Literature

WATCH: Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature

By Kostya Manenkov, Jill Lawless, Mike Corder, Associated Press

The 71-year-old Krasznahorkai is the first Hungarian winner since 2002. He has previously received the Man Booker International Prize and the National Book Award for Translated Literature in the U.S.

12 books to dive into this summer, according to our literary experts

By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant, Anne Azzi Davenport

Here are some ideas to help you choose your next read.

Judge tosses authors' AI training copyright lawsuit against Meta

By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria found that 13 authors who sued Meta “made the wrong arguments.” But the judge also said that the ruling is limited to the authors in the case and does not mean that Meta’s use of…

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

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

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.”…

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

The Kenyan man of letters wrote dozens of fiction and nonfiction books that traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and challenged not only the stories told but the language used to tell them.

Novelist Percival Everett, playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

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.

Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89

By Franklin Briceno, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died.

10 of the best books of 2024, according to these experts

By Jeffrey Brown

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, recap their highlights.

WATCH: South Korean author Han Kang wins Nobel Prize for literature

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

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

Need a summer read? Here are 17 books from our experts

By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson

If you’re lucky enough to have a quiet place to retreat from the heat this summer, we’ve got a symphony of suggestions for novels and nonfiction to keep you entertained.