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...inflicts beyond the front lines, the way that it scars the personalities even of civilians. It's an impressive departure for Waters. Born in Wales, she arrived in London in the late '80s armed with an M.A. in English Literature, and spent a couple of years working in a bookshop and libraries in order to "stay close to books." She developed an interest in lesbian and gay genre fiction, and completed a Ph.D. on gay and lesbian historical fiction. Her associated research into London's colorful demimonde of music halls and vaudeville led directly to her first novel, Tipping...
...Church of Scientology in Boston occupies a multi-million-dollar town house overlooking the Charles River on Beacon Street. The floors are marble, the walls covered in heavy, creamy wallpaper. The Church looks like an expensive doctor’s office, not a local parish. A bookshop and seating area on the first floor sit opposite a desk complete with a smiling teenage receptionist...
...children's literature." Even better, it's a groovy place for authors and their young fans to interact. The idea was hatched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1996 by Mary Briggs, Newcastle's assistant director of education, and Elizabeth Hammill, the kids' department manager at the local Waterstones bookshop. They solicited extensive donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes...
...idea was hatched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1996 by Mary Briggs, Newcastle's assistant director of education, and Elizabeth Hammill, the kids' department manager at the local Waterstones bookshop. They solicited extensive donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes a 1940-99 set of the low-cost, high-quality Ladybird books, which made reading widely accessible. A recent addition is an original illustration...
Bernard Sumner could easily be mistaken for a software programmer or bookshop owner. In an untucked polo shirt and faded jeans, he looks relaxed - comfortable, even. This is hardly the demeanor devotees expect of a man celebrated not only as a hugely influential force in post-punk music, but also as the co-creator of some of the most deliciously gloomy tracks ever to chart. Yet, after 25 years as guitarist and front man for the band New Order, Sumner is entitled to kick back. Emerging in 1980 from Manchester's new-wave legends Joy Division, New Order pillaged...