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Book Review: Richard Price returns with another portrait of urban America, 鈥楲azarus Man'

Is there a better writer of urban American stories than Richard Price? His resume is hard to beat: To episodes of HBO鈥檚 鈥淭he Wire,鈥 and 鈥淭he Night Of,鈥 and novels like 鈥淐lockers,鈥 鈥淟ush Life,鈥 and 鈥淔reedomland,鈥 fans can now add 鈥淟azarus Man.
Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General's Literary Awards

Niigaan Sinclair, Jordan Abel among winners of Governor General's Literary Awards

When Niigaan Sinclair pitched his collection of articles to a Toronto publisher, he was told 鈥淲卯nip锚k: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre鈥 was a 鈥渞egional book.
British writer Samantha Harvey鈥檚 space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

British writer Samantha Harvey鈥檚 space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON (AP) 鈥 British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with 鈥淥rbital,鈥 a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth.
Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

Florida education officials report hundreds of books pulled from school libraries

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) 鈥 鈥淭he Bluest Eye鈥 by Toni Morrison. 鈥淔orever鈥 by Judi Blume. 鈥淪laughterhouse-Five鈥 by Kurt Vonnegut.
'I want to have the reader close to me': Anne Michaels on her Booker and Giller-nominated novel 'Held'

'I want to have the reader close to me': Anne Michaels on her Booker and Giller-nominated novel 'Held'

TORONTO 鈥 For Anne Michaels, a book can't just say things 鈥 it has to listen. The author of "Held," shortlisted for both the Giller and Booker prizes, said reciprocity is key to her writing process.

British writer Samantha Harvey鈥檚 space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction

LONDON (AP) 鈥 British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with 鈥淥rbital,鈥 a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station.

US-Apple-Books-Top-10

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. In Too Deep by Andrew Child & Lee Child (Random House Publishing Group) 2. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) 3. All the Broken Places by John Boyne (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.
Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction

Percival Everett's 'James' is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 Percival Everett's 鈥淛ames鈥 has received yet another literary nomination.
Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'

Book Review: 'Believe' takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of 'Ted Lasso'

It's hard to believe that a TV show based on a series of commercials with the same punchline 鈥 an American football coach confused by the rules of soccer 鈥 could have lasted beyond an episode or two.
Book Review: A new book about cult favorite Eve Babitz throws shade on reputation of Joan Didion

Book Review: A new book about cult favorite Eve Babitz throws shade on reputation of Joan Didion

An entire generation of literary-minded women has not stopped telling itself stories influenced by master storyteller Joan Didion.
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