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New in Paperback: History and Chutzpah

Nora Krug — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

A Little History of the World is a little history of the world that got caught up in a little world history.

Literary Calendar

Post — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

10:30 A.M. Children's author Mem Fox and author and illustrator Helen Oxenbury read from and discuss their new picture book, Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes , at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.

Poet's Choice

Mary Karr — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Back in high school, I fell in love with Bill Knott's visionary poems, some only a few lines long. As American bombs in Vietnam were accidentally killing children, he penned this tiny gem: "The only response/to a child's grave is/to lie down before it and play dead."

Washington Area Bestsellers

Post — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 5, 2008.

Short Stack

Post — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

From our new daily blog, Short Stack. We know that our economy, which used to be our ace, is in the tank. But, to make matters worse, the highest member of the Nobel Prize jury has now proclaimed us cultural Philistines. We're just too insular and ignorant to produce great literature, says Horace...

Nobel Goes Global With Literary Prize

Bob Thompson — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This year's tip for seekers after the Nobel Prize in Literature: Being "insular" is out.