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Richard Russo was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for Empire Falls. His other novels include Mohawk and The Risk Pool. Elena Seibert/Courtesy of Knopf hide caption

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Caring For Mom, Dreaming Of 'Elsewhere'

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Taylor Swift Leaps Into Pop With 'Red'

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