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Sapphire comes to Kansas City

Posted on July 11, 2011 by arzie

By Patsy Campos Rainy Day Books has a fabulous event coming up for the whole community featuring Sapphire, New York Times best-selling author of the novel Push, which in 2009 was adapted into the motion picture Precious. Sapphire will appear … Continue reading →

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Lisbeth Salander: Feminist Heroine? Of Course!

Posted on October 25, 2010 by arzie

The following blog is a guest post by Dan Winter, member of the Chancellor’s Advisory Board to the Women’s Center. Having just finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest last night, I’m missing Lisbeth already. The author, Stieg Larsson, … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: Final Saga of the Millennium Trilogy

Posted on August 29, 2010 by arzie

 If you are looking for a good book to wrap up your summer reading, allow me to recommend three:  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.  Also … Continue reading →

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Eat, Pray, Love… I don’t get it.

Posted on August 18, 2010 by arzie

Eat, Pray, Love has sold nearly 8 million copies. It is now a new movie starring the one and only Julia Roberts. And I simply don’t get it. Sure, I enjoyed reading about all the great food in Italy and … Continue reading →

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The Girl Who Played With Fire

Posted on July 29, 2010 by arzie

The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.  In the first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we were introduced to Lisbeth Salander, an expert hacker with a mysterious past.  In my … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on July 13, 2010 by brendabethman

The previous blog mentioned the Women’s Center’s upcoming book discussion this fall on Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.  I just finished reading the first book in the trilogy, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and I can’t wait to read the … Continue reading →

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The Big Read Comes to Kansas City

Posted on April 6, 2010 by umkcwomenc

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) launched The Big Read in 2007, an initiative to bring reading back into the forefront of American culture. Now there are over 800 participating communities across the nation who have received grants to … Continue reading →

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Twilight: A Good Example?

Posted on February 5, 2010 by umkcwomenc

Mention the word Twilight and you will either get a cringe, an eye-roll, a fanning motion for the lead men, or a hostile glare. The series of books written by Stephenie Meyer has topped bestsellers lists and the movies have … Continue reading →

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Body Image Stories From Familiar Writers

Posted on February 1, 2010 by umkcwomenc

Body image is not one of my favorite things to talk about. You’ll almost never find me talking about it in person. Maybe its because I’m not quite comfortable with my own body image, or maybe its because I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 5, 2009 by brendabethman

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini is probably one of the best books I have ever read. Not only is it well written, but the story reminds me of how good I have it as a woman living in … Continue reading →

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