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11.30.09Literary Link Round UpIf you have a library story, share it with the Lower Merion Library. The Philadelphia Center for the Book held their first literary salon. Save the date for Read and Romp 2010 (January 31, 2010) Waldo Hunt, 88, the king of the pop-up novel is dead
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11.30.09TIME Magazine Interviews Lisa ScottolineTime Magazine sits down with Philly native Lisa Scottoline and compares her to John Grisham and Nora Ephron. My favorite question: So let's get down to the business of your new book. What are Spanx? You know what? Spanx are a sham. Spanx are an evil hoax perpetrated upon womanhood. It happened to me when I was in a store. I don't have time to shop so I grabbed a pair of tights and figured I would try them on at home. I put them on and I can't get them on. I try to put these on and it's like a tourniquet ...
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11.19.09Thursday 11/19: Literary Links to PonderIf you have 60,000 dollars and a penchant for Abe Lincoln, perhaps this handwritten letter from 1861 would be of some interest? (Abe Lincoln's laser-printed letters from 1861 will go on sale next week.) Elizabeth Wellington at the Inquirer profiles Posing Beauty: African American Images From the 1890s to the Present. The National Council of Teachers of English comes Philadelphia for their 99th annual convention. Among the speakers: Julie Andrews, Junot Diaz, and Joyce Carol Oates. Q&A with author Ali Eteraz over at Philly Weekly Listen to over 400 author podcasts courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia
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11.18.09Wednesday 11/18: Links to PonderSomething Old: The Neon Sign Museum of Philadelphia Something New: The best website about Philadelphia's neighborhoods is written by journalism students at Temple. Something Borrowed: The Coolest Philly Skyline Tattoo You'll See Today Something Blue:
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11.17.09Tuesday 11/17: Links to PonderSomething Old: The History of Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood Something New: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Christmas Special drops November 17th, followed closely by Hack's Hanukkah special. Something Borrowed: Language Log cites a rarely used, backdoor meaning of "going rouge" Something Blue:
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11.16.09Monday 11/16: Links to PonderSomething Old: The 1914 Clean Up Parade up Broad Street, followed shortly after by the 1915 Looting of Robinson's Luggage Something New: Barnes Breaks Ground for New Museum on Parkway. 20 people show up to protest. That's 18 more people than the organized SEPTA protest a week ago, if you're keeping track. Something Borrowed: Phillies win Best Medical Staff in Baseball. Ticker-tape parade to follow? (via D-Mac) Something Blue: Photograph from cjelli on Flickr