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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

A Recovered American Classic: "The Lost Weekend" by Charles Jackson (An Interview with Charles Jackson Biographer Blake Bailey)

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Novels are often overshadowed to the point of near oblivion by successful film versions. Forrest Gump . The Silence of the Lambs . Kramer ...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

TCR Story of the Month for January -- "Translating Kun" by Inderjeet Mani

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Inderjeet Mani The Committee Room is pleased to offer "Translating Kun" by Inderjeet Mani as TCR Story of the Month for Jan...
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

The Healing Power of Fiction: "The Novel Cure" by Ella Berthoud and Susan Elderkin

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"This is a medical handbook -- with a difference," begins the introduction to  The Novel Cure , a comprehensive guide to bibli...
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Thursday, December 12, 2013

TCR Recommends -- "Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry" (An Interview with Editor Charles Henry Rowell)

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The Committee Room recently spoke with Charles Henry Rowell, editor of Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African Americ...
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

TCR Story of the Month Author Update: Jay Duret's Essay "Riding Sidecar" in December Magazine

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San Francisco-based writer Jay Duret , whose story "Ordinary Life" was TCR Story of the Month for June, has just had his essay ...
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Friday, November 15, 2013

Best Sellers of the Past: What's Still Worth Reading?

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The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini. A bestseller in 1923. Who were the towering figures of twentieth century American literature? Well, ...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

"How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare" -- An Interview with Playwright Ken Ludwig

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Teach the kids Shakespeare. Put that on the "to do" list just after creating world peace, discovering a cure for cancer, and com...
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