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Writer Joan Didion, Sacramento native whose 'electric anxiety' inspired a generation, has died at 87When Didion started writing in the 1960s, she put a certain kind of voice on the page — neurotic, female — that hadn't been there before.
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We wonder sometimes when Robert Arellano sleeps. He's got talents as an author, teacher, and musician (among other skills), and has just cranked out his…
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Any public building erected in recent years includes ramps and other devices to get people in wheelchairs inside with minimal effort. So we've adjusted…
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When you think about all the times our parents told us to stop reading comic books, it's amazing comics survived. But survive they did, and now they are…
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Everything from classical poetry to comic books will be discussed and celebrated at the Ashland Literary Arts Festival. It takes over the Hannon Library…
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Can you pull yourself away from the news long enough to get immersed in a good book? The long, warm days lend themselves to reading, and we'll spend the…
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Can you pull yourself away from the news long enough to get immersed in a good book?The long, warm days lend themselves to reading, and we'll spend the…
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What books have you chosen to read this summer? Philosophy? Classics of fiction? Comic Books? The long, warm days lend themselves to reading, and we'll…
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The ancient tale of Scheherazade is about a storyteller. She saved her own life, and many more, by telling stories to a tyrannical king for a thousand…
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It seems like just a short time ago that award-winning writer Brian Doyle visited our studio, brimming with stories and good humor. Less than a year after…
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It might be a challenging question to ask Naomi Shihab Nye where she's from. Nye is a poet-novelist-essayist, born in St. Louis, but raised in both San…
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Think of some of the great lines in literature, like "frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."Now try to imagine those lines delivered by text message.…
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If the name Winston Groom does not ring a bell, maybe you'll recognize the name of one of his books: Forrest Gump. It's one of more than a dozen books…