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H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'

Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H

April 30, 2024
H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'
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Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono

April 22, 2024
Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement
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Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP

Nearly two years after the shocking knife attack that nearly killed him, Salman Rushdie appears both changed and very much the same

April 19, 2024
Has Salman Rushdie changed after his stabbing? Well, he feels about 25, the author tells AP
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Nancy Pelosi memoir, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life

April 18, 2024
Nancy Pelosi memoir, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life
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Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life is both explicit in the violence Rushdie sustains and heroic in the will to live that Rushdie retains

April 16, 2024
Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
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Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance

As PEN America begins its annual spring tradition of high-profile events, the organization faces criticisms from numerous writers who are unhappy with its stance on the war in Gaza

April 12, 2024
Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
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Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'

Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving public office in 2001

April 03, 2024
Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir 'Citizen'
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With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour

Author Don Winslow has announced that his new novel, “City in Ruins,” will be his last

April 02, 2024
With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour
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Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature has died

April 02, 2024
Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90
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Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir

Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M

April 02, 2024
Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir
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Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98

"Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king, has died at 98 after being in hospice care for two weeks

March 23, 2024
Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
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A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks' 'All About Love'

It's the kind of book friends recommend to each other, especially if someone is going through a time of loneliness or romantic loss

March 12, 2024
A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks' 'All About Love'
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Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award

Paul Simon’s latest honor places him among public figures well outside the music industry

March 07, 2024
Paul Simon to receive PEN America's Literary Service Award
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Ned Blackhawk’s 'The Rediscovery of America' is a nominee for $10,000 history prize

Ned Blackhawk’s “The Rediscovery of America,” winner last fall of a National Book Award, is a finalist for a history honor presented by the J

February 28, 2024
Ned Blackhawk’s 'The Rediscovery of America' is a nominee for $10,000 history prize
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Lara Love Hardin's memoir 'The Many Lives of Mama Love' is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick

An author and ghost writer’s life story, from prison and drug addiction to collaborating with the Dalai Lama and the Archbishop Desmond Tutu among others, is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club selection

February 27, 2024
Lara Love Hardin's memoir 'The Many Lives of Mama Love' is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick
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Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'

One of the world’s largest and most influential publishers, Simon & Schuster is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year

January 31, 2024
Simon & Schuster marks centennial with list of 100 notable books, from 'Catch-22' to 'Eloise'
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N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89

N

January 29, 2024
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89
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Artist-dissident Ai Weiwei gets 'incorrect' during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei believes it his job to be “incorrect.”

January 24, 2024
Artist-dissident Ai Weiwei gets 'incorrect' during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan
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Roxanna Asgarian's 'We Were Once a Family' and Amanda Peters' 'The Berry Pickers' win library medals

Loving libraries is not a requirement for receiving an Andrew Carnegie Medal from the American Library Association

January 20, 2024
Roxanna Asgarian's 'We Were Once a Family' and Amanda Peters' 'The Berry Pickers' win library medals
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Illustrated edition of first 'Hunger Games' novel to come out Oct. 1

A new edition of “The Hunger Games,” the first novel in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian series set in the North American land of Panem, will include words and pictures

January 18, 2024
Illustrated edition of first 'Hunger Games' novel to come out Oct. 1
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Leon Wildes, immigration lawyer who fought to prevent John Lennon's deportation, dead at age 90

A prominent immigration lawyer and improbable hero among Beatles fans has died

January 12, 2024
Leon Wildes, immigration lawyer who fought to prevent John Lennon's deportation, dead at age 90
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Alice Hoffman's new book will imagine Anne Frank's life before she kept a diary

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic

January 04, 2024
Alice Hoffman's new book will imagine Anne Frank's life before she kept a diary
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Your autograph, Mr. Caro? Ahead of 50th anniversary, 'Power Broker' author feels like a movie star

Robert Caro is still busy working on the presumed last volume of his series on Lyndon Johnson

December 18, 2023
Your autograph, Mr. Caro? Ahead of 50th anniversary, 'Power Broker' author feels like a movie star
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Rare Raymond Chandler poem is a tribute to his late wife, with a surprising twist

A rare and newly published Raymond Chandler poem is an ode to his late wife, Cissy, that holds a surprising plot twist

December 11, 2023
Rare Raymond Chandler poem is a tribute to his late wife, with a surprising twist
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60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service

The 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination finds his family, and the country, at a moment many would not have imagined in JFK's lifetime

November 21, 2023
60 years after JFK's death, today's Kennedys choose other paths to public service

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