Tag: Books and literature
Chicago-based Poetry Foundation hires new president
NEW YORK — The Poetry Foundation has chosen Michelle T. Boone as its new president, the first time a woman and a person of...
Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
<p>NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...
Publisher pulls Philip Roth bio, cuts ties with author
NEW YORK — The publisher of a highly anticipated biography of Philip Roth is pulling the book and cutting ties with author Blake Bailey,...
Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food
<p>NEW YORK — Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses...
Review: Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel is very novel
<p>“Whereabouts,” by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A. Knopf) </p>
<p>Pulitzer Prize winner...
Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller
<p>“Sooley,” by John Grisham (Doubleday) </p>
<p>When you’ve written 35 novels...
Chocolate to McNuggets: Book details history of kid food
NEW YORK — Legend: Genghis Khan came up with an early concept for hamburgers that involved tenderizing meat scraps under the saddles of horses...
Review: Review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s new novel is very novel
“Whereabouts,” by Jhumpa Lahiri (Alfred A. Knopf)
Pulitzer Prize winner...
Review: Legal writer John Grisham pens a basketball thriller
“Sooley,” by John Grisham (Doubleday)
When you’ve written 35 novels...
Rare Raymond Chandler essay includes writing, office tips
<p>NEW YORK — Philip Marlowe, the most self-reliant of fictional detectives, had no boss and no one to boss around. His creator, Raymond Chandler,...