Topic: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10 quotes on his birthday
Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered one of the fathers of the American literary cannon. Here are 10 memorable quotes to commemorate his July 4 birthday.
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3 more 2010 novels that you don't want to miss
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Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Karen Russell's short stories go where the wild things are.
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Horizons Herman Melville books: Remembering the author of 'Moby Dick'
Google today honors Herman Melville books, such as his novel 'Moby Dick,' which was published 161 years ago today.
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Modern-day Puritans wring hands over Zumba Madam’s list of shame
A Maine court will consider whether a prostitution 'list of shame' is a punishment too Puritanical even for New England, where the fallout may include schoolyard teasing and public shaming.
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A literary road trip through New England
Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.
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Chapter & Verse James Lee Burke discusses 'Creole Belle' and the end of 'traditional' America
'Creole Belle' author James Lee Burke talks about the inspiration for his new book and his detective protagonist Dave Robicheaux.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10 quotes on his birthday
Nathaniel Hawthorne is considered one of the fathers of the American literary cannon. Here are 10 memorable quotes to commemorate his July 4 birthday.
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Editor's Blog Prison: civilization's 'dark flower'
We jail people when we have despaired of any other way of dealing with their abhorrent behavior. But the vast majority will one day re-enter civilized society. Does prison make it more or less likely they will fit in?
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Reader recommendation: Hawthorne, A Life
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
09/12/2011 06:10 am -
3 more 2010 novels that you don't want to miss
Two private investigators are forced to deal with the aftermath of a case that has haunted them for more than a decade, Herman Melville sets sail, and an Israeli mother goes for a very long walk in this month’s roundup of new fiction.
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Desperately seeking Austen
07/18/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse The painful life of a writer?
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Chapter & Verse 'The book was better': Movies that didn't measure up
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
The Heretic's Daughter
A debut novel about the Salem witch trials draws on the author's own ancestry.
10/02/2008 01:00 am -
White Heat
The deep and distant friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
08/16/2008 01:00 am -
Bengalis replanted in American soil
Jhumpa Lahiri offers a new collection of short stories
04/01/2008 01:00 am -
Bengalis replanted in American soil
Jhumpa Lahiri offers a new collection of short stories.
04/01/2008 01:00 am
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