Shortlist Revealed For 2015 Man Booker Prize
The shortlist of nominees for the prestigious Man Booker literary award was announced today in London. On the one hand, as the Man Booker committee noted, it's a diverse list. On the other hand, two of...
View ArticleBelarusian Journalist Wins Literature Nobel
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature was announced this morning. Now, usually this honor goes to a poet or a playwright or a novelist....
View ArticleWhy The Battle Between E-Books And Print May Be Over
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Sales of e-books from the major publishers are down, but that doesn't mean that people are turning back to print books as some recent reports...
View ArticleOrhan Pamuk Takes A Fresh Look At His Beloved Istanbul In 'Strangeness'
Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk loves Istanbul. But he is a creature of the affluent corners of the city where he grew up and now lives, and he has written many times about the lives of Istanbul's...
View ArticleHemingway, Mailer, PewDiePie? YouTube Stars Hit The Best-Seller Lists
The 1920s had Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The '60s, Norman Mailer, Philip Roth and James Baldwin. More recently, J.K. Rowling defined a generation. And now, there's ......
View ArticleWhat Exactly Does An Editor Do? The Role Has Changed Over Time
When Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman was published earlier this year, readers learned that this much anticipated "second book" by Lee was actually a first draft of what would later become the beloved To...
View Article'To Kill A Mockingbird' Author Harper Lee Dies
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View ArticleThe Measure Of Harper Lee: A Life Shaped By A Towering Text
Peering back across Harper Lee's life, it can seem impossible to distinguish the novelist from her masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee died at the age of 89 in her hometown of Monroeville, Ala., on...
View ArticleFrom Tahrir To Tiananmen, 'City Squares' Can't Escape Their History
From Mexico City's Zócalo to Rome's Piazza Navona, public squares have always been a vibrant part of urban life. After visiting Italy a few years back, editor Catie Marron began thinking about the...
View ArticleIn 'The Girls,' A Teen's Need To Be Noticed Draws Her Into A Manson-Like Cult
Author Emma Cline's debut novel, The Girls, was inspired by the infamous Manson family murders. But Cline says it wasn't the cult that fascinated her; she was more interested in exploring how a young...
View ArticleShooting In Baton Rouge Leaves 3 Officers Dead
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View ArticleMan Booker Spotlights Novelists New To The Award's Short List
In the world of literary prizes Britain's Man Booker stands out as one of the most prestigious and lucrative. So every year writers and their publishers and agents are eager to learn who made the final...
View ArticleGloria Naylor, 'The Women Of Brewster Place' Author, Dies At 66
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit MCEVERS, HOST: We're going to take a couple of minutes to remember writer Gloria Naylor, who died last week. She's best known for her award-winning novel "The...
View ArticleSwedish Academy Reveals Bob Dylan Wins 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature
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View ArticleNovelist Paul Beatty Is First American To Win Britain's Man Booker Prize
For the first time, an American has won the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most coveted literary award. Paul Beatty will take home the award and the purse, 50,000 pounds (about $61,000), for his novel The...
View ArticleComedian Larry Wilmore Hosts 67th National Book Awards Ceremony
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Celebration mixed with politics at last night's National Book Awards in New York City. The literary crowd was acutely aware that they were in...
View ArticleHGTV Real Estate Stars Find Yet Another Home In Print
You might think the secrets to HGTV stardom lie in real estate savvy or creative design. But for shows like Fixer Upper and Property Brothers, it's that hard-to-find combination of charm and chemistry...
View ArticleJohn Lewis' Graphic Memoir Wins 4 American Library Association Awards
The American Library Association announced its annual children's book awards Monday. While the Caldecott and Newbery medals are the best known of these honors, this year, one of the lesser-known awards...
View ArticleClassic Novel '1984' Sales Are Up In The Era Of 'Alternative Facts'
The Amazon bestseller list has become something of a political barometer of late. Recently Georgia Democratic Rep. John Lewis's memoir March rose to the top after President Trump criticized him for...
View ArticleNew York Daily News And ProPublica Win Pulitzer For Public Service Journalism
Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the Pulitzer Prizes for journalism and the arts were announced. Big papers like The Washington Post, The New York Times and The Wall...
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