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Ark. Literary Festival: Friday



It's underway now, but the first can't miss reading doesn't come until noon, when memoirist and reporter Rick Bragg talks about his new book, "The Prince of Frogtown," at the Darragh Center in the Main Library. We've got an excerpt of the book here, and a Q&A between Bragg and David Koon here.

Also worth noting on the schedule:

1:30 p.m.: The Exquisite Corpse Annual panel. Moderator: Mark Spitzer. Darragh Center, Main Library. Read Derek Jenkins' piece on the Corpse here.

3 p.m.: Jeff Guinn on “Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde.” Moderator: Kyle Brazzel. Darragh Center, Main Library.

5 p.m.: James Carse on “The Religious Case against Belief.” Moderator: Patrick Kennedy. Clinton School of Public Service, Choctaw Station.

Posted by Lindsey Millar on April 17, 2009 09:50 AM |

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James Carse, who doesn't believe in god but considers himself religious, has some inspired ideas on belief, religion and the unknowable. Here's a great interview with him on Salon:

http://www.salon.com/books/atoms_eden/2008/07/21/james_carse/index.html

Posted by: gloves [TypeKey Profile Page] | April 17, 2009 10:51 AM

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