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Knitting News Archive11-Apr-2008Jazz Listings (New York Times) BOSSABRASIL FESTIVAL Jazz and Brazilian music have a history far deeper and more complicated than popular perceptions would suggest. Publisher enjoys paperback hits (AP via Yahoo! News) They seem to happen every year, those paperback sensations. Book buzz: Jhumpa Lahiri makes a jump (USA Today) What has been selling in bookstores the first quarter of 2008? Thanks to Oprah Winfrey's book club, Eckhart Tolle's self-help A New Earth has dominated USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. This week it is No. 1 for the ninth consecutive week, creeping up on the consecutive-week mark set by another self-help title, The Secret by Rhonda Byrne: 13 straight weeks at No. 1 in 2007. Site navigation (South Manchester Reporter) THE idea of a feminist knitting group has all the makings of a great yarn, which might have some cynics in stitches. But a group of crafty young pioneers are serious about reclaiming the woolly pursuit, more commonly associated with elderly ladies, as part of a special event in Withington. Pop and Rock Listings (New York Times) POP. I am a sports fan, which is sort of like being a heroin addict except less... (San Francisco Chronicle) I am a sports fan, which is sort of like being a heroin addict except less expensive. I watch all sorts of stuff; I read all sorts of stuff; I have lots of opinions about "SportsCenter," the ESPN show that features highlights of all the contests and... Sewing is the new knitting (Savannah Morning News) Knitting was the new-again craze five years ago. Everyone was clicking needles, from young professionals in bars and cafes to stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Roberts. Museum and Gallery Listings (New York Times) Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times. Penguin is master of paperbacks (Seattle Times) They seem to happen every year, those paperback sensations. Like Sue Monk Kidd's "The Secret Life of Bees," or Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite... Knitting helps child AIDS sufferers in Africa (Northern Argus) A total of 686 knitted items were taken to the Salvation Army in Gawler last week, to help AIDs suffering children in Africa. Julie Gibson along with 16 other knitters spent most of their summer Knitting jumpers, hats, socks and dolls for young babies in Africa.
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