Frances Provine
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Arriving at the end of another chapter
By Frances Provine and Tom Walsh | Apr. 29, 2009As her college career winds down, Frances finds similarities between her passion for reading and life experiences.'
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Cultural perspective should not outweigh literary merit
By Frances Provine | Apr. 16, 2009Frances talks about books set in foreign locales, and their occasional unwarranted praise'
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What to do in a world without deadlines?
By Frances Provine | Apr. 1, 2009This week, Frances addresses her anxieties as a writer entering the real world?'
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Young readers need quantity over quality
By Kelly Kallien and Frances Provine | Mar. 11, 2009This week, Frances discusses the importance of effectively emphasizing reading for today's children.'
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Take a ‘waltz’ with film
By Frances Provine and JoEllen Amato | Mar. 6, 2009The beginning of ""Waltz with Bashir"" weaves between conversations between friends and fragments of dreams. In one dream, a pack of wild, yellow-eyed dogs chase down a street, and in another, a giant, naked woman swims peacefully in the ocean. It seems as if the film will be about the separation of these things, the dissection of imagination from memory.
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Book club should seek out provocative choices
By Frances Provine | Feb. 25, 2009This week, Frances addresses the most important decisions faced by the UW's new book club.'
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Intimidating accessibility a big factor in decreasing readership of common genres
By Jon Spike , Frances Provine and Shannon Kelly and Alex DiTullio | Feb. 11, 2009This week, Frances discusses one of the reasons mainstream readership is suffering.'
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Race categorization of authors unfair for all
By Frances Provine | Jan. 28, 2009Looking forward to Black History Month, it's time authors were not addressed based on their race.'
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Got 'Milk'? You should
By Frances Provine | Jan. 27, 2009Gus van Sant's \Milk"" does a good job faithfully retelling the story of San Francisco political figure Harvey Milk, but struggles to rise above the level of a typical biopic.'
