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Friday Lit Review: Are E-Books Taking Over?
June 29, 2012
Each Friday we’ll be bringing you news about your favorite authors, literature and books in general. Tell us what you…
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88 Books That Shaped America (According To The Library Of Congress)
June 27, 2012
No, it’s not a “best books of all-time” list, but the list assembled by the Library of Congress, to celebrate…
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Middle School Students Perform “Warmth Of Other Suns” Play
June 25, 2012
There’s nothing like seeing young people get excited about history, something that is typically pretty hard to do. “Warmth of…
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“Most Of What I Do Fails”: Honest Observations From James McBride
June 22, 2012
It’s almost hard to believe 1997 Anisfield-Wolf winner James McBride when he talks about his failures. His 2002 novel, Miracle…
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Who’s Been Called The “Tiger Woods Of American Literature”?
June 20, 2012
2004 winner Edward P. Jones is a skilled writer. That seems to be understood quite well by all who have…
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VIDEO: Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 – Is This The Future Of Literature?
June 18, 2012
Book clubs have tended to be a very private thing. Intimate gatherings among friends, book clubs were a simple time…
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What Was Life Like On The Eve Of The Civil War?
June 15, 2012
We tend to have a lot of historians on our winners list. They’re the people who can take what we’ve…
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NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: Geoffrey C. Ward’s “A Disposition To Be Rich”
June 13, 2012
2005 winner Geoffrey C. Ward‘s latest book covers familiar ground—history—but also gives readers insight into his family history. The book…
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2012 Winner David Livingstone Smith To Participate On G20 Summit Panel
June 11, 2012
2012 nonfiction winner David Livingstone Smith, author of Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Others, will be a…
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ADVICE FROM THE WINNERS: Writing Realistic Characters
June 8, 2012
Anisfield-Wolf jury member Joyce Carol Oates explains how writers can get in touch with the core of their characters, using…
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New On The Bookshelf: Jill Lepore’s The Mansion of Happiness
June 6, 2012
Our “New On The Bookshelf” series highlights new works from past Anisfield-Wolf authors. It’s a question many of us don’t…
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What To Expect From Oprah’s Book Club 2.0
June 4, 2012
2010 Lifetime Achievement winner Oprah Winfrey (do we even need to say her last name?) had big news to share…
