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HILLEL ITALIE

HILLEL ITALIE

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PEN America cancels World Voices Festival amid criticism of its response to Israel-Hamas war

PEN America has canceled its annual World Voices Festival, as the literary and free expression organization continues to face widespread unhappiness with its response to the Israel-Hamas War

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H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'

Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H

H.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming 'At War with Ourselves'
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Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77

Author Paul Auster has died at age 77

Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
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Jayne Anne Phillips' novel 'Night Watch,' Eboni Booth’s drama 'Primary Trust' among Pulitzer winners

Jayne Anne Phillips’ “Night Watch,” a mother-daughter saga set in a West Virginia asylum after the Civil War, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction

Jayne Anne Phillips' novel 'Night Watch,' Eboni Booth’s drama 'Primary Trust' among Pulitzer winners
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Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'

Colm Tóibín’s “Long Island,” the Irish novelist’s follow-up to the acclaimed immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick

Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6
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Rarely seen Rod Serling story, 'First Squad, First Platoon,' draws upon his World War II service

This December marks the centennial of Rod Serling, the late host and writer of the classic TV series “The Twilight Zone.”

Rarely seen Rod Serling story, 'First Squad, First Platoon,' draws upon his World War II service
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Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92

Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died

Alice Munro, Nobel literature winner revered as short story master, dead at 92
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PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala

PEN America gathered Thursday night for its annual gala, a high-profile event raised even higher because some wondered if it would be held at all

PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the Mideast war, gathers for annual gala
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2 top Penguin Random House editors leaving amid ongoing changes at publishing house

Two top editors at Penguin Random House are leaving as the country’s leading trading publisher continues to transform during a period of uncertain revenues and generational change

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Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening

The independent bookstore boom continues

Independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023, with more than 200 new stores opening
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Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68

Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and late-life memoirist of his devoted cat Masha, has died

Caleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The Alienist,' dies at 68
Entertainment

Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'

Coming this fall: “The Tipping Point,” the sequel

Malcolm Gladwell takes fresh look at societal trends in 'Revenge of the Tipping Point'
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Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message'

For his first all-new book of nonfiction in nearly a decade, Ta-Nehisi Coates traveled the world

Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message'
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Colson Whitehead's 'Crook Manifesto' wins $50,000 Gotham Prize for outstanding book about NYC

Colson Whitehead’s “Crook Manifesto” is this year’s winner of the Gotham Book Prize for an outstanding work about New York City

Colson Whitehead's 'Crook Manifesto' wins $50,000 Gotham Prize for outstanding book about NYC
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A new 'Hunger Games' book — and movie — is coming

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel

A new 'Hunger Games' book — and movie — is coming
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Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency

The former home of the late Ursula K

Ursula K. Le Guin's home will become a writers residency
Celebrity|Entertainment|News|Opinion|World

Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false

Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports that the famed linguist and activist had died are untrue

Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed linguist's death are false
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Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying “Say Hey Kid,” has died at 93

Willie Mays, the Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93
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Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

Willie Mays, baseball’s exuberant and electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93

Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
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Hillary Clinton to release essay collection about personal and public life

Hillary Clinton’s next book is a collection of essays, touching upon everything from marriage to politics to faith, that her publisher is calling her most personal yet

Hillary Clinton to release essay collection about personal and public life
Europe|News|World

Posthumous book by Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina will document war crimes since Russian invasion

A posthumous book by Victoria Amelina, the Ukrainian author killed last year during a Russian missile strike, will be published in February upon the war’s third anniversary

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Arts

What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

Critics have long debated which books qualify as a ‘Great American Novel

What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
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Alice Munro's daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author's husband

The daughter of the late Nobel laureate Alice Munro is alleging that she was sexually abused by the author’s second husband, Gerard Fremlin, whom Munro remained with because she “loved him too much” to leave

Alice Munro's daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author's husband

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