Between the Lines: Try your hand at screenwriting in Scriptapalooza (The Sacramento Bee)

They’re only half-joking when they say nearly everyone in Los Angeles is an aspiring screenwriter. Now’s your chance to join the club.

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Banned in Texas prisons: books and magazines that many would consider classics – Austin American-Statesman

Banned in Texas prisons: books and magazines that many would consider classics
Austin American-Statesman
Ask how many authors are represented on the list, and they can tell you that, too: 40285. But ask how many of those books and magazines have been rejected

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Minnesota authors turn to e-books, other methods – Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota authors turn to e-books, other methods
Grand Forks Herald
The author earns royalties for books sold. Manuscripts are selected on quality and marketability. In 2009, it released 50 books. One was β€œThe Children

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Milford Town Library notes passing of great authors – Milford Daily News

Milford Town Library notes passing of great authors
Milford Daily News
The Senior Book Group will discuss "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" by Katherine Howe at its next meeting, on Tuesday, Feb.

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Book Review: The Men Who Stare At Goats & Sweet Little Lies – Malay Mail

Book Review: The Men Who Stare At Goats & Sweet Little Lies
Malay Mail
There's a good mix of genre up for grabs β€” bestsellers, fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, business, children's books and more.

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Author hopes to help children deal with loss of a loved one – Mirror

Author hopes to help children deal with loss of a loved one
Mirror
The shared pain β€” and the aftermath of dealing with it β€” inspired Barbero to write Dadsongs: Remembering a Loved One's Melody, a children's book she hopes

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No-holds-barred I See Rude People is a fun read (Galveston County Daily News)

Mark Lardas reviews Amy Alkons I See Rude People.

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Wolverine and the X-Men: Fate of the Future (DVD Talk)

Recommended THE SHOW: Previous Wolverine and the X-Men Reviews: Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Wolverine and the X-Men is the animated series that ran on international television stations last year, featuring an X-Men timeline where a strike from the future has caused Charles Xavier and Jean Grey to disappear, Cyclops to withdraw in despair, and Wolverine to pick up the pieces of his team and organize a new …

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Wolverine and the X-Men: Fate of the Future (DVD Talk)

Recommended THE SHOW: Previous Wolverine and the X-Men Reviews: Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Wolverine and the X-Men is the animated series that ran on international television stations last year, featuring an X-Men timeline where a strike from the future has caused Charles Xavier and Jean Grey to disappear, Cyclops to withdraw in despair, and Wolverine to pick up the pieces of his team and organize a new …

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A dig into family roots bears fruit for authors – Herald & Review

A dig into family roots bears fruit for authors
Herald & Review
"Since neither of us have children, this (writing a children's book) was a way for us to make a difference in the world," said Wilson.

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