| September 3, 2011 |
Milestones: the 2011 Pages & Places Book Festival |
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, the most influential work by Scranton-born urban theorist Jane Jacobs, who changed the way we think about, plan, and experience city life. While |
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| May 18, 2011 |
Liz Randol: Welcome back to P&P |
This morning, as we’re weighing the implications of last night’s election, and the candidates and volunteers are considering life without the grueling hours of the past four months, I find myself ever more optimistic about the future of our city |
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| May 8, 2011 |
Pages & Places has a Place! |
Pages & Places, the team that has brought you the annual Pages & Places Book Festival, now has a place of its own. We’ve joined forces with the old Anthology Books to create an utterly unique format for — well, |
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| May 3, 2011 |
A Message from the Co-Directors: It’s All About Community |
Here is what we know: Communities are built on the strength of shared passions Communities become dynamic as their shared passions are approached from a variety of perspectives Learning—whether we’re confronting new phenomena or deepening our knowledge of familiar subjects—catalyzes |
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| April 22, 2011 |
2011 Panelist Eric Foner Wins Pulitzer Prize |
Just as we’re lining up panelists for the 2011 Pages & Places Book Festival (to be held Saturday October 1st), the news came this week that historian Eric Foner, perhaps the leading authority on the Civil War era, won this |
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| March 26, 2011 |
Have You Heard Our News? ps: $1 Books April First Friday |
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| November 30, 2010 |
Attention all forensic fanatics! Come hear REAL crime and cold-case stories from the experts… |
Are you addicted to CSI? Seen every episode of Law & Order? Then join us this Thursday, December 2nd for the real thing! “The Murder Room” author Michael Capuzzo discusses his book on the true crime-solving cabal of the Vidocq |
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| October 4, 2010 |
Pages & Places announces poetry contest winners! |
Pages & Places is excited to announce the outcome of its first annual Poetry Contest! Students in grades 3-11 from throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania participated, with hundreds of submissions coming in, making the contest highly competitive. To view the names of |
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| October 1, 2010 |
New York Times Book Review: “I could not be prouder of my roots. . . . “: Scranton Celebrates its Writers |
Postcards From My Literary Staycation By JOE QUEENAN The last two summers, many cash-strapped Americans opted for a staycation: a slimmed-down getaway close to home. A staycation might take you to Cooperstown or Manassas or a town associated with luckless |
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| October 1, 2010 |
Get Your Books Signed! From Noon to 1pm Tomorrow: Book-signing Hour |
Everyone, even Tom Delay, wants Christopher Hitchens to sign a book. If you hope to get your copy inscribed, make sure you’re on Courthouse Square tomorrow from noon to 1pm. That will be your ONLY chance to get Hitch-22 or |
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| October 1, 2010 |
Dr. Michael Graziano joins Pages & Places’ The Brain & Culture Panel |
We’re sorry to say that Dr. Ed Connor, Director of the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute, will not be able to join us for tomorrow’s Brain & Culture panel discussion (1pm at MAC Gallery). But we’re pleased to announce that one |
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| September 29, 2010 |
Weekender Cover Story: “Celebrating literature at Pages & Places” |
Written by Michael Lello, Weekender Editor When Liz Randol contacted Andrea Talarico regarding the possibility of a book festival in Scranton, it was to gauge the feasibility of such an event, one which at first blush might not seem like a |
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| September 28, 2010 |
ANNOUCEMENT: Agent Christina Hogrebe to join Pages & Places’ Forums on Writing and Publishing |
Ms. Hogrebe is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania who grew up on a steady diet of Anne of Green Gables and Sweet Valley Twins books, for which she was nearly laughed out of the English department at Franklin & Marshall |
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| September 27, 2010 |
Tickets: On Sale at Outrageous and Anthology and Going Fast |
Tickets are on sale exclusively at Outrageous and Anthology . . . and they’re going fast. So push the push the Tickets & Info button above, or visit the historic Casey Laundry Building at 515 Center Street in Scranton — |
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| September 27, 2010 |
Scranton Times: Second Pages & Places book festival draws people from around nation, Canada |
by stacy brown (staff writer) Published: September 27, 2010 With just one year under their belt, organizers of Pages & Places are amazed that the event’s popularity grew so quickly. Interest in the second Scranton book festival has come from |
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