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2013 PEN/Faulkner Award finalists announced
One of the literary world's favorite fiction prizes, the PEN/Faulkner award, announced its 2013 finalists Wednesday. In its 33rd year, the contenders come from publishers large and small. The finalists are Amelia Gray for "Threats," published by Farrar,...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Book, Windham (Windham, Connecticut)
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Prefer not to? Kevin Smokler says you should reread 'Bartleby'
It's almost as if Kevin Smokler found himself in 30-something detention: well into adulthood, he was sentenced to go back and re-read the books he read in high school English class. He might have escaped if he hadn't been passing notes in class written...
Tags: Human Interest, Beyonce, Social Media, The Happiest News!, David Foster Wallace
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Ellen Forney's 'Marbles' details struggles with depression
-------------------- Marbles Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me A Graphic Memoir Ellen Forney Gotham: 248 pp., $20 paper -------------------- There's a glorious manic edge to Ellen Forney's "Marbles," a graphic memoir about the artist's battle...
Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Book, Mental Health, Behavioral Conditions, Led Zeppelin (music group)
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'Casual Vacancy' fails to conjure Harry Potter's magic
It's hardly shocking that the most fully realized characters in "The Casual Vacancy," J.K. Rowling's first novel for adults, are the youngest. Fats Wall, Krystal Weedon, Gaia Bawden, Andrew Price, Sukhvinder Jawanda: Even the names are vaguely...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, J.K. Rowling , Carl Hiaasen, Aneurysm
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Reader recommendations a growing business in the book world
This summer Molly Ringwald said that she read "Fifty Shades of Grey" because "when a book becomes that big, I feel like it's culturally relevant." No book in recent memory has sold as fast as the lead title of E.L. James' erotic trilogy. It enjoyed an...
Tags: Charity, Books, John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), Chicago Tribune, Graham Greene
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First U.S. World Book Night giveaway announces book selections
Jacket CopyIn 2012,the first World Book Night celebration in America will give away bestsellers by Stephen King, Patti Smith, Rebecca Skloot, Suzanne Collins and more, for free.... -
Storyville launches award for unpublished short fiction
Jacket CopyShort story writers can submit unpublished work to Storyville's new Sidney prize -- once they subscribe to the app.... -
The Story Prize finalists: Delillo, Pearlman and Millhauser
Jacket CopyThe Story Prize, which awards a $20,000 prize to a collection of short fiction, announced its 2011 finalists Wednesday. The three books are by authors Don Delillo, Edith Pearlman and Stephen Millhauser.... -
Feb. 6: Last day to volunteer for World Book Night
Jacket CopyReaders in Los Angeles will be able to participate in the book giveaway extravaganza World Book Night - if they hurry.... -
Steven Millhauser beats DeLillo, Pearlman for 2011 Story Prize
Jacket CopyThe Story Prize for 2011 was awarded to Steven Millhauser for "We Others: New and Selected Stories."... -
Happy World Book Night! Free books on offer all over
Jacket CopyIt's World Book Night, a massive international book giveaway that this year is making its U.S. debut.... -
Sherman Alexie, L.A.'s Louise Steinman to judge Story Prize
Jacket CopyThe 2011 Story Prize judges include Sherman Alexie and Louise Steinman, who runs the L.A. Public Library's ALOUD series....
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