Angelas Ashes

Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage

Dave Astor | Posted 10.21.2011

Dave Astor

The Bronte sisters weren't alone in blood being as thick as ink.

Spotted Reading In Public: What's Everyone Else Reading This Summer?

Posted 08.21.2011

After a long, harsh winter, it is finally really warming up outside. And, boy, does it feel great! We're sure you're daydreaming of the exotic vaca...

Happy St. Patrick's Day: HuffPost Readers Pick Their Favorite Irish Books (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2011, and in honor of the day of shamrocks, parades and green beer, we asked you to tell us your favorite books by Irish autho...

Astoria Characters: The Proud Parader

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Ruhling

The famed Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade excludes gays and lesbians. Brendan Fay and his peers were allowed to march on Fifth Avenue only once -- in 1991.

Frank McCourt Dead At 78

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Frank McCourt, the beloved raconteur and former public school teacher who enjoyed post-retirement fame as the author of "Angela's Ash...

He Showed the World Through Teachers' Eyes: Thank You, Frank McCourt

Dan Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Brown

Occasionally, a teacher can cross over from the all-consuming teaching sphere to tell the tale to the masses. No one in recent memory did this more successfully than Frank McCourt.

Tell The Truth: You're a Real Storyteller

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Richard Laermer

The success of Angela's Ashes taught us that the most popular stories that seem to resonate with readers and spur new and positive changes are often the true ones.

Cronkite and McCourt: True to Their Craft

Carol Hoenig | Posted 11.17.2011

Carol Hoenig

Pundits all praise Cronkite for his journalistic accomplishments, as though they are unattainable today. And maybe they are, thanks to the corporate-owned media.