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Go/do: Alice Friman heads Writers Center event

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

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

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.


"Kurt Vonnegut's America" book review

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

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


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'Short Girls' reading at Big Hat

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


'Bad Kitty' book signing

Author and illustrator Nick Bruel, recent winner of the Young Hoosier Book Award for Bad Kitty, will be discussing and autographing his book, Bad Kitty, about an insouciant feline at Kid


Author Fran Quigley at Bookmamas

We love Fran Quigley, so we can't pretend to be objective. Fran worked at NUVO a few years ago, and we still look back fondly upon his tenure here.


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