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Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann is as good as the National Book Award judges said. Life on a tightrope. Now in paper.
about 18 hours ago
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Mike Rose on 21st century skills Where's the wonder?
3:24 PM Dec 8th
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Missed hearing Junot Diaz at the NCTE convention? Come hear him at CATE2010, Feb. 12-14.
10:52 AM Dec 6th
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Thinking hard about the lessons in Michael Sandel's book Justice: What's the Right Thing To Do?
6:42 AM Nov 29th
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Reading Studs Terkel's Division Street. So much has changed in Chicago and in America these last 30 years. So much hasn't.
6:15 AM Nov 27th
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I was charmed by this Ted Kooser poem about a writer "Selecting a Reader."
10:44 AM Nov 25th
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Thank you, everyone who made the NCTE convention in Philadelphia an amazing success. Let's stay connected!
5:14 AM Nov 23rd
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Like The Other Boleyn Girl? You'll love Hilary Mantel's Booker Prize winning Wolf Hall about Thomas Cromwell. Mesmerizing prose.
5:11 AM Nov 11th
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Philadelphia here we come! National Council of Teachers of English convention, Nov. 19-22. See you (and Tracy Kidder, Junot Diaz) there.
3:51 AM Nov 10th
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Really interesting stats on teen reading Uber readers inherit the earth.
6:17 AM Nov 2nd
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Calling all writers. The next issue of California English will focus on "California Authors." For more info, just send me an email message.
5:44 AM Nov 1st
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Love NYC? Read Jonathan Lethem's latest, Chronic City. An updated Bright Lights, Big City. Same energy and humor, even better writing.
1:43 PM Oct 24th
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Orhan Pamuk's new novel Museum of Innocence received an outstanding review from Tim Rutten in the LA Times. "A master at work."
6:20 AM Oct 22nd
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Looking for a great, great read? Pick up Abraham Verghese's Cutting for Stone. Should be in paper next week.
11:24 PM Oct 16th
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National Book Foundation awarding David Eggers the 2009 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community.
6:28 PM Oct 14th
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If nobody takes English in college any more, the imp of literature study in high school skyrockets. American Scholar:
3:15 AM Oct 12th
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I'm rooting for the Israeli writer Amos Oz to win the Nobel Prize on Friday. His mixed-genre book The Same Sea is truly fabulous.
3:08 PM Oct 5th
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Need another good post apocalyptic tale to scare you straight? Consider reading Margaret Atwood's latest, The Year of the Flood.
5:42 AM Sep 30th
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Edwidge Danticat, author of Krik? Krak! and Brother, I'm Dying has been awarded a 2009 McArthur genius grant.
11:36 AM Sep 26th
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Kate DiCamillo's new book, The Magician's Elephant, is heart-stoppingly beautiful. A small treasure for readers from 8 to 80.
6:33 AM Sep 25th
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- Name Carol Jago
- Location Chicago, IL
- Web http://www.carolj...
- Bio President, National Council of Teachers of English
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