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Book News: Ursula K. Le Guin Steals The Show At The National Book Awards

In her speech Wednesday night in New York, Ursula K. Le Guin declared, "The name of our beautiful reward is not profit. Its name is freedom." Robin Marchant/Getty Images hide caption

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Book News: Ursula K. Le Guin Steals The Show At The National Book Awards

November 20, 2014 • In a ceremony that saw both icons and newcomers honored, it was a fiery speech by the science fiction legend that had attendees talking. Also: A Jonathan Safran Foer book gets adapted to ballet.

Book News: If Jesus Dictates A Book To You, Who Holds The Copyright?

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Book News: If Jesus Dictates A Book To You, Who Holds The Copyright?

May 16, 2014 • Also: Jonathan Safran Foer joins forces with Chipotle; two new Flowers in the Attic novels will revisit the arsenic- and incest-laced world of the Dollanganger siblings.