Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, is tirelessly active on behalf of his favorite charities, and as the patron of the Alliance for Rabies Control, he recently made a special trip to Tanzania to raise awareness for the cause. Please watch this important video to find out how rabies is affecting countries in Africa and what you can do to help!
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More >Last week, Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, spoke with NPR’s Steve Inskeep about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s choices for the Iranian Cabinet. Listen to the interview here.
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More >On Monday, August 10, the World Science Fiction Society announced the winners of its coveted Hugo Awards and Anchor’s own David Anthony Durham won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
David Anthony Durham is the is the author of the novels Acacia, Gabriel’s Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Pride of Carthage.
To find out more information about David Anthony Durham’s books, visit his official site.
To view a list of John W. Campbell Award winners, click here.
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More >Preorder your tickets! This Friday, August 7 is opening for Julie & Julia. The movie is writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme and Julie & Julia by Julie Powell.
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More >Julie & Julia hits theaters on Friday, August 7. The movie is writer-director Nora Ephron’s adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud’homme and Julie & Julia by Julie Powell.
Watch a preview for the movie after the jump. Then, order your copy of My Life in France so you can see how the book compares.
More >Praised by The Boston Globe as “spellbinding,” Andrew Davidson’s debut novel is a love story unlike any you’ve read before. It’s rich themes of struggle, salvation, redemption, and yes—a love that spans the centuries—will leave you wanting to talk about it for hours!
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