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—Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, essayist, statesman
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Book News: Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:35:00 -0400
Also: Amazon to begin publishing fan fiction; Paul Ryan and Elizabeth Warren are writing books; Keith Richards' exorbitant library fines.
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Heartbreaking Choice Sets Siblings On Separate, Unequal Paths
Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
A poor father sells his daughter to a wealthy, childless couple, dividing her from her beloved brother and setting a chain of stories in motion in Khaled Hosseini's And the Mountains Echoed. Moving and morally complex, this is the most ambitious book yet from the author of The Kite Runner.
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Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:57:00 -0400
A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid.
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Fictional 'Mothers' Reveal Facts Of A Painful Adoption Process
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:00 -0400
After years trying to conceive, novelist Jennifer Gilmore and her husband decided to adopt. What they thought would be a relatively simple process was instead a long and painful one. In her latest novel, Gilmore channels these autobiographical experiences into fiction.
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Book News: Newly Found Pearl Buck Novel To Be Published This Fall
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:29:00 -0400
Also: shameless book blurbs; new plays from Ayad Ahktar; and a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone draws a record price at auction.
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A Different Kind Of Immigrant Experience In 'Americanah'
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest, Americanah, follows the trials and tribulations of Ifemelu, a middle-class Nigerian immigrant to America. Reviewer Jennifer Reese calls Americanah a "rich and gloriously detailed tapestry ... hung on the sturdy scaffolding of a sweet love story."
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Book News: Stephen King's New Bogeyman? Digital Publishing
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:15:00 -0400
Also: the legacy of Kierkegaard; the creator of Lyle Crocodile has died; Aussie airliner Qantas commissions flight-length books.
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American Voices On 'The Unwinding' Of America's Values
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
George Packer's The Unwinding explores the social and economic upheavals that have transformed the U.S. over the past 30 years. In a nuanced work of literary journalism, colorful characters from across the class divide tell their own stories of a social contract in tatters.
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Exclusive First Read: 'Big Brother' By Lionel Shriver
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.
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After Crashing In Canadian 'Abyss,' Four Men Fight To Survive
Tue, 21 May 2013 03:09:00 -0400
On an icy night in 1984, a commuter plane crashed in the wilderness. Six passengers died, but four survived: the pilot, a politician, a policeman and a prisoner. Carol Shaben's Into the Abyss describes their fight to make it through that frigid night alive.
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Courtside Chemistry: How NBA's Phil Jackson Won 'Eleven Rings'
Tue, 21 May 2013 03:08:00 -0400
Jackson is famous for his philosophical take on basketball and for the many stars he led to championship triumphs. He taught his players yoga and gave them assigned reading — but also pushed them to intensely practice fundamental skills. His new book looks back on a legendary coaching career.
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Black In America: A Story Rendered In Gray Scale
Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
Chimamanda Adichie's Americanah is about a young Nigerian woman who moves to the U.S. It's a story of relocation, far-flung love and life as an outsider. But reviewer Rosecrans Baldwin says that despite the author's talent, much of the storytelling feels flat.
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Christine Ha: From MasterChef To Home Kitchen
Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400
When Christine Ha won MasterChef in 2012, she blew the reality TV show judges away with her Vietnamese influenced cooking. But what really impressed viewers was that she had total control in the kitchen, even though she's blind. Host Michel Martin speaks to Christine Ha about her new cookbook Recipes from my Home Kitchen.
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Book News: J.K. Rowling Tells 'Harry Potter' Backstories
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:15:00 -0400
Quidditch was invented "in a small hotel in Manchester after a row with my then boyfriend," writes the Harry Potter creator. Other book news: Ireland puts an entire short story on a postage stamp; Daniel Handler on Midwestern literature; and the best books coming out this week.
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May 20-26: A Coup, An Ancient Battle And One Steamy Diary
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:00 -0400
In softcover nonfiction, Jenny Rosenstrach examines dinnertime, Kate Summerscale recounts a scandalous Victorian trial, and John Dramani Mahama looks back on his childhood in Ghana. In fiction, Victor Davis Hanson reimagines an ancient battle, and Marie NDiaye follows three women from Senegal to Europe.
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