Tim Z. Hernandez: Book inspired by Jack Kerouac
17.05.2012, 11:00:00
The book that defined a generation and continues to influence North American culture like few books in our canon actually began with a fascination for Chicano culture. Jack Kerouac 's "On the Road," which had been... |
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David Kushner: Wrote book about 'Grand Theft Auto'
17.05.2012, 11:00:00
"Grand Theft Auto" is one of a handful of video game franchises that made a significant cultural impact on both die-hard gamers and mainstream consumers; the latest game in the series, "Grand Theft Auto V," is in... |
Carlos Fuentes - renowned novelist - dies
16.05.2012, 11:00:00
Author Carlos Fuentes, who played a dominant role in Latin America's novel-writing boom by delving into the failed ideals of the Mexican revolution, died Tuesday in a Mexico City hospital. He was 83. Mexico's National... |
Canteen magazine seeks to restore writers' glamour
14.05.2012, 11:00:00
It's hard to imagine Herman Melville or William Faulkner having to maintain a Web presence to build an audience for their work, but in today's world, authors often need more than just their writing and a decent review... |
'Breakfast at Tiffany's' coming out as e-book
14.05.2012, 11:02:00
(05-14) 04:02 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- Welcome, Holly Golightly, to the digital revolution. Vintage Books announced Monday that "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Truman Capote's classic New York City novella, is coming out this... |
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel hatches witty 2nd memoir
07.05.2012, 11:00:00
Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir "Are You My Mother?" begins with Alison Bechdel beginning her graphic memoir. "It's a memoir about the process of writing memoir," Bechdel said of her new book, a gymnastic literary and... |
Writer Mac Barnett: Picture books art, not magic
16.04.2012, 11:00:00
The opening scene from Mac Barnett's first picture book shows a mom telling her son Billy that if he doesn't clean his room, if he doesn't eat his peas, if he doesn't brush his teeth, that she's going to get him a blue... |
Adrienne Rich, poet of disenfranchised, dies
29.03.2012, 11:00:00
Adrienne Rich, whose eloquent yet enraged poems ushered in the women's movement and galvanized the lesbian community for more than half a century, died Tuesday in her Santa Cruz home. She was 82. Ms. Rich, who succumbed... |
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