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Author John Irving on fear and happiness

John Irving explains why he believes fear makes for better stories than happiness -- he is the author of several critically acclaimed books.
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'Joy of Cooking' comes to America

The French 'Joy of Cooking' gets an American version called 'I know How to Cook' -- an adaptation of the 1932 bible of French cooking....
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German author wins Nobel prize for literature

The Romanian born author Herta Müller is renowned for her books based on life under the harsh regime of the dictator Ceausescu....
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Frida Kahlo mystery

The book, "Finding Frida Kahlo," documents a treasure trove of more than 1,000 previously unknown Kahlo items--but their authenticity is in question....
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Asperger's syndrome and a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic

Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic Tim Page's new memoir, "Parallel Play," looks at how Asperger's syndrome was an asset to his success....
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New novel about surviving Africa's ethnic violence

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Tracy Kidder wrote "Strength in What Remains," the true story of a man who survived the ethnic violence between Burundi and Rwanda and managed to find his way to the United States....
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The young-adult novel, "The Vast Fields of Ordinary"

The young-adult novel, "The Vast Fields of Ordinary" is the story of Dade, a young man growing up gay in Iowa and his eventful summer between high school and college....
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Novelist Lionel Shriver on parenthood

Shriver's book, "We Need to Talk about Kevin" raises questions about the limits of maternal love and the nature of evil itself. ...
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Frank McCourt

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt passed away on July 19 -- we pay tribute to him with this 'Studio 360' interview from 2002. ...
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What belongs on the Five Foot Book Shelf?

"Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf" was a list of literature classics compiled by Harvard president Charles Eliot back in 1909. Last week we asked YOU to tell us which books you'd put on a Five Foot Shelf in 2009....
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