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Who Is The Most Important Contemporary Writer Of Fiction?

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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I asked these major fiction writers who they thought was the most important contemporary fiction writer, and what had been his/her influence on their ...

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Short Stories: Writers Talk About The Form To Anis Shivani

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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We asked the writers these questions: What do you like about writing short stories, and if you also write novels, how do you compare the writing?

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Short Story Month: Addicted to Alice Munro

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is most compelling about Alice Munro's stories is the sense we have of peering into the darkest recesses of people's hearts, eavesdropping, learning their tortured secrets. In an age of reality TV this may seem passé.

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The New York Times' Best Books Of 2009

The New York Times | The New York Times Book Review | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Book Review has made these selections from books reviewed since Dec. 7, 2008, when we published our previous Notables list. It was not easy pickin...

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Literary Prize Winners Of 2009 (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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There were some surprises this year, and a lot of women winning awards. In case you missed them, here are the moments we celebrated in literature duri...

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Women Sweep Literature Prizes

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is it an accident, the judging panels, a mini-trend or are the tides turning? With the sweep of this year's literary awards, all eyes are on the women...

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Sick of Sarah Palin's Book? Let's Talk About Writing And The Writers' Writer

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

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These last two weeks seem to be all about books by non-writers and we felt it was time to change the conversation. We asked writers--colleagues and fr...

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Book Review Roundup

Posted 05.25.2011

Here's your weekly book review roundup, in case you missed the weekend's reviews in the midst of your food coma. "Family Album", Penelope Lively The ...

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How Do You Make a Writer Kvetch?

Michael Wex | Posted 05.25.2011

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I don't complain because I'm unhappy. Writers in general don't seem to complain any more than musicians or painters or any other group of free-lance workers, they just tend to do it better.

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Women Dominate Short Story Writing: Who You Should Be Reading

The Guardian | Sarah Crown | Posted 05.25.2011

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Given that 2009 looks set to live in literary memory as the year that brought us Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol", Jordan: "Pushed to the Limit" and "Pri...

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The 16th Annual Giller Prize and the Future of Literature in a Digital Age

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

Last night the 16th annual Giller Prize celebrated excellence in Canadian literature, reminding us of the incredible dedication, passion and talent with which authors in this great nation write.

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Alice Munro Wins Man Booker International Prize

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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According to the official announcement, Alice Munro has won the International Man Booker Prize. "I am totally amazed and delighted," she said in a pre...

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