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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 11.16.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Writing, Literary Prizes, Best Writing, Best Writers, Writer's Writers, Slidepoll, William Gass, Paul Bowles, Henry Green, Barry Hannah, Jane Bowles, Stanley Elkin, Raymond Carver, Tobias Wolff, Flannery O'Connor, George Saunders, Alice Munro, Books News

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

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: Doris Giller, Literature Prizes, Literature, A Fine Balance, Jack Rabinovitch, Canadians, Margaret Atwood, Canada, Rohinton Mistry, Literature Awards, Authors, Linden Macintyre, Kim Echlin, Giller Prize, Scotiabank, Canadian Literature, Annabel Lyon, Alice Munro, Colin Mcadam, Anne Michaels, Books News
Marissa Bronfman

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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Women Sweep Literature Prizes

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Literature Prizes, Nobel Prize, Books, Orange Prize, Herta Muller, Hilary Mantel, Alice Munro, Elizabeth Strout, Booker Prize, Fiction Prizes, Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize, LA Times, Housekeeping, Literature Awards, Literary Prizes, Books News

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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How Do You Make a Writer Kvetch?

Michael Wex | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Kvetch, Authors, Books, Alice Munro, Yiddish, Munro, Kvetching, Books News
Michael Wex

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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Alice Munro Wins Man Booker International Prize

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: International Man Booker Prize, Man Booker Prize, Book Prize, Alice Munro, Books, Booker Prize, Media News

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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