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Children’s Book Disarms Topic of the Birds & Bees

Robie Harris’ ‘It’s Perfectly Normal’ takes a normalizing approach to the topic of sex ed Lauren Coker Ellen Handler Spitz, an Honors College Professor at the University of Maryland (UMBC) and a regular about children’s literature for The New Republic’s The Book , discussed the charming topic of learning about the birds and the bees. She wrote, “Among the many purposes served by children’s books …

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‘The Atlas of Love’: three grad students, one baby, many plot twists

Laurie Frankel’s novel “The Atlas of Love” imagines what happens when three graduate students team up to raise a baby. The University of Puget Sound literature and writing professor reads from her book Saturday at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Co.

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Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton bring Korean literature to the English-speaking world

Meet Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton, internationally acclaimed Korean-to-English literary translators who reside in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood.

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New opera, new media

Opera is the ultimate multimedia art form – but Seattle Opera’s latest production incorporates way more than just music, literature, art and theater.

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‘Reality Hunger’: David Shields’ manifesto for ceaseless change in literature (Seattle Times)

A review of David Shields’ new book, “Reality Hunger: A Manifesto,” which examines accepted forms of literature — memoir and fiction; biography and literary nonfiction; poetry and photo captions — and argues that when it comes to reading and writing, the only constant is change.

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‘Lit’: Mary Karr on literature, booze and religious redemption (Seattle Times)

“Lit,” the third memoir by “The Liars’ Club” author Mary Karr, interweaves the story of Karr’s love of literature and alcohol and her bumpy path toward religious redemption. Karr discusses her book Friday at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Co.

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In a dry season, what blooms out the back end? (Arts Journal)

Remember personal info? This blog continues Art To Go , which I wrote as the art critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, beginning at the end of 2007 and continuing through March 15, 2009. ABB is an exploration of art in Seattle that extends outward, both geographically and by topic, touching on art, politics, literature, dance and whatever it is that the cat drags in.

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MFA student produces three-day film festival (Seattle University Spectator)

Though the majority of courses offered in the English Department revolve around literature, its professors are focused on bringing people more than just book smarts. With a new chair and the addition of a new major, Seattle University’s English Department has big plans for the 2009-2010 school year.

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Regina Hackett takes her Art to Go (Arts Journal)

Remember personal info? This blog continues Art To Go , which I wrote as the art critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, beginning at the end of 2007 and continuing through March 15, 2009.

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Uganda: Why is Bunyoro Demanding a Share of Oil Money? (AllAfrica.com)

Kampala — BUNYORO King Solomon Iguru and the late American literature professor Mason Cooley live thousands of miles apart but they have something in common. Cooley once said: “Courage, determination and hard work are very nice, but not so nice as an oil well in the backyard.”

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