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Miller Williams, Plain-Spoken Arkansas Poet, Dies at 84 [04 Jan 2015|04:58pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/41f650fb/sc/38/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C0A30Carts0Cmiller0Ewilliams0Elaconic0Earkansas0Epoet0Edies0Eat0E840Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/03/arts/miller-williams-laconic-arkansas-poet-dies-at-84.html Mr. Williams, the father of the singer Lucinda Williams, was a man of economical speech whose admirers included Richard Yates and Flannery O’Connor. post comment

An Algerian Author Fights Back Against a Fatwa [04 Jan 2015|10:43pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/41ff2fc4/sc/30/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C0A50Cbooks0Can0Ealgerian0Eauthor0Efights0Eback0Eagainst0Ea0Efatwa0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/books/an-algerian-author-fights-back-against-a-fatwa.html There are elements of the absurd about the plight of Kamel Daoud, whose debut novel reaped glowing reviews, literary honors and then, suddenly, demands for his execution. post comment

Books of The Times: ‘The Girl on the Train,’ by Paula Hawkins [04 Jan 2015|10:46pm] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/41ff2fc3/sc/8/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A10C0A50Cbooks0Cthe0Egirl0Eon0Ethe0Etrain0Eby0Epaula0Ehawkins0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/books/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins.html “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins is a tight, suspenseful chiller with a dubious narrator, who tries to solve the mystery of a woman’s disappearance. post comment

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