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FILE PHOTO: British author Salman Rushdie listens during an interview with Reuters in London

Arts Aug 15

Examining Salman Rushdie’s lifelong fight for free speech

By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet

Arts Aug 13

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Author Sophia Nelson shares self-care lessons for pandemic times

Stress levels shot up in the spring of 2020 and for a lot of people, they never came back down. Best-selling author Sophia Nelson has a new self-care book aimed at offering some help during the pandemic, "Be The One…

Arts Apr 10

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Jack Higgins, author of ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ dies at age 92

e became a teacher in the northern city of Leeds and a writer in his spare time, with novels that sold modestly starting in the late 1950s. That changed with the 1975 publication of “The Eagle Has Landed,” about a…

By Associated Press

Arts Dec 23

Portrait of Joan Didion
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Joan Didion’s nephew reflects on her legacy and inspirations: ‘Life was her material’

Jeffrey Brown reflects on the life's work of author and essayist Joan Didion with her nephew, Griffin Dunne. Dunne is an actor, filmmaker, and director of the 2017 documentary, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold."…

By Jeffrey Brown, Leah Nagy

Arts Oct 22

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A Brief But Spectacular take on honoring Breonna Taylor

Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, author and mother. In response to the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March, Browne wrote a poem called “Apply Pressure” for Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer. Browne offers her Brief But Spectacular…

Jul 16

‘Magic School Bus’ author Joanna Cole dies at age 75

By Associated Press

"Joanna Cole had the perfect touch for blending science and story," Scholastic CEO Dick Robinson said in a statement Wednesday.

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Feb 12

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Isabel Allende’s newest historical novel tells familiar story of refugee life

By Jeffrey Brown

"A Long Petal of the Sea," a new historical novel by renowned writer Isabel Allende, draws upon events spanning from the Spanish civil war to the 1973 coup in her native Chile -- and with resonance for the experience of…

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Feb 06

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Artist Paul Rucker on bringing truth to light around American systemic racism

Paul Rucker is an artist who uses his work to shed light on the truth, creating pieces that explore mass incarceration, police brutality and the continuing legacy of slavery in the United States. His career path was highly influenced by…

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Dec 31

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The best books of 2018, according to experts

In 2018, notable new books often reflected and supplemented conversations around current trends, topics and events. Author Ann Patchett and Washington Post book critic Carlos Lozada join Jeffrey Brown to share their favorite books of the year.

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Dec 28

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Remembering acclaimed Israeli author Amos Oz

Renowned Israeli author Amos Oz has died of cancer at age 79. His novels, essays and short stories made him one of Israel’s most widely read writers, and reportedly, a contender for the Nobel Prize in literature. Throughout his life,…

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