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Baldacci at Kingsborough
Former trial lawyer-turned-best-selling author David Baldacci says he’s proud of the hundreds of rejections he received from magazine editors early in his career. “As a writer I always considered...
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Howard Gardner on Book Writing
One of the world’s authorities on human intelligence and a prolific author of many books on educational psychology, Dr. Howard Gardner says his desire to write emerged spontaneously. In the second...
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The Other Beecher
Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain and Walt Whitman were among the thousands who traveled to Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights to hear the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preach his "gospel of love." Beecher -- son...
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Jill Biden Rallies Kingsborough Grads
Citing President Obama’s intent to strengthen community colleges, “second lady” Jill Biden told the 2009 graduates of Kingsborough Community College the two-year schools are “one of America’s best-kept...
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Kingsborough's Tennis Coach of the Year
For Coach of the Year Barry Goldsmith, it’s about giving credit where credit is due. “Any coach who doesn’t give credit to their players is remiss,” said Goldsmith, Kingsborough Community College’s...
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War-time Espionage with Alan Furst
Cuban cigars, fine wine and beautiful women are all part of the literal landscape in Alan Furst’s novels. For years, his tales of war-time espionage have thrilled and delighted audiences, while his...
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Best-selling Author A.M. Homes
Author A.M. Homes’s trademark mix of dark stories and and wry humor has earned her critical praise and numerous prestigious awards, including fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National...
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Walter Mosley's Heroes
For nearly two decades, Walter Mosley’s versatile and elegant writing has won him many fans. In his first book, “Devil in a Blue Dress,” published in 1990, he introduced a young, black private eye...
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Colin Harrison on the Novelist's Craft
There is no secret formula to writing a best-selling book, but Colin Harrison, author of six novels — four of them named notable books by The New York Times Book Review — grasps what readers want. Best...
View ArticleFighting Modern-Day Sex Slavery
“There are an estimated 27 million people in the world today living as sex slaves,” says Kenneth B. Morris Jr., great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great-grandson of Booker...
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