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Social activism primer: 'Be the Change'

jpoyser — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:28:13 -0500

This small, easy-to-finish-in-one-sitting book may be the most inspiring thing you'll read all year.

Go/do: Sports Illustrated author at JCC

editors — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:45:53 -0500

They are the Lords of Modern Tennis. Poetry in motion, with novel-length volleys. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, one of the great rivalries in all of sports. L.

Go/do: Alice Friman heads Writers Center event

editors — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:15:49 -0400

The annual Gathering of Writers and Readers for the Writers' Center of Indianapolis will feature renowned and beloved poet Alice Friman as the keynote speaker.

Go/do: Ann Katz Festival

editors — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:43:13 -0400

Got books? The 11th annual Ann Katz Festival of Books, held at the JCC (6701 Hoover Road), is a celebration of books, authors and films. They kick off their festival, which runs Nov.

The religion called Dawkinsism

julianwp — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:11:11 -0400

When I entered the I.U. auditorium on Monday Oct. 12, I was excited to hear the learned and engaging theories of noted novelist, scientist and atheist, Richard Dawkins.

FARMfood: Green living with Chef Daniel Orr

dhoppe — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:57:53 -0400

Indiana University Press, $29.95

FARMfood: Green living with Chef Daniel Orr

dhoppe — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:51:06 -0400

Indiana University Press, $29.95

"Kurt Vonnegut's America" book review

dhoppe — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:57:31 -0400

In the first significant book to appear since Kurt Vonnegut's passing in 2007, Jerome Klinkowitz, considered by many to be our leading Vonnegut scholar, has delivered a brief, but helpful appraisal of

"Ball Cap Nation: A Journey Through the World of America’s National Hat" book review

rkohn — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:58:52 -0400

Forty years ago, when Woodstock was the news, no one was seen wearing a ball cap unless you were playing on a team.

'Short Girls' reading at Big Hat

editors — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:53:38 -0400

Author Bich Minh Nguyen, who teaches at Purdue University, and whose previous book, Stealing Buddha's Dinner, won a Chicago Tribune Best Book of 2007 award, will be at Big Hat Books, 651