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Brad Barkley
Brad Barkley, a native of North Carolina, is the author of the novel, ''Money, Love'' (Norton), a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" selection and a "BookSense 76" choice. ''Money, Love'' was named one of the best books of 2000 by the ''Washington'' ''Post'' and the ''Library'' ''Journal''. Brad was named one of the “Breakthrough Writers You Need To Know” by ''Book Magazine''. His novel ''Alison's Automotive Repair Manual'' (St. Martin’s) was also a "BookSense 76" selection. He has published two collections of short stories, ''Circle View'' (SMU Press) and ''Another Perfect Catastrophe'' (St. Martin’s). His short fiction has appeared in nearly thirty magazines, including ''Southern Review'', ''Georgia Review'', the ''Oxford American'', ''Glimmer Train'', ''Book Magazine,'' and the ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', which twice awarded him the Emily Balch Prize for Best Fiction. His work has been anthologized in ''New Stories from the South: The Year's Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryland State Arts Council
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are '' Old Line State'', the ''Free State'', and the ''Chesapeake Bay State''. It is named after Henrietta Maria, the French-born queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was known then in England as Mary. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Maryland was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans – mostly by Algonquian peoples and, to a lesser degree, Iroquoian and Siouan. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of England, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert"George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert, Barons Baltimore" William Hand Browne, Nabu Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
