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- Poetry month: Try our quiz!
April is poetry month. To celebrate we've created a quiz to test your memory and your knowledge of poets classic and contemporary. What better month to uncover something brand new or to rediscover an old favorite? We hope this month expands your poetic horizons. (Also, don't forget our Poetry section!)
Here are pieces of 17 poems. Match the poet to the poem ... if you can!
MastermindMaria Konnikova examines the neurological and psychological underpinnings of the great mind of Sherlock Holmes.
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'The Great Gatsby' trailer features new plot points, music'The Great Gatsby' is directed by Baz Luhrmann and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the titular character. 'The Great Gatsby' is scheduled for a May 10 release.
'A Spoonful of Sugar': 7 stories from a British nanny From nanny training to her charges' hijinks, Brenda Ashford, Britain's longest-serving nanny, shares her stories in "A Spoonful of Sugar."
Roseanne Montillo discusses 'The Lady and Her Monsters,' her book about Mary ShelleyFrankenstein's monster 鈥� as imagined by Mary Shelley 鈥� has lived on in popular imagination for decades. Montillo discusses reanimation and the ways that religion and pop culture have changed our view of Shelley's characters.
Roger Ebert: Author as well as movie criticEbert's written works ranged far and wide, from collections of his reviews (positive and negative) to a guide to London and tips on how to use a rice cooker.
3 of spring's most anticipated novels From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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Hillary Clinton's new memoir will include Osama bin Laden, Qaddafi 鈥� but not 2016In her as-yet untitled memoir to be published in the summer of 2014, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will write about the attack on Osama bin Laden, Arab Spring, and relations with China, says publisher Simon & Schuster.
Arthur Frommer says he will publish travel books againFrommer's had been acquired by Google, but the search engine giant recently made the decision to stop releasing print versions of the guidebooks. Frommer says he will run the website and release print and e-book versions of the guidebooks.
Ten White Geese'Ten White Geese' follows an Emily Dickinson scholar who seeks a refuge from her marriage 鈥� and the world 鈥� in a Welsh farmhouse.
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15 promising nonfiction books for spring 2013 April showers bring May flowers. Here's some fresh non-fiction to check out this spring while you enjoy the new greenery.
'The Little Prince' turns 70Antoine de Saint-Exup茅ry's classic 'The Little Prince,' first published in 1943, is being released in new editions as part of a 70th birthday celebration.
'Once Upon A Flock': 5 stories about raising backyard chickens In 'Once Upon a Flock,' Lauren Scheuer chronicles the ups and downs of bringing chickens into her yard and her life.
American StoryNBC correspondent Bob Dotson profiles the quiet heroes who make our world a better place.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/1/13, according to IndieBound* What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.- Shakespeare: a short quiz on the work of the Bard
The only thing we really know about Shakespeare was that he was a very good writer. Most of the "study" done on his life is extrapolation based on the themes of his work. Hard evidence is hard to come by. We know that he may have been born on April 23, 1564, and probably died in 1616. Some people doubt he ever existed, while others insist that he couldn't have written everything that is attributed to him. In the end, all we really have is his work and its themes 鈥� love, loss, betrayal, revenge, triumph, courage 鈥� which have not lost their significance with the passage of time.
So how well do YOU know Shakespeare's work? Screw your wits to the sticking place and take our quiz!