Woman who made up Holocaust memoir ordered to return $22.5M
In her book "Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years," Misha Defonseca wrote of her experience of being a young Jewish girl on her own during World War II, fleeing...
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Amiri Baraka, controversial author and activist, dies at 79
Amiri Baraka died Thursday after weeks of failing health, a family spokeperson confirmed. He was 79. A playwright, poet, critic and activist, Baraka was one of the most prominent and...
Eleanor Catton’s ‘The Luminaries’ wins 2013 Man Booker Prize
Eleanor Catton took the 2013 Man Booker Prize for "The Luminaries" at an awards ceremony in London on Tuesday night. At age 28, Catton is the youngest novelist ever to...
Chinua Achebe, author of ‘Things Fall Apart,’ dies at 82
Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958,...
Man Booker 2012 shortlist announced
The 2012 Man Booker shortlist was announced Tuesday morning in London. It happened about 3 a.m. California time; we bring you our summary after the sun has made it over...
‘The Hunger Games’ movie preview [video]
Get More: 2011 VMA, Music A teaser for "The Hunger Games" previewed at the Video Music Awards on Sunday night. But if you weren't watching MTV for Lady Gaga and...
‘The Guardians: An Elegy’ by Sarah Manguso
The Guardians: An Elegy Sarah Manguso Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 128 pp., $20 For more than a year, I've been on a reader's grief patrol. Memoir about a mother dying...
Nikky Finney wins National Book Award for poetry
A Chicago publisher was recognized during the National Book Awards ceremony as Nikky Finney won the award for poetry for her collection "Head Off & Split," which was published by...
Ex-president offers blueprint for recovery
The Democratic Party has been criticized — by supporters as well as critics — for not having the fortitude lately to stand up for its ideas, policies, even its president....
Ex-president offers blueprint for recovery
The Democratic Party has been criticized - by supporters as well as critics - for not having the fortitude lately to stand up for its ideas, policies, even its president....