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Literary happenings: Come listen to the brilliance of Richard Rodgers
Published 5/18/2013 at 2:00 p.m. 0 comments
Richard Rodgers' many works included "Oklahoma!," "South Pacific," "The Sound of Music" and "The King and I." Come listen to his songs Thursday.
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Literary Happenings: Griffith delivers story about conservation
Published 5/11/2013 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments
"Totem Magic: Going MAD" will benefit the Ojai Raptor Center.
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Books Review: Novel traces Paris, families over centuries
Published 5/11/2013 at 2:16 p.m. 0 comments
Paris has been both good and bad to the aristocratic de Cygne family over the centuries. While one generation was welcome at the nearby court of Versailles, another faced the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
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Book Review: Author meticulously sets up tale that's not very satisfying
Published 5/11/2013 at 2:06 p.m. 0 comments
Nora Eldridge is “the woman upstairs” in the title of Claire Messud’s new novel — “the quiet woman at the end of the third-floor hallway,” with tidy trash, a bright smile and dashed dreams of being an artist.
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Book Review: Backstage look at 'Mary Tyler Moore Show'
Published 5/11/2013 at 2:04 p.m. 0 comments
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong examines the creation of television’s “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” which defined a generation, in “Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted.”
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'Da Vinci Code' author to discuss new book during library event
Published 5/9/2013 at 6:31 p.m. 0 comments
To promote his new novel, "Inferno," author Dan Brown will present a talk in New York City titled "An Evening of Codes, Symbols and Secrets" that will be streamed live at bookstores and libraries around the country, including the Thousand ...
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Literary Happenings: Camarillo artist to talk about his miniature model Main Street U.S.A.
Published 5/3/2013 at 11:32 p.m. 0 comments
Come and see this miniature model of Main Street U.S.A. at Disneyland. .
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Literary Happenings: USC dean to talk about music history, theory
Published 4/27/2013 at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will provide those interested in music history and theory with a unique opportunity to enjoy both when the students of "Music 302: The History and Literature of Music" present papers on those ...
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Ken McAlpine's new book is regret as seen through a road trip
Published 4/27/2013 at 5:00 p.m.
Ken McAlpine's book "Together We Jump" looks at life's bumps on a long road trip.
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Book Review: 1-28-4
Published 4/27/2013 at 3:32 p.m.
“The Hit” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
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Delving into David Sedaris' world
Published 4/27/2013 at 2:18 p.m.
“An Evening with David Sedaris”: UCSB Arts & Lectures presents the NPR humorist and best-selling author discussing his life and work.
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Book Review: Author stretches the limits of crime genre in his latest
Published 4/27/2013 at 12:44 p.m.
“The Famous and the Dead” is billed as the final installment in T. Jefferson Parker’s six-volume saga about Charlie Hood, an earnest young Los Angeles lawman hellbent on reducing the illegal trade in firearms along the California-Mexico border.
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Literary Happenings: Libraries offer computer-based workshops
Published 4/20/2013 at 5:00 p.m.
.Want to learn new computer skills or catch up with the newest technology? The Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park libraries are offering a series of computer-based
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Book Review: 'The Interestings' primed to take over
Published 4/20/2013 at 3:58 p.m.
A little talent is a dangerous thing. Meg Wolitzer examines the implications of that sad truth in her latest work, a sprawling, marvelously inventive novel that tracks the friendships over nearly four decades of six teenagers who meet in the ...
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Book Review: Salter's latest is masterful writing
Published 4/20/2013 at 3:53 p.m.
James Salter is a brilliant writer. He’s perhaps among the greatest American writers alive today. But “All That Is,” his latest work and his first full-length novel since 1979, feels written more for writers than for readers. Its strength is ...
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