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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. A teen's quest for self-discovery in 'Maya's Notebook'

    Whatever happened to magic realism?
    Whatever happened to magic realism? The question arises when dipping into "Maya's Notebook," Isabel Allende's bruising, cinematically vivid new novel. It's an exercise in gritty realism rather than the fanciful folkloricism that Allende has been known...

    Tags: FBI, Isabel Allende, Book, Arts and Culture, Cocaine

    2. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Dagoberto Gilb discusses his new literary magazine, Huizache

    The writer Dagoberto Gilb is a believer in the literature of the American West and in the literature of the Latino United States. He’d prefer not to read any more novels that portray Latino people as stereotypical criminals and bumpkins. His own work — half a dozen books, including short story collections and novels — is a ferocious riposte to those writers and editors who perpetuate a one-dimensional vision of the Latino U.S.
    The writer Dagoberto Gilb is a believer in the literature of the American West and in the literature of the Latino United States. He’d prefer not to read any more novels that portray Latino people as stereotypical criminals and bumpkins. His own...

    Tags: Mexico, Arts and Culture, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, Authors

    3. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Adam Johnson wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction for 2013

    The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome journey into the depths of totalitarian North Korea and into the most intimate spaces of the human heart."
    The Pulitzer Prize in fiction, announced Monday, has been awarded to Adam Johnson for his book set in North Korea, "The Orphan Master's Son." The committee described the book as "an exquisitely crafted novel that carries the reader on an adventuresome...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, North Korea, NPR, Ernest Hemingway, David Foster Wallace

    4. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Steve Jobs as adorable manga man

    Using Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography as a frame, award-winning author Mari Yamazaki has created a manga version of the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs. It's being serialized in the Japanese comic magazine Kiss, alongside tales of teen love.
    Using Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography as a frame, award-winning author Mari Yamazaki has created a manga version of the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs. It's being serialized in the Japanese comic magazine Kiss, alongside tales of teen love....

    Tags: Steve Jobs, Stephen Colbert, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Nobel Prize Awards

    5. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Random House sees 'Fifty Shades' of profit, thanks to E.L. James

    Publishing giant Random House posted <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/56530-profits-jumped-75-at-random-house.html">record profits</a> last year, Publisher's Weekly reports. Thanks to E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, revenue at the Bertelsmann-owned publisher exceeded $420 million in 2012 -- up a staggering 75% from the year before.
    Publishing giant Random House posted record profits last year, Publisher's Weekly reports. Thanks to E.L. James' "Fifty Shades" trilogy, revenue at the Bertelsmann-owned publisher exceeded $420 million in 2012 -- up a staggering 75% from the year before....

    Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Book, Dan Brown , Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events

    6. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Stephen Colbert awards Junot Diaz the Nobel Prize?

    Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant."
    Stephen Colbert had author Junot Diaz on his show Monday night to talk about immigration. He introduced Diaz by saying, "My guest tonight won a Nobel Prize and a MacArthur Genius grant." Sure, Diaz has been racking up awards like nobody's business. He...

    Tags: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Financial Aid, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Education

    7. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Story Prize goes to Claire Vaye Watkins

    Author Claire Vaye Watkins was awarded the <a href="http://www.thestoryprize.org/">Story Prize</a> in New York on Wednesday evening for her debut collection, "Battleborn." As winner she receives $20,000.
    Author Claire Vaye Watkins was awarded the Story Prize in New York on Wednesday evening for her debut collection, "Battleborn." As winner she receives $20,000. Two finalists for the prize -- Dan Chaon for "Stay Awake" and Junot Diaz for "This Is How You...

    Tags: Bob Dylan, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System

    8. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Literature Prize launches as $60,000 Folio Prize

    It's a big day for prize announcements: The Literature Prize announced its formation and sponsor Wednesday at a news conference at the British Library in London. The idea for the prize came into being when a group of British intellectuals took umbrage at the direction they saw the Booker Prize taking -- they saw it leaning toward popular fiction rather than literary fiction.
    It's a big day for prize announcements: The Literature Prize announced its formation and sponsor Wednesday at a news conference at the British Library in London. The idea for the prize came into being when a group of British intellectuals took umbrage...

    Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice, John Freeman, Arts and Culture, Literature

    9. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Lisa See is coming to the L.A. Times Festival of Books: Author Q&A

    The L.A. Times Festival of Books is on the horizon -- April 21-22, to be exact. In the coming weeks, we'll be talking to some of the authors who will be there; the first is bestselling novelist Lisa See.
    The L.A. Times Festival of Books is on the horizon -- April 21-22, to be exact. In the coming weeks, we'll be talking to some of the authors who will be there; the first is bestselling novelist Lisa See. The author of "Dreams of Joy," "Snow Flower and...

    Tags: Festive Events, George Saunders, China, Arts and Culture, University of California, Los Angeles

    10. Feb 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced

    First-time novelist Ben Fountain won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction Thursday for &ldquo;Billy Lynn&rsquo;s Long Halftime Walk,&rdquo; a darkly comic send-up of the emotional and cultural aftermath of the Iraq War.
    First-time novelist Ben Fountain won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction Thursday for “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” a darkly comic send-up of the emotional and cultural aftermath of the Iraq War. The awards were...

    Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Iraq, Lyndon B. Johnson, Authors

    11. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Searching for Proust in his papers -- and finding his mother

    A mother looms over the narrator &mdash; figuratively and literally &mdash; in Marcel Proust&rsquo;s masterpiece, the seven-volume novel &ldquo;In Search of Lost Time.&rdquo; Not that it&rsquo;s a big surprise, but thanks to an exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, we now know that a similarly dominant mother figure loomed over Proust in real life.
    A mother looms over the narrator — figuratively and literally — in Marcel Proust’s masterpiece, the seven-volume novel “In Search of Lost Time.” Not that it’s a big surprise, but thanks to an exhibit at the Morgan...

    Tags: Yamim Noraim, Judaism, Libraries, Arts and Culture, Religion and Belief

    12. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Toni Morrison hangs out at a digital book signing on Google+ today

    Call it, if you will, the virtual literary event of the year. Or of February at least. Toni Morrison, the grande dame of American letters, is holding what&rsquo;s billed as a "first-of-its-kind digital book signing" Wednesday at noon PST (3 p.m. EST).
    Call it, if you will, the virtual literary event of the year. Or of February at least. Toni Morrison, the grande dame of American letters, is holding what’s billed as a "first-of-its-kind digital book signing" Wednesday at noon PST (3 p.m. EST)....

    Tags: African-American History Month, Google Play, Black History, Ellie Goulding, Book

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