Desai wins 2006 Man Booker Prize

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The 35-year-old Indian writer Kiran Desai is the latest recipient of the coveted Man Booker Prize...

Finalists named for Governor General's Awards for literature

CBC.ca Arts - Finalists named for Governor General's Awards for literature
Canada's most prestigious book award announced the finalists for the $15,000 prize in seven categories...

Great bookmod: encyclopedia into scrapbook

Boing Boing: Great bookmod: encyclopedia into scrapbook
What a gorgeous idea! Take your falling apart books and make a scrapbook for that family album you've always wanted to create...

Turkish Novelist Orhan Pamuk Wins Nobel

Turkish Novelist Orhan Pamuk Wins Nobel
Controversy isn't new to this novelist, but Orhan Pamuk has caused a stir in his homeland by becoming the latest recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature...

Fall's release of short story collections

USATODAY.com - Roundup: Short stories
Collections by Margaret Atwood and Mary Gordon headline a plethora of wonderful short story collections this fall, including the perennial favorite, Best American Short Stories 2006.

Books on the American civil rights movement (kottke.org)

Books on the American civil rights movement (kottke.org)
Jason Kottke solicited contributions to his list of books on the American Civil Rights movement. Lots of worthy titles to read here. I highly recommend Pillar of Fire by Taylor Branch. Its the second of his MLK jr. trilogy and it is an absorbing and fascinating book -- go get it.

The Scotiabank Giller Prize

The Scotiabank Giller Prize
Canada's prestigious literary award announced its 2006 shortlist today...

Some "more" on Alan Moore's controversial new work

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Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis

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Graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi is interviewed by the U.K.'s The Independent...