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Author Therese Anne Fowler Fictionalizes Zelda Fitzgerald's Life in New Novel
Author Therese Anne Fowler fictionalizes the life of Zelda Fitzgerald in her new novel "Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald".
Tom Dunkel Tells Story of First Integrated Baseball Team in New Book
Author Tom Dunkel brings to life the first integrated team stocked with legends, both black and white, in his new book "Color Blind."
Nathan Englander Writes about Family, the Holocaust and what it is Like to be Jewish
Author Nathan Englander's new collection of short stories is based largely on his experiences growing up as a modern Orthodox Jew with an overprotective mother.
Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe Dies at the Age of 82
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe died at the age of 82 in Boston where he was working as a professor. The cause of death has been reported as an illness for which the author had been earlier admitted to a Boston hospital.
Stephen King and Wife to Donate $3M for Bangor Public Library Refurbishment
Author Stephen King and his wife will reportedly donate $3 million for the refurbishment of their local Bangor Public Library.
Junot Díaz Wins Sunday Times Short Story Award for 'Miss Lora'
Junot Díaz took home the Sunday Times Short Story Award, which is known to be the world's richest short story prize.
Charles Fernyhough Calls a Person's Memory Less Reliable than Believed in New Book
Charles Fernyhough says that a person's memory is not as reliable as a person believes it to be and has written about his thoughts in his new book.
Anat Admati Shares Concerns about Overly Large Banks in New Book
Anat Admati shares her concerns about overly large banks and how hard it is to go after big bank executives in her new book "The Banker's New Clothes".
'Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop' Wins Oddest Book Title of the Year Award
"Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop" by Reginald Bakeley and Clint Marsh has won this year's Oddest Book Title of the Year award.
Amazon Tax Petition Receives Close to 100,000 Signatures
A petition launched by owners of an independent book store asking retail giants "to pay their fair share of tax" has received nearly 100,000 signatures from people supporting it.
Exiled Poet Dunya Mikhail Revisits Iraq through Her Poetry
Poet Dunya Mikhail, who fled from Iraq after the end of the Gulf war, revisits the country through the lines of her poetry.
Author Shereen El Feki Explores Private Sex Lives of the Arab World in New Book
Author Shereen El Feki has based her new novel "Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World" on the sex lives of people living in the Arab region.
Author James Herbert Dies at 69, Literary World Pays Him Tribute
Author James Herbert who was 69 years old passed away at his home in Sussex March 20, 2013. The literary world paid him tribute with their kind words.
Lesser Emotions Expressed in Books Of 20th Century, Study Finds
According to a new study, researchers have found that authors of the 20th century tend to express emotions far lesser than books written in previous centuries.
Emily Rapp Details Discovery of Son's Fatal Disease in New Memoir
In her new memoir, Emily Rapp describes how she and her husband discovered that their 9-month-old son was about to die in a couple of years, and how she continues to nurse her dying son.
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