After the daughter of beloved Canadian author Alice Munro spoke to the Toronto Star about her abuse at the hands of her stepfather, it was also revealed that Munro's biographer intentionally kept that information out of his book. That has some biographers re-examining the purpose of their genre. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-07-26 08:00:00 UTC ]
Canadian author Alice Munro, who died in May, allegedly 'chose to stay with, and protect' husband Gerald Fremlin, who pleaded guilty to 'indecently assaulting' her daughter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-07-08 23:36:30 UTC ]
The youngest daughter of celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has opened up about sexual abuse by her stepfather and the deep hurt she felt when her mother chose to support her husband instead of her child. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-07-08 00:13:38 UTC ]
The Nobel Prize-winning author specialized in exacting short stories that were novelistic in scope, spanning decades with intimacy and precision. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-14 16:13:08 UTC ]
Canadian author Alice Munro, a master of the short story and the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature, died at her home in Port Hope, Ontario, on May 13. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
From a Canadian bookshop opened by Alice Munro in the 1960s to one in the island of Santorini started by drunk Oxford students, some of the worlds most exotic booksellers feature in The Bookshop Book, published as part of a UK-wide Books are My Bag campaign to support the bookselling industry in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The publishing industry's packaging of women's literary fiction in stereotypically girly covers makes great books seem trashy.If you take a look at the cover of Alice Munro's latest Nobel Prize-winning short fiction collection, The View From Castle Rock, you probably wouldn't guess it includes... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2014-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
We last heard from Elizabeth Spencer more than a decade ago. In 1998 she published a memoir, Landscapes of the Heart, followed in 2001 by a “greatest hits” roundup of her novellas and short stories, The Southern Woman, which was followed by a quiet 12 years. One could be forgiven the thought... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
How much difference does a Nobel win make to sales? BookNet Canada charted dramatic numbers for Alice Munro's books in 10 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Profile is to republish a short story by Alice Munro, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first Canadian winner, Alice Munro has published nothing but short stories in a 50-year career. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first Canadian winner, Alice Munro has published nothing but short stories in a 50-year career. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for being "master of the short story" by Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy.Alice Munro is the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in literature. The Canadian author was lauded for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Yann Martel and Alice Munro are working with Canopy, an environmental charity, to highlight forest-saving Second Harvest paper made from straw rather than trees. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]