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Question of the Day | 08/16/2009 11:00 pm

What passage or passages from a book, poem, short story or other literary work moved you so much that you've never forgotten it?

Join Liz Smith, Joan Ganz Cooney, Julia Reed and Joni Evans in sharing the words that have moved you
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Joni Evans

Joni Evans | 08/16/2009 11:00 pm

Joni Evans's Life-Defining Quote

‘We are not human beings having a spiritual experience …’
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Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 08/16/2009 11:00 pm

Liz Smith: 'For the Last 40 Years, I Introduced My Column With a Quote'

And now from Faulkner to Dickinson, Liz names some of her most-loved quotes
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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/16/2009 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney Rattled by Two Poets

A poem written by Robert Lowell to Elizabeth Hardwick, and another by Dylan Thomas …
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A Friend Stopped By | 06/29/2009 11:00 pm

Poetry: Not Dead Yet, Argues Katha Pollitt

The award-winning author, essayist and Nation columnist on the paradox of literature’s most — and least — popular art
By Katha Pollitt
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Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 06/19/2009 10:30 pm

Liz Smith on a New Edition to a Classic Book

I begin it over and over …
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Joni Evans

Q & A | 05/12/2009 11:00 pm

What It Feels Like to Win the Pulitzer Prize: A Q&A With Novelist Elizabeth Strout

The acclaimed author of Olive Kitteridge talks with wOw’s Joni Evans about what it’s like to win literature’s most prestigious award, who inspires her, what she’s working on next and more
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Marilyn French | 05/04/2009 10:05 am

Feminist Author Marilyn French Dies at Age 79

With her acclaimed novel ‘The Women’s Room,’ French probed societal norms she deemed unacceptable to women everywhere
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Pulitzer Prize: Olive Kitteridge | 04/21/2009 7:35 am

Elizabeth Strout Wins Pulitzer Prize for Olive Kitteridge

New York City author earns top prize for fiction work; other women win big in history, drama categories
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Poll | 03/24/2009 11:00 pm

Calling all readers! What is your favorite book club book?

Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini One Thousand White Women, by Jim Fergus Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, by Lisa See Like Water for Chocolate, by Laura Esquivel Other (please tell us below!)
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The wOw Book Club | 03/10/2009 3:58 pm

Apologize, Apologize! Reader Forum

Roxanne Coady is ready to start discussing wOw’s Book Club pick Apologize, Apologize! Author Elizabeth Kelly will join us live to answer your questions March 30, March 31 and April 1

By Roxanne J. Coady
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Politics | 03/02/2009 10:10 am

wOw Celebrates Dr. Seuss's Birthday!

Dr. Seuss’s (Theodor Geisel) birthday is today, March 2. In honor of his birthday: recite your favorite line from a Seuss work
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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A Friend Stopped By | 02/16/2009 6:00 am

The Final Martini: Refreshing Ways to Die (Instead of Aging)

Author of the new book Welcome to the Departure Lounge contemplates an absurd end-of-life fantasy to deal with wrinkles
By Meg Federico
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The wOw Book Club | 02/12/2009 1:15 pm

Presenting Chapter 2 From Apologize, Apologize!,wOw's First Book Club Pick

Apologize, Apologize! is the first pick for wowOwow’s brand new book club. Click here to read chapter one. Join us for an online conversation with author Elizabeth Kelly on March 30, 31 and April 1
By Elizabeth Kelly
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A Friend Stopped By | 02/09/2009 11:00 pm

John Updike's Funeral: Revelations of a Double Life

The last chronicles of suburban adultery
By Roger Warner
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The wOw Book Club | 02/03/2009 11:00 am

Announcing wOw’s First Book Club Selection

wOw Friend and R.J. Julia bookseller Roxanne J. Coady launches our new online book club
By Roxanne J. Coady
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The wOw Book Club | 02/03/2009 11:00 am

Apologize, Apologize! Chapter One

Chapter one of Roxanne Coady’s first pick for the wOw Book Club: Apologize, Apologize!
By Elizabeth Kelly
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Joni Evans

wOw's Book Club | 02/02/2009 7:00 am

Introducing ... The wOw Book Club

Not your typical book club. wOw will be having online discussions among readers and authors
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Politics | 01/07/2009 1:00 pm

Azar Nafisi: Iranian Women Smuggle Steinem, Friedan to Fight Sharia

The author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and Things I’ve Been Silent About talks to us about the new generation of women in Iran
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 12/22/2008 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney's Holiday Reads

The two books Joan Ganz Cooney plans to read …
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Joan Juliet Buck

Joan Juliet Buck | 12/21/2008 11:00 pm

Joan Juliet Buck's To-Do List (If She Were Superhuman)

From finishing her play to sending lame-duck President Bush to Antartica …
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Joan Juliet Buck

Joan Juliet Buck | 12/10/2008 11:00 pm

Joan Juliet Buck: The First Day of School Shouldn't Be Scary ...

Everything new, the people, the notebooks …
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Entertainment | 12/01/2008 12:30 pm

Inside Peek at X-RAY: The Book of Objects X-Rayed (Photos)

Is this what the inside of your bra looks like? X-Ray is a collection of renowned artist Nick Veasey’s jaw-dropping photographs of x-rayed objects. Take a translucent look at 24 fashion accessories — from intimates to socks, shoes and blouses
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Question of the Day | 11/11/2008 11:00 pm

What magazine cover would you most like to appear on? Why?

Julia Reed, Liz Smith, Judith Martin and Joan Ganz Cooney share which publications’ covers they’d like to pose for

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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 11/11/2008 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney's Unpublished Newsweek Cover

I spent one Saturday posing for pictures in East Harlem with Big Bird …
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