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Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
NEW YORK — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke…
Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar’ heir and author, dies at age 98
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff,…
Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored
NEW YORK — Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday,…
How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to a Netflix blockbuster
CHENGDU, China — For a few days in October 2023, the capital…
How Chinese science fiction went from underground magazines to a Netflix blockbuster
CHENGDU, China — For a few days in October 2023, the capital…
Off to Never Never Land: ‘Peter Pan’ flies again in a new tour after some much needed changes
NEW YORK — A new, inclusive stage production of âPeter Panâ flies…
Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
JACKSON, Miss. — Ellen Gilchrist, a National Book Award winner whose short…
Hal Buell, who led AP’s photo operations from darkroom era into the digital age, dies at 92
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Hal Buell, who led The Associated Press’ photo operations…
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89
NEW YORK — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator…
Artist-dissident Ai Weiwei gets 'incorrect' during an appearance at The Town Hall in Manhattan
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist…
In the biographical drama ‘Rob Peace,’ Chiwetel Ejiofor reframes a life
PARK CITY, Utah — PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Chiwetel Ejiofor had…
Lisa Marie Presley's posthumous memoir will be published in October
NEW YORK — A memoir that Lisa Marie Presley had been working…
Trial postponed for man charged in Salman Rushdie stabbing due to forthcoming memoir
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic…
Trial postponed for man charged in 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie due to forthcoming memoir
MAYVILLE, N.Y. — The New Jersey man charged with stabbing “The Satanic…
Book Review: Ralph Nader profiles corporate leaders he sees as role models in 'The Rebellious CEO'
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has built his life’s reputation on his fights…
Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’
It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play…
Movie Review: A transformed Zac Efron gives his all in tragic, true-life wrestling tale ‘Iron Claw'
It doesn’t take long to understand the level of commitment Zac Efron…
Oxford University Press has named 'rizz' as its word of the year
Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year…
Writer John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83
SANTA FE, N.M. — Writer John Nichols, best known for his populist…