Nelson DeMille, influential Long Island novelist, passed away at 81, leaving behind a remarkable literary legacy and a community mourning his loss. [ more ]
Edna O'Brien: her fearlessness paved the way for today's female Irish writers
Edna O'Brien's work was revolutionary, focusing on female friendship, intense longing, and unapologetic sex, breaking societal norms, and scandalizing Ireland. [ more ]
Edna O'Brien: her fearlessness paved the way for today's female Irish writers
Edna O'Brien's work was revolutionary, focusing on female friendship, intense longing, and unapologetic sex, breaking societal norms, and scandalizing Ireland. [ more ]
Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dies at 77
Paul Auster, a renowned American writer and filmmaker known for inventive narratives, blending history, politics, genre experiments, and self-references, has passed away at 77. [ more ]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's archive in Austin reveals all the secrets about his unpublished novel
The final chapter of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's work, 'Until August,' is set for release on what would have been his 97th birthday in March, in 40 languages.
His heirs decided to publish the novella despite initial doubts voiced by the author, marking his last literary endeavor as his memory faded. [ more ]
Rebecca Rego Barry on Mystery Author Carolyn Wells and the Erasure of Women in Literary History
Carolyn Wells was a prolific and successful author during the Gilded Age, with 180 books and 82 detective novels, yet she is not widely remembered today. [ more ]
The Danish queen who translated Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir was not only a pioneer of feminism but also an influential writer in various genres including novels and memoirs.
Her memoirs, collected in two volumes by the Pleiade editorial collection, offer a comprehensive portrait not only of her life but of her entire era. [ more ]
Ismail Kadare was a prominent Albanian writer, likened to European literary giants like Balzac, Orwell, and Kafka, leaving behind an extensive and critical body of work that reflects Albanian history and culture. [ more ]
Albania's world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Ismail Kadare, renowned Albanian novelist, dies at 88. He was a possible Nobel Literature Prize contender and internationally acclaimed for his works in various genres. [ more ]
Ismail Kadare was a prominent Albanian writer, likened to European literary giants like Balzac, Orwell, and Kafka, leaving behind an extensive and critical body of work that reflects Albanian history and culture. [ more ]
Albania's world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88
Ismail Kadare, renowned Albanian novelist, dies at 88. He was a possible Nobel Literature Prize contender and internationally acclaimed for his works in various genres. [ more ]