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Series makes sense of Civil War at Pleasant Valley library

Last updated Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 8:41am

What happens when an idealist goes to war? How did the bloodiest battle in all of American history go down? And how did those who witnessed the Civil War firsthand write about a war that continues to send shock waves through American culture 150 years later?

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'March' from the void: Pulitzer Prize-winning author to discuss her book about the Civil War during visit to Ogden

J. Michael Call Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 4:02pm

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Geraldine Brooks enjoys writing in the void.

That void has been a plague-ravaged English village in 1666 where the townsfolk voluntarily quarantined themselves to prevent the spread of the deadly disease. It's also the mystery surrounding the life of a 17th-century Wampanoag named Caleb Cheeshahteaumauck, who became the first America Indian to graduate from Harvard. And in her 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "March," Brooks jumped into a void left wide open in one of America's most beloved works of fiction, "Little Women."

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Bookmarks

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 1:23pm

* Brigham City Library continues its reading discussion series Final Salute: America In A Time Of War at 7 p.m. Thursday with "Sisters in War: A Story of Love, Family, and Survival in New Iraq" by Christina Asquith. The discussion will be led by Kathryn MacKay, professor of history at Weber State University. The narrative chronicles the lives of four women who experienced elation, hope and disappointment following the American invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein. Deftly chronicled by Asquith, who spent two years in Baghdad reporting from the front lines, this informative narrative offers readers a seldom heard female perspective into the everyday lives, struggles, disappointments and triumphs of four women during this chaotic and dangerous time. The discussion is free at the library, 26 E. Forest, Brigham City.

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Booksmarks

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, August 7, 2011 - 1:50pm

* Bibliotrek, Davis County Library's book discussion group, will host a discussion of "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the South Branch Library, 725 S. Main St., Bountiful. The free event will be led by Susan M. Young, professor of anthropology at Weber State University in Ogden.

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Bookmarks

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Last updated Monday, July 11, 2011 - 9:09am

* Hastings hosts a midnight release party Monday for New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin's new book "A Dance With Dragons" (Bantam, $35). Festivities will begin at 9 p.m. and will end after the book goes on sale at midnight at the store, 340 E. 525 North, Harrisville. The book is the fifth in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series, the basis for the hit HBO series "Games of Thrones."

The party will include giveaways, prizes and special prices on merchandise including the new book and cafe drinks. Select George R.R.

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