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Julie Otsuka Wins 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka has been awarded the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the largest peer-juried award in the country. Otsuka’s novel was one of five finalists selected by judges Marita Golden, Maureen Howard, and Steve Yarbrough from a field of 350 submitted works. The Buddha in the Attic will be honored at a ceremony to be held on May 5th at the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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Video: Jon Krakauer Appears on Meet the Press To Discuss America’s Longest War
Where Men Win Glory author Jon Krakauer appeared on Meet The Press Sunday, March 18 to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the effects the war is having on American troops. David Gregory leads a roundtable discussion that also includes Paul Rieckhoff, Helene Cooper, Bob Woodward, and Wes Moore. Click through to watch video of the discussion.
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Money and Power Author William D. Cohan Discusses Controversial Op-Ed on NPR
William D. Cohan, author of Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World, appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered on March 14th to comment on the controversial New York Times Op-Ed written by former Goldman employee Greg Smith. Cohan also appeared on NPR’s On Point and Bloomberg News to discuss the points raised by Smith’s piece.
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Video: Everybody’s Talking About Fifty Shades of Grey
“The Book” is here! Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James is the steamy little secret that’s been lighting up the bestseller list. It’s available now in eBook and will soon be available in trade paperback from Vintage Books. The New York Times says Fifty Shades of Grey “has electrified women across the country” while Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life called it “the little erotic novel that could.” A recent segment on Good Morning America covered the book’s growing popularity; click through to watch the video.
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Liberty’s Exiles Awarded National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle has presented their award for nonfiction to Liberty’s Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World by Maya Jasanoff. In presenting the award, the NBCC called the book, “a book of fresh, original, and sprightly scholarship…acknowledging colonists’ response to Loyalists during the Revolutionary War and the consequences for Britain’s entire empire thereafter.”
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Susan Conley Reflects on The Foremost Good Fortune
The Foremost Good Fortune is a poignant and insightful memoir that delves into the trickiest questions of motherhood, mortality, and belonging. When Susan Conley and her family leave their house in Maine for a two-year stint in Beijing, they are prepared to weather the inevitable onslaught of culture shock. But the challenges of living in a foreign country become even more complicated when Susan learns she has cancer. In this exclusive letter to her readers, Susan reflects on the reaction to the book and answers some oft-asked reader questions.
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Media Round-Up: The Fox Effect on the Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, and More
The Fox Effect by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, and Media Matters for America is the talk of media and political pundits alike. The book, which shows how Fox News changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party, has inspired plenty of discussion and debate. Read on for a round-up of the coverage.
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David Anthony Durham On Meeting George R. R. Martin
The Sacred Band is the concluding volume in David Anthony Durham’s acclaimed fantasy saga, the Acacia Trilogy. A series of world-shaping, earth-shattering battles will force the surviving children of the Akaran dynasty to confront their fates head on—and right some ancient wrongs once and for all. No less than George R. R. Martin has joined the chorus of praise, declaring: “David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can’t wait to read whatever he writes next.” The two authors have some history: in his essay, “On Meeting George,” Durham recalls what it was like to meet Martin.
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Now in Paperback: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
The concluding volume of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy is finally in paperback! The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest finds Lisbeth Salander in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she’ll need to identify those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she’ll seek revenge—against the man who tried to killer her and against the corrupt government institutions that nearly destroyed her life.
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Video: Media Matters Takes On The Fox Effect
The Fox Effect is a damning indictment of Fox News, based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt. The authors demonstrate how the network, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network into a partisan advocate for the Republican Party. For a preview, take a look at the book trailer.
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