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Author and historian Phillip Hoose’s true story about a brave African-American teen who defied Jim Crow laws in March 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman in Montgomery, AL, is the recipient of the 2009 National Book Award in the category for Young People’s Literature.
By Ben Steelman Ben.Steelman@StarNewsOnline.com “The Long Division” is the follow-up novel from Derek Nikitas, who earned his MFA at the University of North Carolina Wilmington back in 2000 and went on to win an Edgar nomination for his 2007 crime saga, “Pyres.”
Yes, there have been some great moments in Bills history. Not so many lately, though. Author Marv Levy was the head coach in Buffalo for many of the franchise's most memorable events, including those four successive trips to the Super Bowl. That they all ended in losses and that the Bills have yet to win the big game, continue to define the city and the team.
'Under the Dome' Author: Stephen King Data: Scribner, 1,074 pages, $35 read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minnesota author has won a National Outdoor Book Award.
I have tried on several occasions to jump on the Paranormal Fiction bandwagon. I have finally found an author that gets my attention.
Day dreamers constantly get pushed to pay attention and author Diana DelRusso learned to channel those subconscious thoughts into her latest children's book, "Pages, The Book-Maker Elf.
Local author Rosemarie Palmer Tucker has written a book about her hometown, Groton, featuring photographs showcasing the residents who have made Groton what it is today. Photos include the hamlets of Groton City, McLean, Peruville and West Groton.
Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin, a portrait of a decaying 1974 New York, won the National Book Award for fiction Wednesday .
Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) - The author, Jerrkelia Lashaun Bazile, who is affectionately known by her family and friends as KeeKee, portrays in her book more than just a valuable lesson about ear piercing for teens and adolescents.
As college application season hits a fever pitch and standardized tests become the fixation of high school seniors and admissions boards everywhere, Todd Farley's memoir, "Making the Grades," argues for taking the results of these and other ballyhooed exams with a heavy dose of skepticism.
John Phillip Santos was a panelist on the nonfiction committee.
Shin-chi's Canoe, a picture book about a little boy leaving home for a residential school, has won the $25,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award.
By Craig Bidiman Diversions On Friday night, the department of English welcomes a finalist for the National Book Award, Jess Walter, to campus as a continuation of their OSU Visiting Writers Series. Walter was nominated for his novel "The Zero," which is based around the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001.
If your coffee table needs a shot of style, then this is the perfect book.
A novel of cultural assimilation that takes place in Indonesia by an author who lives and writes in America.
