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Fun Facts Friday: Willa Cather
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Fun Facts Friday: Willa Cather

Man of la BookDecember 7, 2018

Pulitzer prize winning American author Willa Cather (7 December, 1873 – 24, April, 1947) s associated with the pioneer spirit, she lived most of her life in NYC

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Fun Facts Friday: Charles Sprague the “Banker Poet of Boston”
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Fun Facts Friday: Charles Sprague the “Banker Poet of Boston”

Man of la BookOctober 26, 2018

Charles Sprague as an American poet often known as the “Banker Poet of Boston”. He won the best prologue prize at the 1811 opening of the Park Theater, NYC

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Fun Facts Friday: Ann Petry
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Fun Facts Friday: Ann Petry

Man of la BookOctober 12, 2018

Ann Petry (12 October, 1908 – 28 April, 1997) was an American novelist, author of children’s books and short stories. Ms. Petry was born in Old Saybrook, CT

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Fun Facts Friday: Frederic Morton
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Fun Facts Friday: Frederic Morton

Man of la BookOctober 5, 2018

Frederic Morton (5 October, 1924 – 20 April, 2015) was an award winning American writer who was born as Fritz Mandelbaum in Vienna, Austria

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Fun Facts Friday: Elinor Wylie
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Fun Facts Friday: Elinor Wylie

Man of la BookSeptember 7, 2018

Elinor Morton Wylie (7 September, 1885 – 16 December, 1928) was an American poet and novelist who was very famous during the 1930s – 1940s.

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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord
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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2018

Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord is a novel, imagining the famous Captain Ahab coming back from, what thought to have been, his last sail

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Fun Facts Friday: John Hawkes
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Fun Facts Friday: John Hawkes

Man of la BookAugust 17, 2018

John Hawkes (17 August, 1925 – 15 May, 1998) and an American novelist. He is known for his novels The Lime Twig (1961) and The Beetle Leg (1951) among others.

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Graphic Novel Review: Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction
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Graphic Novel Review: Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman by Matt Fraction

Man of la BookJune 18, 2018

Kate Bishop, Hawkeye’s girlfriend who is the new Hawkeye, needs to get away from Clint Barton and New York, so she head to Los Angeles – with the dog.

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Book Review: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
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Book Review: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

Man of la BookFebruary 14, 2018

Tom Hazzard is aging slowly, about one year for every ten of a regular human. He has lived for centuries, known Shakespeare, sailed with Captain Cook and fell in love.

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Fun Facts Friday: Ayn Rand
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Fun Facts Friday: Ayn Rand

Man of la BookFebruary 2, 2018

Ayn Rand (2 February, 1905 – 6 March, 1982) was a Russian-American author best known for her novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

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