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Who’s Been Called The “Tiger Woods Of American Literature”?
2004 winner Edward P. Jones is a skilled writer. That seems to be understood quite well by all who have…
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NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: Geoffrey C. Ward’s “A Disposition To Be Rich”
2005 winner Geoffrey C. Ward‘s latest book covers familiar ground—history—but also gives readers insight into his family history. The book…
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2012 Winner David Livingstone Smith To Participate On G20 Summit Panel
2012 nonfiction winner David Livingstone Smith, author of Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave and Exterminate Others, will be a…
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New On The Bookshelf: Jill Lepore’s The Mansion of Happiness
Our “New On The Bookshelf” series highlights new works from past Anisfield-Wolf authors. It’s a question many of us don’t…
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What To Expect From Oprah’s Book Club 2.0
2010 Lifetime Achievement winner Oprah Winfrey (do we even need to say her last name?) had big news to share…
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Anisfield-Wolf Authors Hit The Stage At Book Expo 2012
Some of our very own Anisfield-Wolf winners will be in attendance at the 2012 Book Expo at the Javits Center…
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Toni Morrison Discusses “Home” + Receives Presidential Medal Of Freedom
May has been an incredible month for Ms. Morrison. She released her latest novel, Home, to rave reviews and she was…
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Stephen L. Carter’s Latest Novel – What If President Lincoln Survived The Assassination Attempt?
We’ve got a summer reading list a mile long and another title just got added to the pile. Stephen L….
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What’s On Your Summer Reading List?
We don’t know what the weather is like where you live, but this weekend it’s going to hot and humid….
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Why We’re Very Lucky To Have Henry Louis Gates Jr As Our Jury Chair
We know we highlighted him a few weeks ago, but is something to be said for a man who is…
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VIDEO: Henry Louis Gates Jr. Sheds Light In “Finding Your Roots”
It’s so often repeated that it has lost most of its meaning, but the old saying is true: “You can’t…
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Toni Morrison On Herself: “The Only Thing I Do For Me Is Writing”
In anticipation for Toni Morrison’s latest novel, Home, following the story of a Korean War veteran and his return to…
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5 Things To Know About Esi Edugyan, 2012 Winner For Fiction
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. Today we’re recognizing Esi…
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5 Things To Know About David W. Blight, 2012 Winner For Nonfiction
We’ll be spending this week exploring the lives and works of the 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Award winners. First up is David…
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Meet Our 2012 Winners!
“The 2012 Anisfield-Wolf winners reflect the complexity of the issues of race and cultural diversity in our world,” said Henry…
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Less Than Human
These studies introduced me to the significance of evolutionary biology for understanding human nature, enabling me to come full circle by fusing my interest in the human mind with my earlier love of the natural world.
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Half-Blood Blues
Loyalties were always mixed and the world inside the walls of my home was significantly different from the world beyond it.
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The 5 Best Quotes Ever Uttered By Ernest J. Gaines
We realize the headline is a bit of hyperbole but in researching Mr. Gaines for this week’s exploration of his…
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Get to Know…Ernest J. Gaines
Each week, we’ll be helping you to get to know our winners better (what a great bunch they are) and…
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Will Zadie Smith’s New Novel Live Up To Her Previous Works?
In the music industry, there is always a collective sigh of relief when an artist releases a work after an…