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2013 New York Book Festival Sets Fest

NEW YORK (May 8, 2013) The 2013 New York Book Festival will hold a day festival on Saturday, June 22 at the Radisson Martinique on Broadway hotel for its annual event honoring books that deserve greater recognition from the...

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Lord Jim: The Life of Sir James Brooke, White Rajah of Sarawak by Ross Slotten

In 1839 James Brooke sailed from England to the Far East in search of adventure. Three years later, by luck and guile, he became the de facto king of northern Borneo. A book about Brooke is timely. During the last few decades, the center of gravity of the world’s economic growth has shifted eastward. By vanquishing piracy along the coast of Borneo, Brooke transformed the region, reducing the danger pirates posed to critical shipping lanes and interisland traffic. His impact on modern Southeast Asian history was as profound as that of Sir Stamford Raffles, the architect of modern Singapore.

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NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

BOSTON, MASS/April 24, 2013–The 2013 New England Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program honoring the best books of the holiday season. The day festival and awards will be held in January, 2014 at...

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2013 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL SETS FEST

NEW YORK (April 9, 2013)_ The 2013 New York Book Festival will hold a day festival on Saturday, June 22 at the Radisson Martinique on Broadway hotel for its annual event honoring books that deserve greater recognition from the...

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Railhead by Guy Franks

Ronald Reagan in the Old West. It seems like a natural fit—he did, after all, star in a number of Hollywood westerns. But more than that, the Reagan story reads like a western. He was a plain-speaking man who came into town and took on the bad guys, rallied the townspeople, got shot, triumphed over adversity, and turned around the fortunes of the town. To conservatives and fans of Reagan, parts of his story have already become legend, and in this novel I have set out to mythologize that legend using the Old West as the backdrop.

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2013 Paris Book Festival Call For Entries

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Mar 18 – Mar 24, 2013 Edition 2013 PARIS BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES PARIS/March 20, 2013–The 2013 Paris Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual event honoring the best of...

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Their Souls in Letters – An Interview with Carlene Bauer

In Carlene Bauer’s debut novel, Frances and Bernard meet at an artists’ colony. Though very different in temperament, they continue their friendship through letters and occasional visits. They discuss their faith, their families and their feelings. As the intensity of their relationship grows, from 1957 to 1968, and their writing careers develop, so does the difficulty in maintaining their lives and their sanity.

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2013 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES Feb 25 – Mar 3, 2013 Edition 2013 NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL CALL FOR ENTRIES NEW YORK, NY/January 25, 2013–The 2013 New York Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual event honoring...

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