Anne Garrels, intrepid war correspondent for NPR, dies at 71

Her dispatches from Baghdad during the U.S. airstrikes and ground assault in 2003 brought vivid accounts of the war's toll and the Pentagon's future struggles. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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Patricia MacLachlan, author of ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall,’ dies at 84

Millions of young people read her Newbery Medal-winning novel about two motherless farm children and the gentle woman who comes to the prairie to make them whole. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-05 04:20:08 UTC ]
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Lygia Fagundes Telles, Popular Brazilian Novelist, Dies at 98

One of her country’s first writers to address female sexuality from a woman’s perspective, she produced four novels and dozens of short stories that could be read as political allegories. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Nancy Milford, Zelda Fitzgerald biographer, dies at 84

Her biographies of the Jazz Age icon and of poet Edna St. Vincent Millay were best sellers. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Sara Suleri Goodyear, acclaimed Pakistani memoirist, dies at 68

She helped establish the study of postcolonial literature and made her own entry to the genre with the memoir "Meatless Days." Continue reading at The Washington Post

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The Civil War’s financial battles

The North's modern economy and wartime financial innovations all but guaranteed victory, Roger Lowenstein argues. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Richard Lipez, novelist who featured a gay private eye, dies at 83

He wrote under the pseudonym Richard Stevenson and also reviewed crime fiction for The Post. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Sara Suleri Goodyear Dies at 68; Known for Memoir of Pakistan

Her 1989 book, “Meatless Days,” is viewed as an important work of postcolonial literature. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Ann Voskamp to Debut a ‘Song-Like’ Children’s Book

Bestselling author Ann Voskamp is celebrating belonging, love, and the difference one person can make in her first children’s book, 'Your Brave Song,' which will be released by Tyndale Kids next February. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Anne Tyler’s ‘French Braid’ is entirely familiar, and that’s just perfect

"French Braid," Anne Tyler's 24th novel, will be immediately recognizable to her fans. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Five books that illuminate the agony and uncertainty of civilians caught in wars

As Russia's brutal war takes its toll on Ukraine's people, these authors help us understand such horrific experiences. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Maureen Howard, novelist of refinement and self-exploration, dies at 91

Her books often focused on the struggles in women's lives and were praised for their precise, shimmering prose. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Bruce Duffy, who explored philosophers’ lives in critically praised debut novel, dies at 70

His ambitious 1987 novel about the life of Ludwig Wittgenstein and other philosophers was a literary sensation. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In Cold War fiction, Russian villains haunted our imagination. Now they look almost quaint.

With the invasion of Ukraine, we have clearly entered a new, dangerous and wildly unpredictable era of East/West relations, the old norms and rules of the game just so much dust. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Snow Days 2022: Booksellers Use Their Superpower in Cultural War

Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys set the tone for the final afternoon of the ABA's new virtual conference for indie booksellers when she urged them to tap into their superpower: the ability to fight back against book bannings. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Walter R. Mears, Pulitzer-winning reporter featured in classic book on campaign journalists, dies at 87

He was featured in Timothy Crouse's "The Boys on the Bus," about the 1972 presidential campaign, then won a Pulitzer in 1977. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-03-06 00:22:57 UTC ]
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Shirley Hughes, beloved English children’s author, dies at 94

Her books sold more than 11 million copies and earned her top literary honors in Britain. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Books That Help Us Talk With Children About War (shelftalker)

Conversation starters to help kids understand and process our world’s most dreadful events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Children’s Book Author Shirley Hughes has Died at 94

Shirley Hughes was the English author and illustrator of beloved picture books like Out and About, Dogger, and the Alfie series. Continue reading at Book Riot

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