
In
this case, having read Suzanne Collin's books makes watching the movie a
better experience overall, something that is truly rare in Hollywood.
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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Oh Captain, My Captain: On Robin Williams and Literature
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