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Comic Book Summer Reading List (Part 2: DC)

Welcome back to another list of great comic books you should add to your summer reading list! Let’s jump right in with our next ten comics from…

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Writing about Writing

Comic Book Summer Reading List (Part 1: Marvel)

With the end of spring quarter coming up, and summer just a few weeks away, it’s time to talk about some summer traditions: baseball, the beach, and…

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Best Non-School Resources for Writers

When you ask UCWbL tutors which writing resources they turn to most often, most of them will respond with sites like the Purdue Owl or Grammar Girl. …

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Check Out the 2013 Spring English Conference with Novelist Rita Leganski

Anyone who enjoys live readings of scholarly and creative writing should attend this year’s Spring English Conference. Reading panels will take place between 1pm and 7pm this…

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Ban Book Banning!

The first week of October is one of my favorites. I love the coming of fall, Halloween, and pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks. I also love the…

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DePaul’s Banned Books Week Events (Doesn’t Include Banning Books)

Banned Books Week runs September 30 through October 6. Along with DePaul University Libraries we are celebrating free speech all week long! See the details after the…

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Paperback 4ever: A Reader’s Manifesto

I will be the first to admit that I’m a proud techie.  Gadgets, blogs, e-readers, and all things digital – bring them on.  But with reading, it’s…

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The Best Part of Summer: Summer Reading

With Spring Quarter winding down and the weather approaching something we might be able to call “summery” (because, let’s face it, it’s the best we’re going to…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

National Poetry Month: Only Iron Men Rust in the Rain

Today’s poem in celebration of the end of this year’s National Poetry Month in April is a beautiful short poem called “Rain” by the Iranian poet Ali Abdolrezaei…

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National Poetry Month: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”

This week’s installment for National Poetry Month is the ballad “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Goethe, a man best known for his contributions to literature as well as…