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'The Fire This Time': A New Generation Of Writers On Race In America
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'The Fire This Time': A New Generation Of Writers On Race In America

Author Jesmyn Ward invited prominent writers from her generation to pen essays for The Fire This Time. It's a nod to James Baldwin's work of a similar name, which warned of today's racial tension.

'The Fire This Time': A New Generation Of Writers On Race In America

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Imagining The Power Of Edouard Manet's 'Very Active Muse'
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Imagining The Power Of Edouard Manet's 'Very Active Muse'

Maureen Gibbon's new novel, Paris Red, delves into the life of Victorine Meurent, Manet's favorite model and the central figure in some of his most famous paintings.

Imagining The Power Of Edouard Manet's 'Very Active Muse'

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Self-Published Authors Make A Living — And Sometimes A Fortune

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Self-Published Authors Make A Living — And Sometimes A Fortune

Printing your own book used to be seen as a mark of failure. But now many independent authors, both well-known and relatively unknown, say they're making good money without a publishing house.

Self-Published Authors Make A Living — And Sometimes A Fortune

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Author Farley Mowat, Who Wrote 'Never Cry Wolf,' Dies At 92

Farley Mowat arrives on the Red Carpet outside the Canon Theatre during the 2010 Canada Walk of Fame Tribute in downtown Toronto, Ontario, in October 2010. Mowat died Tuesday at age 92. Heinz Ruckemann/UPI/Landov hide caption

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Author Farley Mowat, Who Wrote 'Never Cry Wolf,' Dies At 92

The writer of books including People of the Deer and The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, was also an ardent campaigner for environmental causes well into his later years.

Peter Matthiessen Dies At 86; Wrote Of Travels In The Natural World

Writer Peter Matthiessen died Saturday at age 86 after a long fight with leukemia, according to his publisher. Here, he stands in the yard of his house in Sagaponack, N.Y., in 2004. Ed Betz/AP hide caption

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Peter Matthiessen Dies At 86; Wrote Of Travels In The Natural World

Author Peter Matthiessen, who used fiction and nonfiction to explore how man relates to nature, has died at 86. The revered naturalist and novelist had been suffering from leukemia.

Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies

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Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies

His best-sellers included Get Shorty. Movies based on his stories included Hombre. Leonard was also the creator of the Raylan Givens character on FX TV's Justified. Leonard was 87.

Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies

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