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Storyville launches award for unpublished short fiction
Jacket CopyShort story writers can submit unpublished work to Storyville's new Sidney prize -- once they subscribe to the app.... -
'Downton Abbey' fever reaches forgotten author Elizabeth von Arnim
Jacket CopyA long-forgotten author may find new fans now that her book has made a guest appearance on "Downton Abbey."... -
Hisaye Yamamoto dies at 89; writer of Japanese American stories
Hisaye Yamamoto, one of the first Asian American writers to earn literary distinction after World War II with highly polished short stories that illuminated a world circumscribed by culture and brutal strokes of history, has died. She was 89.
Yamamoto...Tags: Civil Rights, National or Ethnic Minorities, Newspapers, World War II (1939-1945), African Americans
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Summer reading: Lizzie Skurnick on Katherine Anne Porter
Jacket CopyFor summer 2010, we've created the L.A. Times list of 60 books for 92 days. All of these are new titles being released during the next three months -- they're a plethora of great summer reads. At Jacket Copy, we're...... -
In London's Bloomsbury, the artistic legacy of two strong-willed sisters
When I visit London, I usually stay in Bloomsbury, slightly north of Piccadilly Circus and the River Thames. It's a pleasure to wander among the neighborhood's stately 19th century row houses and quiet squares, full of landmarks recalling the many...Tags: Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, Lytton Strachey, Arts, BBC, Gardens and Parks
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Wellington's Storied Past
Special To The TimesVirginia Woolf once wrote that the only writer she was ever jealous of was her friend and fellow Bloomsbury Group member Katherine Mansfield. D.H. Lawrence memorialized her as Gudrun, one of the sisters in "Women in Love." Considered one of the 20th...Tags: Holidays, U.S. Embassy, Documentary (genre), Death, The Happiest News!
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Guidebook: A Writer's Wellington
Special To The TimesGetting there: Air New Zealand and Qantas offer connecting flights from LAX to Wellington. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $1,380. Telephones: To call the numbers below from the U.S., dial 011 (the international dialing code), 64 (the country code...Tags: Politics, New Zealand, Parliament, Los Angeles International Airport, Limes
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Italian sleek in a city known for modern design
Tribune staff reporterHotel Spadari al Duomo Via Spadari 11, Milan, Italy; 011-39-0272-002371; spadarihotel.com Located in the city center, just a block from the Piazza of the Duomo, the intimate, serene Hotel Spadari is well situated for the traveler hoping to check out...Tags: Milan (Italy), Italy, Hotels and Accommodations, Entertainment, Travel
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Chicago by the book
Perhaps the reason Chicago has so few literary shrines is because it has been home to so many writers. Towns with only one claim to fame canonize local heroes: Salinas, Calif., turned John Steinbeck's boyhood home into a museum, while Hannibal, Mo.,...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, South Chicago, Uptown, West Town, Chicago Loop
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Theater review, 'Prelude: The Life and Work of Katherine Mansfield' at Walkabout Theatre
Special to the TribuneEspecially when they are playing admirable and under-appreciated historical figures, many actors become intensely involved with their characters. But Loren Crawford's strikingly intense performance as the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield in a...Tags: Biography (genre), Celebrities
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