Literature News

Audience members are invited to take the stage to deliver fine performances of bad literature or wretched renditions of literary masterpieces; the rumor is that the Democrat's Mark Hinson will be channeling the ghost of James Mason to do some judging.

Andrei Volos, an ethnic Russian from Tajikistan, has won the prestigious Russian Booker Prize.

Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lawrence star in "Catching Fire," the sequel to 2012's "The Hunger Games."

Retired educator Norma Campbell Price grew up in rural Kansas during The Great Depression.

He is young, intelligent, well educated, with patriotic sentiments. But certain misunderstandings oblige him to flee from Ukraine.

Hey, Tom! I enjoyed your book. I thought it was very charming and touching. Well, that's good! That was the goal.

New York Times bestselling author R.L. Stine has been called the Stephen King of children's literature.

R.J. Palacio's best-selling novel "Wonder" was born in a moment of panic. She was getting milkshakes with her two sons in Brooklyn when she saw a little girl with a severe facial deformity.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Heroic in his deeds, graceful in his manner, sainted in his image, Nelson Mandela long served as both cause and muse in the entertainment community.

Several months ago in this column, I bemoaned the fact that the vast majority of Israeli literature never sees translation into English.

Books: PEN Canada presents the newest event in the Ideas in Dialogue series- Literature of the Self , a discussion between CBC's Jian Ghomeshi and author Sheila Heti.

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AndrA© Schiffrin, who died on December 1 of pancreatic cancer at age 78, made a lasting impression as longtime managing director of publishing at Pantheon Books, followed by his co-founding The New Press, a not-for-profit.

This month's critic's pick is The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates USA TODAY's Carol Memmott called this Gothic historical novel set in Princeton "a compellingly dark tale."

SFWA has named Samuel R. Delany, Jr. as the 2013 DAMON KNIGHT MEMORIAL GRAND MASTER for his contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy.

When Jack Yerby taught at Clovis Junior High School in New Mexico, he discovered that the boys in his classes often stopped reading in middle school.

For four years now, Viracocha has been one of San Francisco's most cherished live performance venues and most unusual stores.

In "The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett, the queen of England is meandering about her grounds one day following her corgis as they bark up an awful racket.

"The Teacher From the Black Lagoon & Other Story Books," a musical revue based on favorite contemporary children's literature, comes to the Clemens Center in Elmira on Tuesday.