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NEW RELEASES:

Novellette: Travel in the Mouth of the Wolf by Paul Fattaruso (Soft Skull Press)
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Novel: The Icarus Girl by Helen Oyeyemi (Bloomsbury)
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Novel: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami,
translated by Philip Gabriel (Harvill)
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EVENTS

CASCADIA WRITING CONTEST: The 8th Annual North American Science Fiction Convention (Cascadia Con) is sponsoring a Student Science Fiction and Fantasy Contest for student writers from all grades. Postmark deadline ~ March 31, 2005
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STATE-WIDE READING: The Master Butchers Singing Club by magical realist author Louise Erdrich has been selected as the Iowa Center for the Book's title for 2005's "All Iowa Reads" program. Postville, IA will be the site of a central discussion group based on Erdrich's novel. The main discussion will be held Tuesday, February 1 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Multicultural Center.
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SPRING LECTURE: Magical Realist author Salman Rushdie will give this year's Tolles lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, April 13 in Wellin Hall. He will discuss how to balance liberty and security in the war on terror.
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