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    May 24, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  1. Haynes Johnson dies at 81; won Pulitzer for civil rights coverage

    Haynes Johnson, a Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday at a hospital in Bethesda, Md., after suffering a heart attack. He was 81.
    Haynes Johnson, a Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday at a hospital in Bethesda, Md., after suffering a heart attack. He...

    Tags: Journalism, Korean War (1950-1953), Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Heart Attack

    2. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Emily Schuman whipped up Cupcakes and Cashmere in her spare time

    <strong>The gig:</strong> Emily Schuman, 30, is the lifestyle maven behind the popular blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, a confectionary collection of stylish outfits, recipes, home decor tips and do-it-yourself projects. Think Martha Stewart meets Carrie Bradshaw.
    The gig: Emily Schuman, 30, is the lifestyle maven behind the popular blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, a confectionary collection of stylish outfits, recipes, home decor tips and do-it-yourself projects. Think Martha Stewart meets Carrie Bradshaw. The blog...

    Tags: Television, AOL LLC, Estee Lauder Cos., Online Advertising, Conde Nast Publications

    3. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. George Packer chronicles American boom and bust in 'The Unwinding'

    George Packer's new nonfiction book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," has many of the qualities of an epic novel.
    George Packer's new nonfiction book, "The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America," has many of the qualities of an epic novel. Packer's subject is the last 35 years of U.S. history, the decades that gave us the conservative "Contract With...

    Tags: Values, Oprah Winfrey, Real Estate, Martin Luther King Jr., Renewable Energy

    4. May 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. 'The Sad Passions' paints haunting tale of loss and art

    Spectral girls and shadow fathers haunt the center and fringes of Veronica Gonzalez Pe&ntilde;a's second novel, "The Sad Passions," but this isn't magical realism. These aren't spirits who visit in the middle of the night. These phantom girls and men are living, flesh-and-blood characters shaped by absence and loss, sickness and dead dreams. "The Sad Passions" knows that half-erased people are more devastating than any ghost.
    Spectral girls and shadow fathers haunt the center and fringes of Veronica Gonzalez Peña's second novel, "The Sad Passions," but this isn't magical realism. These aren't spirits who visit in the middle of the night. These phantom girls and men are living,...

    Tags: Depression, Book, Long Island, Family

    5. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Elizabeth Warren to pen new book -- a middle-class call to arms?

    A book can&rsquo;t rescue the American middle class. But a lot of politicians who say they want to rescue the American middle class are writing books about their travails and their vision &mdash; all timed to come out as the 2016 presidential election machinery kicks into gear.
    A book can’t rescue the American middle class. But a lot of politicians who say they want to rescue the American middle class are writing books about their travails and their vision — all timed to come out as the 2016 presidential election...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Political Fundraising, Elizabeth Warren, Ed Warren, Scott P. Brown

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Matthew Sharpe's storytelling experiment

    In my inbox this week: <a href="http://www.matthew-sharpe.net/">Matthew Sharpe</a> announces &ldquo;a little experiment in self-publishing on the Internet&rdquo;: a series of 12 weekly micro-fictions, under the name <a href="http://sharpestories.blogspot.com/">&ldquo;Very short stories r us,&rdquo;</a> that showcase his idiosyncratic blend of the acutely observed and the fantastic.
    In my inbox this week: Matthew Sharpe announces “a little experiment in self-publishing on the Internet”: a series of 12 weekly micro-fictions, under the name “Very short stories r us,” that showcase his idiosyncratic blend of...

    Tags: Literature, Teachers, Arts and Culture, Education, High Schools

    7. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Amazon launches project to monetize fan fiction: Kindle Worlds

    Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder.
    Amazon has a plan to monetize fan fiction: It's called Kindle Worlds. On Wednesday, Amazon announced a new scheme in which writers of fan fiction can self-publish and sell that writing with the sanction of the original copyright holder. The idea is that...

    Tags: Literature, Arts and Culture, Amazon Kindle, Twilight (book), Amazon.com Inc.

    8. May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. PASSINGS: Bernard Waber

    Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
    Bernard Waber, 91, the author of such children's favorites as "The House on East 88th Street" and "Lyle, Lyle Crocodile," died Thursday at his Long Island, N.Y., home after a long illness, according to a statement from his publisher, Houghton Mifflin...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Book, University of Pennsylvania, Upper East Side

    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Bill Clinton visits Colombia, Gabriel Garcia Marquez

    Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor&nbsp;Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi.
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    Former President Clinton visited Colombia last week, meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos while visiting Cartagena, where Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro showed him around the city in an electric taxi. Then Clinton took time out to visit with Nobel...

    Tags: Bogota (Colombia), Bill Clinton, Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Alzheimer's Disease

    10. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. J.K. Rowling, other authors reveal secrets in books for PEN auction

    What does one of the world's best-known authors think when she holds the book that made her famous?
    What does one of the world's best-known authors think when she holds the book that made her famous? J.K. Rowling looks at the title page of the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” (as it’s is known in the...

    Tags: Bill Clinton, Auction Service

    11. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Dan Brown: Happy 'Inferno' publication day

    Happy publication day to Dan Brown, whose latest Robert Langdon thriller, "<a href="http://www.danbrown.com/inferno/">Inferno</a>," officially hits shelves Tuesday. Online, it's already declared its dominance: It's Amazon's No. 1 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/best-sellers-books-Amazon/zgbs/books/ref=pd_dp_ts_b_1">bestselling book</a> -- thanks to preorders, it has been in the website's top 100 books for 119 days.
    Happy publication day to Dan Brown, whose latest Robert Langdon thriller, "Inferno," officially hits shelves Tuesday. Online, it's already declared its dominance: It's Amazon's No. 1 bestselling book -- thanks to preorders, it has been in the website's...

    Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Angels & Demons (movie), Tom Hanks, Amazon.com Inc., Entertainment

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Op-Ed, explained

    TO SOME READERS, the Op-Ed page is a bit mysterious. I'll be at a cocktail party, or in the bleachers at a Little League game, and the guy next to me will begin asking questions about just what it is we're trying to do, and how we get it done. Who are...

    Tags: Periodicals, Nicholas Goldberg, Meghan Daum, Doyle McManus, Patt Morrison

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