Political Bookworm: September 19, 2010 - September 25, 2010

BOOK WORLD - September 26, 2010

Labor Day is behind us, and the political season is in full swing (including plenty of mudslinging) as the countdown to the midterm elections grinds on relentlessly ... Armey & Kibbe's look at the meaning of the "tea party" reclaims...

By Christopher Schoppa  | September 25, 2010; 12:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
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BOOK WORLD - September 26, 2010

Happy Fall !! Much of the new movement on the lists this week comes from the hardcover sales ... In nonfiction, we have the return of Dick Armey & Matt Kibbe's "tea party" manifesto, spurred, no doubt, by all the...

By Christopher Schoppa  | September 25, 2010; 11:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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Can writers change the world? Gurcharan Das, James McGrath Morris and Judith Viorst respond

With the National Book Festival fast approaching (Sept. 25 on the National Mall), we have asked participating authors to ponder the power of their pen. In this age of maximum distraction when reading -- and the influence of books --...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 24, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Can writers change the world? Steven V. Roberts, Anita Silvey and Bruce Feiler respond

With the National Book Festival fast approaching (Sept. 25 on the National Mall), we have asked participating authors to ponder the power of their pen. In this age of maximum distraction when reading -- and the influence of books --...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 23, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Can writers change the world? Richard Holmes and Jerry Pinkney respond

With the National Book Festival fast approaching (Sept. 25 on the National Mall), we have asked participating authors to ponder the power of their pen. In this age of maximum distraction when reading -- and the influence of books --...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 22, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
 
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Can writers change the world? Wil Haygood, Margarita Engle and Henry Petroski respond

With the National Book Festival fast approaching (Sept. 25 on the National Mall), we have asked participating authors to ponder the power of their pen. In this age of maximum distraction when reading -- and the influence of books --...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 21, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Tags:  Wil Haygood's Sweet Thunder: Margarita Engle's The Firefly Letters; Can writers change the world?  
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Can writers change the world? Jane Smiley, Evan Thomas and Phillip Hoose respond

With the National Book Festival fast approaching (Sept. 25 on the National Mall), we have asked participating authors to ponder the power of their pen. In this age of maximum distraction when reading -- and the influence of books --...

By Steven E. Levingston  | September 20, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Tags:  Jane Smiley's Private Life; Evan Thomas's The War Lovers; writers impact on the world; can writers change the world?  
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