Arts Sep 17 Fiction longlist for National Book Awards includes Richard Powers, Lauren Groff Powers' “Bewilderment” is his first book since the Pulitzer winning “The Overstory.” Groff's “Matrix” is her third consecutive work to receive a National Book Award nomination, following “Fates and Furies” and the story collection “Florida.” Anthony Doerr's “Cloud Cuckoo Land”… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Oct 06 National Book Award finalists announced Eight of the finalists were cited for their debut work. Winners will be announced during a Nov. 18 online ceremony that will also honor novelist Walter Mosley and the late Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts Sep 19 National Book Awards longlist includes titles on border wall, Tribe Called Quest Hanif Abdurraqib's best-selling chronicle of A Tribe Called Quest and a memoir by chef Iliana Regan are among the works on the nonfiction longlist for the National Book Awards, as well as Greg Grandin's "The End of the Myth" about… By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
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Dec 26 Watch 6:26 Readers relate to New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s personal book on aging parents By PBS NewsHour Known for her dry wit, cartoonist Roz Chast finds humor in caring for aging parents in her first graphic memoir, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?" Jeffrey Brown speaks with the New Yorker artist about taking on more personal… Continue watching