Man Booker International prize goes to (very) short-story writer Lydia Davis Man Booker International prize goes to (very) short-story writer Lydia Davis

Stories by much-acclaimed American writer, some just a sentence long, praised for vigilance 'down to the very word'The impossible-to-categorise Lydia Davis, known for the shortest of short stories, has won the Man Booker International prize ahead of fellow American Marilynne Robinson and eight other contenders from around the world.The £60,000 award is for a body of work, and is intended to...

May 22, 2013, 20:35
Man Booker International Prize 2013: Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize 2013: Lydia Davis wins

This year's prize has been won by the American author Lydia Davis.

May 22, 2013, 20:30
Creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms | Zack Kopplin Creationism and revisionist history threaten to invade our classrooms | Zack Kopplin

We have to stop state legislators from sneaking creationist and revisionist textbooks into public schoolsLouisiana's legislators are continuing their of the state's public school science classrooms. On 1 May, legislators killed a bill to repeal Louisiana's creationism law, the misnamed Louisiana Science Education Act (LSEA).The law allows non-science to be snuck into science classrooms by...

May 20, 2013, 16:30
Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France Rape by American Soldiers in World War II France

“What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American G.I. in World War II France,” a book by the historian Mary Louise Roberts, documents rape and other misconduct among the greatest generation.

May 20, 2013, 22:19
The Freemasons' Code: Dan Brown reveals the message that told him the door to the lodge is open The Freemasons' Code: Dan Brown reveals the message that told him the door to the lodge is open

His best-selling novels illuminate the shadowy organisations that supposedly run the world. But Dan Brown was “honoured” to receive an invitation to join the Freemasons, the arcane fraternity whose tentacles are said to extend into the highest echelons of power.

May 22, 2013, 7:23
Another plagiarism scandal hits poetry community Another plagiarism scandal hits poetry community

David R Morgan admits to passing numerous works by other people as his own and says he is 'truly sorry'The poetry community is searching its soul after another case of multiple plagiarism emerged over the weekend.Publishers and magazines have been working to take down poems and suspend sales of collections by David R Morgan after the American poet Charles O Hartman realised Morgan's poem...

May 22, 2013, 9:09
Maria Semple: By the Book Maria Semple: By the Book

The author of “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” calls Franzen her “big daddy” — “My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that’s grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged.”

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Stephen King delays e-book in favour of print Stephen King delays e-book in favour of print

The bestselling author and digital pioneer shows his support for traditional bookshops.

May 20, 2013, 11:14
Books of The Times: ‘Americanah,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Books of The Times: ‘Americanah,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book, “Americanah,” the main characters find the race matters where ever they go.

May 19, 2013, 20:26
Manila less than thrilled at Dan Brown's Inferno Manila less than thrilled at Dan Brown's Inferno

City chairman lodges protest with author over his description of Philippines capital as 'the gates of hell' in latest novel

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