Lily Tuck is one of the five National Book Awards finalists -- each of them women, each of them writing in New York City. Tuck led the life of a very obscure novelist until she was nominated for Letters from Paraguay. Tuck tells Martha Woodroof about her account of two lovers tangled in a mid-19th century war that wiped out 90 percent of Paraguay's male population.
America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink).
The 60th annual National Book Awards were handed out Wednesday night in New York.
It's been all Palin all the time ever since the former Alaska governor unveiled her new memoir.
Agassi and Palin bios; Stephen King's newest, Zadie Smith essays, and the science of religion.
Recommendations range from a collection of Afghan proverbs, to a history of the CIA's involvement.
I Still Do is a chronicle of the photographer's husband's journey with Alzheimer's.
Before his death in 2008, Carlin spent 10 years writing a memoir with his friend Tony Hendra.
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