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Paul Lynch Wins Booker Prize for ‘Prophet Song’
The judges for the prestigious award were not unanimous in their decision to select this novel, which depicts an Ireland…
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South Korea’s City of Books
A satellite city 22 miles northwest of Seoul, South Korea, Paju is small, with a population of around half a…
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My First Trip to ‘Rubyfruit Jungle’
Molly Bolt may not be as renowned as Holden Caulfield, but to those who know her name, she is as…
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Mick Herron Has Made a Blockbuster Career Writing About Foul-Ups and Has-Beens
The author of the “Slow Horses” series says he relates more with failures. With millions of books sold and the…
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A Masterpiece About a Masterpiece, for All Ages
An enchanting work by Italy’s foremost living children’s author is finally available in English.
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A.S. Byatt, Scholar Who Found Literary Fame With Fiction, Dies at 87
One of Britain’s most ambitious and intellectual novelists, she won the Booker Prize with “Possession,” her 1990 tale of illicit…
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Roger Kastel, ‘Jaws’ Poster Artist, Dies at 92
A prolific illustrator, he was most closely associated with the image that made the “Jaws” paperback a runaway best seller,…
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Justin Torres, Author of ‘Blackouts,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Ned Blackhawk received the nonfiction award, with “The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.”
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The Chief Executive of Hachette Book Group to Step Down
Michael Pietsch will be replaced on Jan. 1 by the chief executive of Hachette UK, who will helm both divisions,…
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What It Was Like to Be a Jewish Banker
In “The Money Kings,” Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who came to the United States and…