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Book News: Even Good Writers Have Bad Sex Sometimes

November 13, 2014 • The Bad Sex in Fiction Award honors awful sex scenes in literature, and this year's shortlist boasts plenty of names you might not expect, including a Booker winner and a perennial Nobel favorite.

Book News: John Steinbeck Story Resurfaces After 70 Years

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Book News: John Steinbeck Story Resurfaces After 70 Years

November 7, 2014 • Once read on radio by Orson Welles, "With Your Wings" had never been seen in print. Now, after a fateful discovery, it's set to be published. Also: Joshua Ferris has won the Dylan Thomas Prize.

Book News: Happy 100th Birthday, Dylan Thomas

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Book News: Happy 100th Birthday, Dylan Thomas

October 27, 2014 • Born on Oct. 27, 1914, the Welsh poet died at 39. But his writing lives on, in his readers' memory and in the performances marking his birth today. Also: a forecast of books to come.

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Book News: Catton, McBride Featured On Dylan Thomas Prize Shortlist

September 5, 2014 • Also: finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the history of creativity.

Book News: Amazon's Tiny Tax Payment Draws Fresh Scrutiny

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Book News: Amazon's Tiny Tax Payment Draws Fresh Scrutiny

May 16, 2013 • Also: Afaa Michael Weaver on being a black poet abroad; ebook sales jumped 44 percent last year; Cormac McCarthy's beach body.

Raging Against A Universe Past Its Prime

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13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Raging Against A Universe Past Its Prime

December 12, 2012 • Our universe is fading away, at least when it comes to how many stars are being made. Its age of splendor long gone, we take solace in knowing that we are here to witness what remains.