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| News and Reviews |  11 Laid-Off at Scholastic
According to Publishers Weekly, Scholastic laid off 11 employees last week. The cuts were made in the Klutz division and trade publishing. The company has been restructuring for months. In March, Scholastic made Debra Lande publisher of Klutz, tasked with guiding the "creative and editorial direction of the Klutz publishing list and manage the strategic development of the Klutz brand." Here's...
Submitted: on 22nd May 2009
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 Dial M for Murder--Summer of Hitchcock
Dial M for Murder has always been a Hitchcock film I enjoyed. The premise of trying to pull off the perfect murder is an interesting one, even if I didn't think the set-up was in any way perfect. So many things to go wrong! When I watched the film, though, I did fall asleep for the first 30 minutes. But, I've seen it before and it was a much needed nap! Dial M for Murder is the story of ...
Submitted: on 22nd Jun 2009
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 Summer of Hitchcock -- Dial M for Murder
Did you watch Dial M for Murder? Let's discuss! Be sure to link to your own reviews in the Mister Linky below! How did you feel about the overall plot of the story? How did you feel about the acting? How about the camera angles and shots? How would you compare this one to North by Northwest? Don't forget! Next week we will discuss Rear Window!
Submitted: on 22nd Jun 2009
Tags: · Plot · Story
Patchwork Style
Patchwork Style 35 Simple Projects for a Cozy and Colorful Life by Suzuko Koseki 144 pages Crafting, Patchwork, Quilts & Quilting Trumpeter Books 14, April 2009 The blending and bonding together of different types of fabric gives a sweet and comfortable appeal to the patterns and designs in Suzuko Koseki's Patchwork Style. Each pattern, charming in its own way, brings together fabrics...
Submitted: on 20th Apr 2009
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Cosmopolis - post I
After reading the Falling Man you start to become immersed in the DeLillo style. That style uses characters that are not particularly deep but stand for something larger than themselves as a way of making statements. Key to this is Eric Packer, a 28 year old multi-millionaire who has made a fortune through the stock market and now glides through the streets of Manhattan in a limousine surrounded b...
Submitted: on 8th May 2009
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Hardcover fiction bestsellers, May 3-9
1. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built By Alexander McCall Smith. Pantheon. 2. Eclipse By Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown. 3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Dial. 4. Breaking Dawn By...
Submitted: on 1st May 2009
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Happy Birthday, Strunk and White
Today marks the 50th anniversary of "The Elements of Style,'' perhaps the best-known guide to clear and concise writing in the English language. E.B. White, the author of "Charlotte's Web'' and "Stuart Little,'' rediscovered a brief guide to style...
Submitted: on 16th Apr 2009
Tags: · Elements of Style · Stuart Little · Elements · E.B. White
Gil Adamson as Poet
Gil Adamson is known mostly for her latest novel, The Outlander. It was one of the Canada Reads choices this year, and I have just finished it, finally getting to my turn in the library queue. During the Canada Reads debates, much was made of her writing style as "very poetic", "a poet's voice" etc. I think that was just shorthand for a writer who actually enjoys using language, whose style i...
Submitted: on 7th Apr 2009
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 Review for DIAL M FOR MURDER
Review and Synopsis: This move start with a married woman, played by Grace Kelly who is discussing the past with her ex-boyfriend. They are just finishing a passionate embrace when her husband comes in. She immediately introduces her her old friend to her husband. They were supposed to go out to dinner but the husband changes his mind saying he has work to do. Here is where the the backdrop of the...
Submitted: on 20th Jun 2009
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Paperback fiction bestsellers, June 21-27
1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Society By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Dial. 2. Olive Kitteridge By Elizabeth Strout. Random House. 3. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies By Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith. Quirk. 4. New Moon...
Submitted: on 20th Jun 2009
Tags: · Annie Barrows · Elizabeth Strout · Jane Austen · Mary Ann Shaffer · Pride and Prejudice · Seth
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