We love to eat our fast food. It’s the taste. The low price. The ability to eat on the go. And the ease of not having to cook dinner for the family after a long workday. Yet, we have to know that fast food is bad for us …. It’s time we find a better and tastier way.
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Random House’s booklounge.ca is in the middle of its 25 days of Xmas Giveaways. Check the body of this post to see what lucky readers have already won then enter for today’s draw.
Today (Dec 6) Dexter Fan Pack: Signed Book + Apron and more.
The First Annual Numéro Cinq Rondeau Writing Contest opens for entries November 1. The rondeau is a slightly intricate little form (see preamble and definitions below). You should not attempt to write one under the influence of intoxicants or while using a cell phone (unless you are writing it on your cell phone).
Be part of a literary movement. Literally. They did this to Tony Blair’s book and I think we should do the same here. Subversively move George W. Bush’s memoir “Decision Points” to the crime section in book shops. It is going to be released NOVEMBER 9th!
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“A delightfully offbeat story that features an opinionated tortoise and an IQ-challenged narrator who find themselves in the middle of a life-changing mystery.”
Monday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm; 1 session starting November 8, 2010, ending November 8, 2010
Memorial University, St. John’s, NF
Tuition $12
Instructor: Chad Pelley
Along with some of my friends, and some people who were part of the Top 100 Canadian Singles project, several DOZEN of her friends showed up. We were getting close to a hundred in there. Pages sold all but two of the books they brought. I got hand cramp from signing.
The 2010 finalists, revealed Tuesday in Toronto, are as subject to debate as those of any other year. But this year’s panel of Canadian broadcaster Michael Enright, U.S. novelist Claire Messud and U.K. author Ali Smith, who read 98 books by 38 publishers, cannot be accused of charting a predictable course.
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I’m getting ready to hit the road for promotion and publicity. This means a couple of weeks of interviews, airports, and book launches. It’s a chance to meet up with old friends, and connect with many of the people who voted in the poll to choose the Top 100 Singles
fourthirtythree is a new audio magazine. We’ll be broadcasting and podcasting short stories of around five minutes (up to 1,000 words), written and read by some of the best contemporary writers. We’re looking for edgy, engaging stories about modern life - stories which work well when read aloud.
