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Patti Smith Muses On Childhood And Art In Miami

Posted 03.06.2012

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Miami is no doubt still a bit high on love for Patti Smith. The rock-n-roll poetess appeared at the 2010 Miami International Book Fair just days after...

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Edith Pearlman, PEN Award Winner, On Success Late In Life

Debra Ollivier | Posted 01.29.2012

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Debra Ollivier

Why Edith Pearlman is not known to a broader audience is a mystery on par with how the pyramids were built -- so suggests Ann Patchett in the introduction to Pearlman's Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories.

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The National Book Awards Scandal And Me

Lauren Myracle | Posted 12.19.2011

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Lauren Myracle

On October 10th, I received one of the most exciting calls an author can hope to get: my novel was a finalist for the National Book Awards! And then, two hours later, came a concerned email. My gut clenched.

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Author Pressured To Withdraw From National Book Awards

Posted 12.17.2011

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It's one embarrassment after another for this year's National Book Awards. First, they name the wrong book in the shortlist for the Young People'...

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Q&A With Nicole Krauss, Author of Great House and The History of Love

Elana Estrin | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Edgar Allan Poe, Mishkenot Sha?Ananim, Kenwood House, Sigmund Freud, Alma Singer, Bruno Schulz, Pinochet, The Moomintroll Series, Georges Perec, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Fleur Cowles, Man Walks Into a Room, Evelyn Waugh, John Fowles, Haim Hazaz, Isaac Bashevis Singer, National Book Award, Yehuda Amichai, Rembrandt, Franz Kafka, Jerusalem Cultural Fellowship, Saul Bellow, Peter Handke, Jerusalem, John Foster Dulles, Susan Sontag, Amos Oz, Zbigniew Herbert, Chile, Tove Jansson, Francis Bacon, Courtauld Institute in London, Nicole Krauss, The Last Jew, Great House, Hampstead Heath, The History of Love, Yoel Hoffmann, Samuel Beckett, Yoram Kaniuk, David Grossman, Israel, Harry Ransom Center, Thomas Bernhard, Books We Love, Books News
Elana Estrin

While studying art history in graduate school, novelist Nicole Krauss spent hours in the library researching Rembrandt, only to find that she preferred imagining the details of his life instead.

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National Book Award Winner Victor Martinez Dies At 56

latimes.com | Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Victor Martinez, who won the 1996 National Book Award for young people's literature for his semi-autobiographical novel about growing up Mexican Ameri...

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Happy Presidents' Day: 7 Award-Winning Presidential Biographies (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of Presidents' Day, we compiled some of the most recent award-winning presidential biographies. Since most of you have the day off, it migh...

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Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe: Brainiac Amours in Just Kids

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

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Holly Cara Price

Only two pages in and I'm choked with sobs as I read how Patti Smith listened to her soul mate's breathing on the phone as he struggled in the hospita...

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Self-Publishing Offers No Hassle and Big Potential Profits. Is It For You?

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernard Starr

Historically, the big question for authors has been will my book get published? But now, the question is will I land my book with a prestigious publisher? I'm guilty of that myself.

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The Poetry Of Patti Smith

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Patti Smith Poetry, Patti Smith, National Book Award, Patti Smith Wins National Book Award, Poetry, Patti Smith's Book, Healthy Living News
John Lundberg

Smith has actually published numerous books of poetry. And unlike other successful rock stars who have stumbled awkwardly into verse (Jewel and Billy Corgan come to mind), Smith's work reflects that she was a poet first.

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Nicole Krauss, Peter Carey, Jaimy Gordon And More

Posted 05.25.2011

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Author Pat Conroy announced 20 finalists for the 2010 National Book Award at the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia, today. The lis...

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HuffPost Readers' Picks: 15 Books You Read Over The Weekend And Loved (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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We asked you, whether by tweeting or Facebook , to tell us what books gave your weekend that little special something. From classics to current bestse...

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Literary MVPs: Have The Best Books Won The Most Prizes?

The Millions | C. Max Magee | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the awarding of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the 2009/2010 literary award season is now over, which gives us the opportunity to...

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Colum McCann: American Literature and New York's Redemption (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Literature, New York, National Book Award, Chris Lydon, Radio, Conversation, Colum McCann, Colin Channer, Reading, Brown University, Wellesley-College, Books News
Christopher Lydon

Colum McCann wrote the New Yorkiest and, many feel, the best of 9.11 novels, Let the Great World Spin, and won the National Book Award for it.

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Three Poems By The Late Lucille Clifton

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Poets, The Inner Life, National Book Award, Lucille Clifton, Poems, Poetry, John Lundberg, Healthy Living News
John Lundberg

Clifton's poems are accessible and unpretentious, short and sparse, eschewing capitalization and, often, punctuation. They also speak volumes.

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Lucille Clifton Dies: Poet Laureate of Maryland Dead At 73

The Baltimore Sun | Nick Madigan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former state poet laureate Lucille Clifton, a National Book Award winner whose work was lauded for its "moral quality," died Saturday at Johns Hopkins...

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How to Throw a Party for Books: the NBA's 5 Under 35 Event

Nick Antosca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nick Antosca

The Book Expo America organizers should watch and learn from the National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 event, which took place Monday night at Brooklyn's PowerHouse Arena.

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"The First Tycoon": A Good News Publishing Backstory

Bruce Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Harris

Alfred A Knopf is probably looking down from book heaven, stroking his luxuriant mustaches and smiling with delight at yet another Knopf prize winner.

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Keith Waldrop, Quilter in Phrases

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christopher Lydon

Keith Waldrop eschews any intention or meaning that you could point to in his work. He makes statements here and there, but his poetry, he's said, is about "having nothing to say and saying it."

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The Forgettable And The Overlooked In Lit Prizes

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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This year is a good one for female writers; most of the major literature prizes have gone to women, though whether this is a fluke, a new trend of hei...

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS: See Who Won (LIST)

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Book Awards were announced last night at an event which also honored Gore Vidal and Dave Eggers. Check out the winners below, and vote on...

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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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National Book Awards: What Do You Think? (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Book Foundation rolled out the nominations for the 2009 National Book Award on Wednesday, and the winners will be announced November 18. ...

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You Choose: the Best Novel of the Past 60 Years

Steve Leveen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Leveen

Choose the best book of award-winning fiction of the past 60 years? Impossible! Yes, but let's do it anyway.

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"The Great Expectations School" Paperback Gets AFT President Randi Weingarten's Endorsement

Dan Brown | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dan Brown

Classrooms are ready-made for great stories. Comprised of twenty-some children and one adult, bound by a common mission, they are intersections of you...

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