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Sherman Alexie Postpones Memoir's Paperback Release Amid Sexual Harassment Claims

9:08pm March 11, 2018

by Lynn Neary

After several women have accused Alexie of sexual harassment, his publisher says it's shelving its plans to release You Don't Have to Say You Love Me in paperback, at the author's request.

Australian author Peter Carey says he "couldn't not write" about his country's dark history of racism.

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Novelist Peter Carey Confronts Dark History In 'A Long Way From Home'

8:08am March 10, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Carey says that as an Australian writer, he "couldn't not write" about Australia's mistreatment of its Aboriginal people. "This is the fundamental, bloody circumstance of my country," he says.

Sherman Alexie speaks at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day at Seattle's City Hall in 2016.

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'It Just Felt Very Wrong:' Sherman Alexie's Accusers Go On The Record

10:39pm March 05, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Author Sherman Alexie issued a statement in his own defense last week after allegations of sexual harassment began to circulate online. Now, several of the women accusing him are speaking to NPR.

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Aspen finalists: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward; What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah; Exit West by Mohsin Hamid; Mad Country by Samrat Upadhyay; What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

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Aspen Words Literary Prize Finalists 'Capture The Messiness Of Reality'

11:02am March 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The award, which focuses on pressing social issues, has revealed its inaugural shortlist — including fiction by Jesmyn Ward, Zinzi Clemmons, Mohsin Hamid, Samrat Upadhyay and Lesley Nneka Arimah.

Legend of the Condor Heroes features the kind of high-flying martial arts many Western audiences were introduced to by the movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

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Chinese Classic 'Condor Heroes' Takes Wing In English

10:00am March 04, 2018

by Alan Yu

Jin Yong's wildly popular historical series Legends of the Condor Heroes has been adapted many times for Chinese TV, movies and comics, and now the first volume has been translated into English.

Former first lady Michelle Obama, pictured in October 2016, announced on Sunday that her new memoir titled Becoming will be released on November 13.

Michelle Obama Drops Due Date For 'Deeply Personal' Memoir

9:12pm February 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Writing Becoming "has been a deeply personal experience," the former first lady tweeted. Publisher Penguin Random House says readers can expect "an unusually intimate" read this November.

W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls Of Black Folk has been re-published in a new edition for the author's 150th birthday anniversary.

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The Enduring Lyricism Of W.E.B. Du Bois' 'The Souls Of Black Folk'

9:47am February 23, 2018

by Lynn Neary

The collection of essays about black American life has been republished for Du Bois' 150th birthday anniversary — and still has plenty to say to those encountering it.

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The Manuscripts version of the Bible abandons chapter and verse structure, encouraging readers to approach it like a novel.

'Manuscripts' Encourages Readers To Approach The Bible Like A Novel

10:00am February 18, 2018

by Juan Vidal

The Bible's famous verse and chapter structure is relatively recent — and surprisingly unpopular. And a new version out now aims to make it more approachable by structuring it like any other book.

An American Marriage explores themes of love, race and criminal justice.

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An American Marriage: Redefining The American Love Story

10:02am February 16, 2018

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Tayari Jones' new novel tells a story of love, race, justice and what happens when "normal" people come face-to-face with the unthinkable.

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Winners Of 2018 Caldecott And Newbery Awards Announced

10:14pm February 12, 2018

by Lynn Neary

Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe won the Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children's literature, and Matthew Cordell's Wolf in the Snow won the Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book for children.

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