Whitehead’s ‘Harlem Shuffle’ among Kirkus Prize nominees
NEW YORK — The latest novels from Colson Whitehead and Joy Williams, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' debut work, “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du...
Jhumpa Lahiri book on translation to come out in the spring
NEW YORK — The next book from Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction writer, will highlight her work as a translator.
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Ever the showman, Thom Browne stages a stylish extravaganza
When designer Thom Browne left New York Fashion Week four years ago to start showing his label in Paris, it left a hole in...
Memoir by Philip Roth biographer to be reissued next week
NEW YORK — A memoir by Philip Roth biographer Blake Bailey will be reissued this fall after publisher W.W. Norton and Company dropped it...
In new book, Hayley Mills looks back on her Hollywood start
NEW YORK — Not everyone who works for a big company gets face time with their so-called big boss. Former child star Hayley Mills,...
Karen Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
NEW YORK — Karen Tei Yamashita, this year's recipient of a National Book Award for literary achievement, is in some ways a departure from...
EXCERPT: 20 years on, ‘The Falling Man’ is still you and me
The following account from Associated Press photographer Richard Drew is excerpted from the book “September 11: The 9/11 Story, Aftermath and Legacy,” an in-depth...
AP Emmy pundits favor ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso’ for honors
Feeling lucky, Mr. Mandalorian? How about you, Duke of Hastings?
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Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
LONDON — British writer Susanna Clarke won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction on Wednesday for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel “Piranesi.”
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Publisher to reissue Pa. senator’s WWI book with corrections
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The academic press that published a Pennsylvania state senator's book about World War I hero Sgt. Alvin York has asked him...