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John Prine, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan honored for songwriting at star-studded event at JFK library

By: Mark Shanahan | August 20, 2016

John Prine, Tom Waits, and Kathleen Brennan were honored with the PEN New England Song Lyrics Award at a reception that was attended by Elvis Costello, John Mellencamp, and… More

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"Why take away all these excellent books? It's like you're trying to slow down children's reading. Why do that?"
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A @JFKLibrary celebration, Sat 4/2!

Colette Hemingway honors 2023 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel finalists & winner @OscarHokeah, author of Calling for a Blanket Dance.

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Parents have the right:

to have their child learn about classic art works like David;

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