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It's a Southern rite of passage, the moment you decide you are ready to read William Faulkner. For me, it happened a few months ago when I found my late father's yellowed copy of "As I Lay Dying."

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Touring the South's literary landmarksupdated: Thu Sep 23 2010 09:34:00

Great Southern authors: Many of them were restless souls who drank too much, understood the dark underbelly of humanity and lived in Southern cities where they produced some of the most enduring literature the world has ever known.

Hemingway's home gets literary honorupdated: Mon Mar 15 2010 14:28:00

The Key West, Florida, home where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for nearly a decade was designated a Literary Landmark on Sunday.

Two American writers' gifts to the worldupdated: Sat Jan 30 2010 12:42:00

On January 27, 2010, as our attention was distracted by the news of horrors from Haiti to Iraq, the quiet passing of two giant Americans in a single day was barely noticed around the globe. J.D. Salinger (1919-2010) and Howard Zinn (1922-2010) passed away at the ages of 91 and 87, respectively.

Beware cheaters: Your lover's spouse can sue youupdated: Tue Dec 08 2009 17:59:00

The next time a married man or woman glances your way, you might think twice before acting on impulse and frolicking between satin sheets. The scorned spouse could sue you.

Crossing the railroad tracks amid a new time in historyupdated: Fri Jan 16 2009 08:54:00

Seconds after Barack Obama was declared the winner of the presidential election, the countryside of Como, Mississippi, erupted in celebratory gunfire.

What is biodiesel?updated: Fri Aug 01 2008 17:02:00

Rob Del Bueno of Atlanta's Refuel Biodiesel explains how biodiesel is made, and the environmental benefits of using it.

Pick CNN.com's destination on biofuel road tripupdated: Fri Aug 01 2008 17:02:00

CNN.com's Cody McCloy and his trusty colleague Brian Hardy want your input on where they should stop during their biofuel road trip from California to Georgia.

If you go ...updated: Wed May 03 2006 11:41:00

Tips for visiting some of the nation's developing tourism corridors:

Business 2.0: Great Offsites on a Shoestring Want to boost morale without sinking the balance sheet? Try one of these local spots for your nexupdated: Tue Jun 01 2004 00:01:00

That last offsite in Barbados? The beach was great, not to mention the rum punch. But add up the plane tickets and the days lost to travel and ... well, the office conference room starts looking pr...

Encumbrance of things pastupdated: Wed Mar 17 2004 11:15:00

In "Requiem for a Nun," William Faulkner made the famous observation, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."

Money Magazine: Best Places To Retire These six cities have it all: vitality, great quality of life, affordable housing and plenty to see and doupdated: Sun Jul 01 2001 00:01:00

In Oxford, Miss., the spirit of William Faulkner fills the air. In Eugene, Ore., retirees are on a first-name basis with nature. In Tucson, you can enjoy the calming still of the desert without for...

Fortune: COMPANIES TO WATCHupdated: Mon Sep 07 1992 00:01:00

LITTLE SWITZERLAND It was William Faulkner who wrote that the Swiss ''are not a people so much as a neat clean small quite solvent business.'' Little Switzerland, a chain of 19 Caribbean watch and ...

Fortune: Right Up There With Loveupdated: Mon Jun 23 1986 00:01:00

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service said today it will release at least 83 new stamps . . . The post office will also continue the annual Love series . . . (Other) items . . . will mark the 200th...

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