Books and literature

Justin Torres’ “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fictionByHILLEL ITALIE AP national writerNovember 15, 2023, 10:15 PMNEW YORK -- Justin Torres' novel “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fiction. On Wednesday night,…
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NEW YORK -- Robert Brustein, a giant in the theatrical world as critic, playwright, crusader for artistic integrity and founder of two of the leading regional theaters in the country, has died. He was 96.Brustein died on Sunday at his home…
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A new digital audio edition of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” will have a very well known narrator: former first lady Michelle ObamaByThe Associated PressOctober 24, 2023, 8:45 AMThis cover image released by HarperCollins…
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A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy of the first appearance of Spider-ManByThe Associated PressOctober 23, 2023, 9:30 AMMILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy of the first appearance…
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NEW YORK -- Michael Connelly has sold more than 85 million books under nearly 40 titles, but there’s another distinction that makes him equally proud: His most famous protagonist, LAPD Det. Harry Bosch, has become the longest running…
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NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Nobel laureate Louise Glück, a poet of unblinking candor and perception who wove classical allusions, philosophical reveries, bittersweet memories and humorous asides into indelible portraits of a fallen and…
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay -- A buyer from Argentina paid $42,120 for a manuscript of works, including seven unpublished stories, by legendary Argentine writer Julio Cortázar at an auction Thursday in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo.The bundle…
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Vermont State Police are asking the public, businesses and hunters near a state university campus to review their surveillance systems after Honoree Fleming, a retired dean and professor who was married to best-selling author Ron Powers,…
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