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John Burnside, Scottish poet and novelist, dies aged 69
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJohn Burnside, the multi-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist, has died aged 69. The news was...
Annie Ernaux’s Complex Passions
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhat more can be said about Annie Ernaux, novelist, memoirist, leftist, reluctant member of the French literary elite? Since she won the Nobel Prize in...
Remembering Frederick Buechner, sophisticated apostle
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe name Frederick Buechner may not ring a bell with the average reader, but among broad-minded...
Tributes paid to award-winning writer John Burnside after his death at 69
Press Association News via AOL· 2 weeks agoMulti-award-winning Scottish poet and novelist John Burnside has died aged 69. His publisher...
Paul Auster, screenwriter and novelist best known for The New York Trilogy – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPaul Auster, who has died aged 77, was one of the few novelists to combine postmodernism with...
Joe Biden honors Bruce Springsteen, Mindy Kaling, Gladys Knight with delayed National Medal of Arts
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden doled out medals – and some jokes – to the delayed recipients of the 2021...
Bruce Springsteen returning to White House to receive National Medal of Arts
App.com | Asbury Park Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBruce Springsteen is going back to the White House. The Boss will receive a 2021 National Medal of...
Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCaleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing...
Michelle Zauner, Gayl Jones receive American Book Awards
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK (AP) — “Crying In H Mart” memoirist Michelle Zauner, novelist Gayl Jones and author-journalist Francisco Goldman are among the winners of the 43rd annual American Book Awards, presented ...
Maya Angelou’s Crowning Achievements
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGettyImages-3205976Getty Images Considered to be one of the most consequential figures of the 20th century, Maya Angelou had a diverse career spanning...