Clapton doesn't sing the blues in autobiography

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:44:55 GMT
Eric Clapton's iconic persona got a jump-start in the '60s when "Clapton is God" was scrawled in London subways. His devotion ...

Oprah prescribes 'Love in the Time of Cholera' to book club

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:09:37 GMT
Oprah Winfrey has picked Love in the Time of Cholera, the epic love story by Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez, as her next ...

Guenter Grass celebrates 80th birthday

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:48:33 GMT
The Baltic port city of Gdansk opened three days of celebrations Thursday to mark the 80th birthday of its famous son, German ...

Braille Press to auction Potter books

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:05:05 GMT
The National Braille Press is auctioning a rare complete set of Harry Potter books autographed by author J.K. Rowling as part ...

Book roundup: Audiobooks

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:08:25 GMT
There is simply no comparison between reading a book by Bill Clinton and listening to one. Politics aside, the former president ...

In 'Caspian Rain,' a girl's sadness pours forth

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:58:38 GMT
At one point in Gina B. Nahai's sorrowful Caspian Rain, Yaas, the young narrator, wonders, "What do you do with a loss you can ...

Faludi: Myths sprang up in the ashes of terror

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:10:50 GMT
On Sept. 12, 2001, America awoke not just to a nightmare but something far more insidious: a terror dream, a humiliating blow ...

New in paper: Eggers finds story of 'lost boy'

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:03:08 GMT
Dave Eggers' novel What is the What, based on a true story about the journey of a Sudanese "Lost Boy," is "beautifully written ...

Book buzz: Sparks is the 'Choice' over Grisham

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:54:28 GMT
When two best-selling authors release novels on the same day (Sept. 24), only one can claim the top spot on USA TODAY's Best-Selling ...

'Frasier' writer wins literary award

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:42:53 GMT
Television writer-producer Joe Keenan, an Emmy winner a decade ago for his work on Frasier, is this year's winner of the Thurber ...

Authors and 'Three Doctors' bond with fathers

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:28:16 GMT
They're three friends from Newark's inner city who demolished the stereotypes, overcame the odds and became doctors and authors. ...

Rosie O'Donnell's memoir lets it all hang out

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:26:34 GMT
In her new book, Rosie O'Donnell says she and Barbara Walters are friends who have found "a way to love" each other.

'The Uncommon Reader' deftly thumbs through satirical humor

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:17:37 GMT
The reader in Alan Bennett's hilarious and pointed novella, The Uncommon Reader, is a modern-day queen of England who happens ...

In 'Zookeeper's Wife,' hope runs free

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:55:14 GMT
Just when you thought you had heard every story there is to tell about World War II, author Diane Ackerman offers us The Zookeeper's ...

2 booksellers launch literary contests

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:29:08 GMT
It is high season for literary contests. Two leading booksellers announced competitions Monday, continuing the industry's unending ...

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