Monthly Archives: October 2009

Tycoon tales and Darwin get award nominations

Posted on October 14, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

Just in from the Associated Press: NEW YORK — Tycoons, evolution and the environment are among the subjects of this year’s National Book Award nominees. Marcel Theroux’s global warming novel “Far North” and T.J. Stiles’ “The First Tycoon,” a biography … Continue reading →

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Maurice Sendak reacts to ‘Wild Things’ movie

Posted on October 13, 2009 by susan jennings

Author Maurice Sendak has always had a rough relationship with his book “Where the Wild Things Are” which has sold more than 10 million copies since its release in 1963. The author and illustrator felt the story of a mischevious … Continue reading →

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German writer wins Nobel prize

Posted on October 8, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

From the Associated Press: STOCKHOLM — Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, honored for work that “with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed.” The … Continue reading →

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Ian Frazier wins Thurber Prize

Posted on October 7, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — Ian Frazier is a funny man. Officially. The author and frequent New Yorker contributor won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for his lighthearted book on parental guidance, “Lamentations of the Father.” Frazier, … Continue reading →

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Burciaga anthology among American Book Awards

Posted on October 7, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — A critical work on black intellectuals and an anthology of the late Chicano poet Jose Antonio Burciaga are among this year’s winners of American Book Awards. The awards, now in their 30th year, … Continue reading →

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Hilary Mantel wins Booker prize for fiction

Posted on October 7, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

Just in from the Associated Press: LONDON — A tale of political intrigue set during the reign of King Henry VIII won the prestigious Man Booker prize for fiction Tuesday. Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall” scooped the 50,000-pound ($80,000) prize. Mantel’s … Continue reading →

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Harvard acquires Updike archive

Posted on October 7, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

From the Associated Press: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard University has acquired the manuscripts, correspondences, and other papers of two-time Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike, a member of the university’s class of 1954. The Boston Globe reports that Harvard’s Houghton … Continue reading →

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Nobel literature judge: award ‘too Eurocentric’

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Teresa Cook

From the Associated Press STOCKHOLM — The new frontman of the Nobel literature prize jury believes the secretive panel has been too “Eurocentric” in picking winners and says there are plenty of American writers who would qualify for the award. … Continue reading →

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York poet featured in new book

Posted on October 5, 2009 by gloria jean fogal

York resident Noel Sloboda has a poem featured in the new book “Poems on the Hungry and the Homeless.” Published by Popcorn Press, this anthology features 151 poems about hunger and homelessness from 80 poets. All profits from this book … Continue reading →

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Winnie the Pooh returns

Posted on October 2, 2009 by Teresa Cook

Winnie the Pooh will reappear in “Return to the Hundred Acre Wood” in the first authorized sequel to A.A. Milne’s classic children’s stories on Oct. 5. Written by David Benedictus and illustrated by Mark Burgess, the book continues the adventures … Continue reading →

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