NEW YORK — Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and…
Read more Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97LONDON — Books about Britain’s imperial past and the human face of the present-day refugee crisis are among the finalists for Britain’s leading nonfiction book award, the Baillie…
Read more Books on empire, migrant crisis up for Baillie Gifford prizeSTOCKHOLM — French author Annie Ernaux, who has fearlessly mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature…
Read more French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literatureSTOCKHOLM — Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for his discoveries on human evolution that provided key insights into our immune system and…
Read more Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNACOPENHAGEN, Denmark — The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the globe added to the world’s most elite roster…
Read more Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes
