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Arts Jun 26

Judge tosses authors’ AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta

By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

Arts Jun 04

Edmund White Portrait Session
Edmund White, groundbreaking bard of gay literature, dies at 85

White documented and imagined the gay revolution through journalism, essays, plays and such novels as “A Boy’s Own Story” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty.”…

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Arts May 05

Booker Prize 2024 Shortlist - Photocall
Novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

Everett’s Pulitzer confirmed the million-selling “James” as the most celebrated and popular U.S. literary novel of 2024, and accelerated the 68-year-old author’s remarkable rise after decades of being little known to the general public.

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Politics Oct 17

U.S. President Trump hosts meeting to discuss coronavirus aid legislation at the White House in Washington
New book reveals what McConnell called Trump behind his back after the 2020 election

Mitch McConnell's private comments are by far his most brutal assessment of the former president and could be seized on by Democrats before the Nov. 5 election.

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Arts Oct 06

South Korean author Han Kang, the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, attends a press conference, in Seoul
WATCH: South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han's "physical empathy for the vulnerable, often female lives" of her characters.

By Daniel Niemann, Jill Lawless, Mike Corder, Associated Press

May 01

Paul Auster, celebrated and experimental author, dies at 77

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

Called the “dean of American post-modernists” and “the most meta of American meta-fictional writers,” Auster blended history, politics, genre experiments, existential quests and self-conscious references to writers and writing.

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Mar 15

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‘To Be A Jew Today’ examines modern, multifaceted faith and struggle

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Sy, Alexa Gold

In Noah Feldman’s latest book, “To Be A Jew Today,” the Harvard Law professor turns his focus to his own faith in order to understand identity, politics and culture. Feldman sits down with Amna Nawaz to discuss Jews’ relationship to…

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Mar 07

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‘The Internationalists’ explores Biden’s foreign policy approach after Trump

By Nick Schifrin

During his State of the Union address, President Biden will portray himself as a steady steward of American interests around the world, drawing distinctions between his approach and that of former President Trump. Nick Schifrin spoke with Politico's Alexander Ward,…

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Mar 06

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Author Paul Lynch discusses his Booker Prize-winning dystopian novel

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alexa Gold

The novel, “Prophet Song,” is a story mirroring today's headlines, with a country dissolving into political chaos, descending into violence, and one woman watching her family fall apart. Jeffrey Brown talks with Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch for our arts…

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Dec 15

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Critics discuss their favorite books of 2023

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

With the holidays upon us, you may be hunting for gifts for book lovers in your life. To help narrow down the list, Jeffrey Brown speaks to two NewsHour regulars for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

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