New memoir by Karen Yamashita explores Japanese-American internment through a family archive
Co-director of the Creative Writing Program at UC Santa Cruz, Yamashita received a 2011 California Book Award in the Fiction category for her novel I Hotel, and was a finalist for the National Book Award. I Hotel also won the American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
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Fragments Calls on Student Body for Submissions
For co-editor Wendy Tafur, a senior creative writing and theatre major, departure had a very literal meaning to her as an international student from Ecuador. âMy first thought immediately around departure was when I left my country, and I came here freshman year. Now, I think of departure from college,
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Sir Elton John announces his final world tour
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he topped the charts and in 1992 was given the largest cash advance in music publishing history. He co-wrote the songs for Disney's The Lion King and wrote the music for a production of Aida. ⢠In 1997 he sang a reworked Candle in the Wind at the funeral of his friend
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Audiobooks are now available on Play Store
In order to celebrate this new venture's launch, the giant is offering the audiobooks from best-sellers around the world just for $10. Yes, you can pick some of the best selling books from the Play Store just for $10. According to sources, people have turned up to audiobooks instead of ebooks and they
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MSU international student remembered as inspiring storyteller
She was earning a master's degree in creative writing while also working for the union. She also continued to edit a digital magazine celebrating African women. Her Afroelle magazine aims to âencourage, empower and elevateâ women of African heritage by showcasing âentrepreneurs, leaders,
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Future Tense Newsletter: Do Robots Dream of Spaghetti?
Robots aren't just infiltrating our economyâthey're becoming an omnipresent force in our culture. Just take a look at the definitions Google provides for basic tasks, like breathing and eating, and you'll see how robots are already distorting collective knowledge, argues Jacob Brogan. According to
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ASUMH student to offer animation course to community
Students do not earn credits, and the course is instructed by Sellers, not by ASUMH faculty. A writer who has been writing, producing and directing animated films since the age of 14, Sellers said she has completed six writing scripts and one 25-minute animated episode of her film series, âDagon: Troll
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US game publisher Activision wins trademark lawsuit in China
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court ruled that Activision Publishing Co. won a trademark lawsuit over a Chinese film distributor. The people's court in Pudong New Area in Shanghai ordered Huaxia Film Distribution Co. Ltd. to stop infringement of the rights of Activision and pay damages of
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Heritage Sandy Springs announces Titles @ Twilight lineup
Handler, who has written two nonfiction books and has a novel coming out in 2019, is a founding member of the board of the Decatur Writers Studio and teaches creative writing and coordinates the minor in writing program at Oglethorpe University. o Sept. 5: Anthony Grooms, âThe Vain Conversation.
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Libraries need more help, locals suggest
Veach said the most significant hit is in the libraries' book collections, saying they can only purchase one format of a best seller when before they would order books, DVDs, and audio formats. âWe aren't able to purchase things to provide the resources needed, not enough to meet the demand,â said
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History of Christianity scholar to discuss new book at Feb. 17 lunch
Bart Ehrman, the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will discuss his newest book, âThe Triumph of Christianity,â at a lunch hosted by Blue Ridge Books at noon Saturday, Feb. 17, in HART Theater's Harmons' Den Bistro. A scholar
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