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Aaron Yang: Voracious Reader Or Giant Pain To Librarians?

8:32am April 24, 2021

by Anne Ford

There are more than 9,000 public libraries in the U.S., and Aaron Yang has been trying to win summer reading prizes from as many as he can. Not all librarians are happy about it.

Philip Roth: The Biography, by Blake Bailey

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Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Publisher Suspends Shipping Of Blake Bailey Book

12:51pm April 22, 2021

Three former students and a publishing executive have alleged sexual misconduct by award-winner Blake Bailey, with two accusing the author of rape, according to reports. Bailey denies the allegations.

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Louise Erdrich Takes Home Aspen Words Literary Prize For 'The Night Watchman'

8:31pm April 21, 2021

by Petra Mayer

Erdrich's novel — about a Chippewa tribal elder working as a night watchman while battling government efforts to the tribe's treaties and land ownership rights — was based on her own grandfather.

Juan Hormiga, by Gustavo Roldán, translated by Robert Croll

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The Ant-icipation Is Over: 'Juan Hormiga' Is Here!

7:00am April 18, 2021

by Juanita Giles

Gustavo Roldán's tale of an adventurous (if nap-prone) ant — newly translated into English — has everything you could want: silliness, adventure, daring, a cliffhanger, and a fun, satisfying ending.

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2021 Whiting Awards Honor 10 Soon-To-Be-Big Writers

7:45pm April 14, 2021

by Petra Mayer

The winners of this year's Whiting Awards have been announced; the $50,000 prize honors emerging writers, with the aim of enabling them to concentrate full-time on their work.

President Barack Obama presents novelist, essayist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry with the National Humanities Medal in September 2015.

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Larry McMurtry, Novelist And Screenwriter Of The West, Has Died At Age 84

4:39pm March 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In over 30 novels and across dozens of screenplays, nonfiction works and memoirs, McMurtry became a beloved yet unsentimental chronicler of the American West.

Poet Raymond Antrobus's parents didn't realize he was deaf until he was 7 years old.

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'Perseverance' And Poetry Help A Writer Bridge Multiple Worlds

5:06am March 25, 2021

by Jeevika Verma

Poet Raymond Antrobus was born in East London to a Jamaican father and a British mother. He grew up deaf, turning to poetry as a way to navigate between the hearing and non-hearing world.

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Dr. Seuss is seen here in his La Jolla, Calif., home in 1957.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises Will Shelve 6 Books, Citing 'Hurtful' Portrayals

11:02am March 02, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The decision includes books such as And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street and If I Ran the Zoo. They have been criticized for how they depict Asian and Black people.

Ben West Palm Hotel In Florida Launches Book Butler Program

6:30am March 02, 2021

Hotel guests dial 0, and the Book Butler arrives at their door with a copy of the selected book. There's even an option for guests to order specially paired meals with their book of choice.

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King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy

7:00am February 28, 2021

by Etelka Lehoczky

Cartoonist and zine-maker John Porcellino has been a hugely influential figure in the world of zine-making. As several of his classic books are reissued, we talk to him about his life and work