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Guardian Guardian First Book Award. Petina Gappah became only the second short story writer to win the award in its 10-year history." The Guardian (UK) 12/02/09
South Dakota author Michael Trump will read from his “Raiding Deadwood’s Bad Lands: Its Illegal History of Prostitution and Gambling” next weekend at a book-signing event at Borders in Rapid City.
What's Your Reaction? Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia" and, most recently, "Cleaving" speaks about her new book and why she turned to butchery when her marriage was in crisis.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Since his youth, author Jeff Helms has struggled with many different physical and medical problems. With all the hassles and costs that happened, he persevered to improve himself and tried to live decently.
After waiting anxiously for nine years, fans of Chinese author Zong Pu were thrilled to hear that the 81-year-old writer has published the third of her four-novel series, Prelude of Wild Calabash (Ye Hu Lu Yin). Most introductions of the writer, whose real name is Feng Zhongpu, invariably begin with her father Feng Youlan (1895-1990), one of the most important philosophers and educators in ...
Tracy Daugherty's biography of author Barthelme earns slot on Times' list of notable books
By Globe Staff Christie's Images Ltd. The author wanted to be known as simply "A Bostonian." But he was no ordinary Bostonian -- and the book is no ordinary tome. An extremely rare first edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "Tamerlane...
Jonathan Littell, who won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt in 2006 for The Kindly Ones, has picked up another prize for the same work - the Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award
This book uses biblical quotations and personal experiences to encourage young people to overcome obstacles and negative circumstances
Book signing by Donnie Light at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pecatonica Library in Pecatonica and from 3 to 5 p.m. at Book World in Freeport on Saturday.
Colin McGann Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Well-known author and journalist Carol Ann Bassett spoke about the destruction of the Galapagos Islands and read from her book “Galapagos at the Crossroads” to more than 50 people at the Memorial Union Tempe campus Monday. The reading was hosted by of the School of Life Sciences, the Virginia G. Piper Center and the Superstition Review, a literary review ...
ENUMCLAW, Wash., Dec. 4 / Christian Newswire / -- Author Jim Chapman offers a Christian counterpoint to "The Night Before Christmas" in his illustrated new book, "The Night After Christmas--A Holiday Paradigm Revisited (WinePress, 2009)."
Historical fiction author Julie Klassen will be signing books from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Christian Book & Gift Shop in Rochester
Seattle author Ben Thompson, who has written a new book, "Badass: A Relentless Onslaught of the Toughest Warlords, Vikings, Samurai, Pirates, Gunfighters, and Military Commanders to Ever Live," sits down for a Q&A.
They say everyone has a book in them but you probably would not expect a six year old to have one just yet. Charlotte Jordan is thought to be the youngest published author in the country.
Members of the Marco Island Bookeze Book Club met at the home of Lynn Tuttle for a discussion of the book "Island Voices." They came to Marco Island with local author and historian Betsy Perdichizzi. Members then viewed the movie "Wind Across the Everglades."
