Posted on November 28, 2014 at 12:00 AM by Jeffrey Bruner
November 28
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Author Dawn Powell was born on this day in 1896. She was a prolific writing, producing hundreds of short stories, a dozen novels and and ten plays. Powell's first commercial success is considered "A Time To Be Born," a story about a hack writer whose husband is a newspaper magnate. The novel was adapted into a musical in New York in 2006.
SPOKEN WORDS
"A book is like a garden carried in your pocket." -- Chinese proverb.
DAILY DEALS
- Nook has a large number of books on sale today for just $1.99.
- Kindle has two dozen books on sale today for $1.99.
NEW RELEASES
- "Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys: A Memoir" (Viv Albertine, memoir). Kindle. Nook.
- "The Law of Moses" (Amy Harmon, romance). Kindle. Nook.
NEWS
- Celebrated crime novelist P.D. James dies at 94.
- Ruth Rendell remembers her friend, P.D. James.
- P.D. James 10 tips for writing novels.
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