Tag: books
Steven Greenblatt wins Pulitzer for non-fiction
American literary scholar Stephen Greenblatt won the Pulitzer Prize for excellence in nonfiction for his book The Swerve: How the World Became Modern. Greenblatt's book unfolds the story of the ancient Roman poet Lucretius and how Lucretius' poems helped catalyze Renaissance thinking....
Popular British author given challenge of writing new 'James Bond' book
William Boyd, a popular British author, will be the latest person to take the mantle of Ian Fleming and write a book based on the well-known, popular James Bond character that Fleming introduced to the world in 1953....
Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander on their 'New American Haggadah'
The Haggadah, the Jewish religious text read at Passover, is 3,000 years old. Novelists Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander have recently published the New American Haggadah, a distinctly modern Jewish-American version of the text....
Town where 'The Hunger Games' movie District 12 scenes were filmed put up for sale
The real-world location of the fictional District 12 -- an abandoned mill town in North Carolina -- from The Hunger Game is up for sale as the site's owner tries to cope with hundreds of tourists descending on the potentially dangerous area every week. It'll cost you $1.4 million to own....
George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' resonated with Ukrainian refugees
After World War II, millions of Ukrainians became refugees when the Soviet Union began ethnic cleansing. George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm" became popular among Ukrainian refugees, as it reminded them of the hardships they endured under Stalinist rule. ...
New novel puts comedic spin on terrorist attack
Yes, that's right. Rather than treat terrorism strictly as the frightening, violent act it is, a new book from Lionel Shriver, The New Republic, tries to add a layer of humor to the conversation. Written in 1998, the book is just now being published....
Hunger Games fans prepare for upcoming movie release with films of their own creation
Fans of The Hunger Games have purchased millions of dollars in tickets to the opener of the first movie in the series this weekend. But for years, many of the fans have produced their own screen adaptations of the films, posting them to YouTube and other sites on the Internet....
Author Ishmael Beah recounts his childhood as a boy soldier
As the Kony 2012 video continues to gather viewers and draw global attention to the situation of child soldiers, Ishmael Beah recalls his life as a former soldier. ...
Science fiction author China Miéville discusses 'Embassytown'
China Miéville, has published eight novels, is a three-time winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best U.K. science fiction, ran for a parliamentary seat, and has completed a doctoral thesis. And he's only 38. Miéville discussed aliens, linguistics and trespassing beyond the limits of human experience. ...PRI® releases 'Studio 360 Teacher Redesign' on iBookstore
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