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July 16, 2008Claiborne, who cuts quite an unconventional figure among Christian speakers and writers, will be at White's Chapel UMC in Southlake tomorrow (Thursday) at 7 p.m. Click here for details.  Comments (0) Leave comment
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|  E-mail entryThe entry "Shane Claiborne, author of `The Irresistable Revolution' and `Jesus for President,' to speak at Southlake church" is tagged: shane claiborne We've been having some technical issues with the blog tool today. OK, I've been having technical issues, and a few posts-in-progress appeared before their time. Apologies for any confusion, and rest assured you'll see the items in question again when they have reached peak ripeness. Comments (0) Leave comment
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| E-mail entryThe entry "Technical note" has no entry tags. The Larry McMurtry/ Diana Ossana event tomorrow night at the Nasher Salon sold out faster than you can say "Lonesome Dove." But as a thank-you for reading the blog, I am happy to offer a pair of tickets to the first person who e-mails me at mmerschel@dallasnews.com. CAVEATS: The tickets can't be sold or given away. And if you're on the payroll of The Dallas Morning News or any of its related companies -- give someone else a chance, OK? [UPDATE -- The tickets have been allocated. Check back later for coverage of the salon.] Comments (0) Leave comment
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How nice to have so many author events happening that I haven't even been able to blog about them all. Here's hoping you caught Lesley Tellez's interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez earlier this week. The author was in town to promote Dirty Girls on Top, a sequel to her best-seller The Dirty Girls Social Club. At the other end of the week, if not the spectrum of literary lights, N. Scott Momaday is headed to the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference.. Karen M. Thomas interviewed him about his career. Comments (0) Leave comment
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Apparently, the book industry is another story. Shelf Awareness today reports that City of Thieves, by David Benioff, is getting quite a push from everyone who has touched it. Booksellers, book reviewers, the publisher's reps -- all seem energized, the article says. Rona Brinlee of the Bookmark, in Atlantic Beach, Fla. explains: "I think City of Thieves is the next Water for Elephants. It's historical fiction with a happy ending. It's great storytelling, gives details about the time and place. It shows all the extremes of war, when humanity can be so terrible and wonderful. It has funny, happy, sad, poignant parts. And some parts may be relevant to today." Our own review, by Charles Matthews, called it "an immensely readable novel that celebrates humanity while at the same time exposing the depths of cruelty to which human beings can sink." Read his whole review here. Comments (0) Leave comment
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