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'Monuments Men' author in Fairhope

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By Thomas B. Harrison, Press-Register

November 28, 2009, 5:25AM
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Page & Palette will host Robert Edsel between 5 and 7 p.m. Dec. 4 when the author will speak and sign copies of his book "The Monuments Men" at the downtown bookstore before Fairhope’s annual Christmas parade.  Subtitled "Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History," Edsel’s book presents the true-life account of... Full story »
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Folk artist Charlie 'Tin Man' Lucas will sign his new book at the Lyons Share

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By Thomas B. Harrison, Press-Register

November 26, 2009, 9:00AM
FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Page & Palette will host self-taught folk artist Charlie "Tin Man" Lucas from 6 until 8 p.m. Dec. 3 when he will sign his new book "Tin Man" at the Lyons Share Gallery, 330 de la Mare Ave. in downtown Fairhope.  This event is being held during Fairhope’s "First Thursday" artwalk held the day before the... Full story »
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Book review: Lorrie Moore's 'A Gate at the Stairs'

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By Press-Register Correspondent

November 22, 2009, 2:42PM
Reviewed by MEREDITH HOFFMAN/Special to the Press-Register Best known for her witty short-story collections “Birds of America” and “Like Life,” Lorrie Moore boldly sweeps us into her latest novel. “A Gate at the Stairs” leaves us feeling we could explore forever in her offbeat, poignant, morbidly funny world. This world is that of 20-year-old Tassie Keltjin as she leaves... Full story »

Southern Bound: Gaston retells highs, lows of Fairhope history

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By John Sledge

November 22, 2009, 2:00PM
He still hasn’t written the book I’m waiting for: a definitive history of Fairhope, which was founded by his grandfather and a dedicated group of Midwestern reformers. But combined with his earlier books, “Women of Fairhope” (1986) and “Man and Mission: E.B. Gaston and the Origins of the Fairhope Single Tax Colony” (1993), Paul Gaston’s new memoir “Coming of... Full story »
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Rare edition of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' found on toilet bookshelf

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By The Associated Press

November 22, 2009, 8:30AM
LONDON — An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Christie's auction house said Sunday the book — one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 — had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family's home in... Full story »

Legacies and debts: An interview with Pat Conroy, Part II

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By From the Press-Register

November 15, 2009, 3:06PM
• Read Jubilee Moon: An interview with Pat Conroy, Part I By KATHERINE CLARK, Special to the Press-Register     Pat Conroy told me his will to become a writer came from his mother, who raised him to be a Southern novelist. “Emphasis on Southern,” he said. Many of his novels became instant classics as well as best sellers, which in... Full story »

Southern Bound: Books fading, even in bastions of tradition

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By John Sledge

November 15, 2009, 2:00PM
     As I often do, I was standing in front of my bookshelves — 9 feet wide by 6 feet high against the west wall of the living room — randomly drawing forth volumes, thumbing through them, and then putting them back. After a few moments of absorption in “Henry James: Complete Stories, 1874-1884” (which occupies one of the top... Full story »
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Google makes concessions on digital book deal

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By Mike Brantley, Press-Register

November 14, 2009, 4:00AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust regulators. The concessions, filed late Friday in New York federal court, come two months after the U.S. Justice Department balked at... Full story »
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'In Cold Blood' murders still haunt Kansas town 50 years later

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By The Associated Press

November 13, 2009, 6:01AM
HOLCOMB, Kansas — It's one of America's most haunting crime stories: four members of a Kansas family brutally murdered on Nov. 15, 1959, at their rural farmhouse. The slayings of the Clutters — chronicled in Truman Capote's book, "In Cold Blood" — have overshadowed the town of Holcomb for the past half century and the trial and execution of... Full story »

Sarah Palin confirms tension with John McCain during campaign

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By The Associated Press

November 12, 2009, 5:15PM
NEW YORK — The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin. The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In Palin's "Going Rogue," Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted to speak on election night, but was denied... Full story »

Jubilee Moon: An interview with Pat Conroy, Part I

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By From the Press-Register

November 08, 2009, 3:03PM
By KATHERINE CLARK, Special to the Press-Register Pat Conroy, beloved and best-selling author of “The Prince of Tides” and “The Lords of Discipline,” is most often associated with South Carolina, where he now makes his home and sets many of his novels, including his latest, “South of Broad.” But he has some startling connections to the state of Alabama.... Full story »

Southern Bound: Tribute to Western river still compelling

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By John Sledge

November 08, 2009, 2:08PM
It is one of the glories of our national letters — the “Rivers of America” series (1937-1974) — nearly 70 volumes devoted to the history, literature and lore of streams as diverse as the Mississippi, the Ohio, the Tennessee, Mohawk, Yazoo, Allegheny, Kennebec, Salinas, Winooski, and Potomac. From the beginning, the series’ intent was to pair each river with... Full story »
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John Grisham publishes (and sells) first collection of short stories

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By The Associated Press

November 03, 2009, 3:00PM
NEW YORK — It's hard to sell a book of short stories. But not if you're John Grisham. The author of "A Time to Kill," ''The Client" and other blockbusters has written his first collection of short fiction, "Ford County," set in the Mississippi community he has used often in his fiction. Grisham's latest — much of it based... Full story »

Amazon.com extends Internet price war on books

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By The Associated Press

November 03, 2009, 2:59PM
NEW YORK — The book price wars are no longer just for pre-orders. Amazon.com was offering hardcovers of John Grisham's "Ford County" and Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna" for just $9 on Tuesday, the official release date for both books. Hardcovers generally have a list price of $24 or higher. In mid-October, Walmart.com announced dramatic discounts for pre-orders of "Ford... Full story »

'Googled:' It's the end of the media world as we know it -- and the search engine is fine

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By The Associated Press

November 02, 2009, 11:05AM
"Googled: The End of the World as We Know It" (The Penguin Press, 336 pages, $25.95), by Ken Auletta. Google is best understood in terms of billions. Three billion searches are conducted daily on the site. Company revenues last year exceeded $22 billion. It spent $1.76 billion for YouTube and $3.2 billion for the digital ad company DoubleClick. And,... Full story »
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