The award was announced at a news conference in Stockholm. Glück, whose name rhymes with the word “click,” has written numerous poetry collections, many of which deal with the challenges of family life and growing older.
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National Book Awards Names 2020 Nominees
Fiction contenders include Brit Bennett, the author of “The Vanishing Half”; Randall Kenan, a beloved writer who died in August; and Douglas Stuart, a debut novelist who is also a Booker Prize finalist.
Obama’s Memoir ‘A Promised Land’ Coming in November
The former president’s publisher plans to release the book after the 2020 election and has ordered a first U.S. printing of 3 million copies.
Debut Novelists and Women Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist
Some literary heavy hitters missed out, including Hilary Mantel, whose latest work, “The Mirror and the Light,” did not make the cut.
In Bob Woodward’s ‘Rage,’ a Reporter and a President From Different Universes
What would it take at this point, amid the crush of books about the Trump White House — after the Mueller report and an impeachment trial and now the coronavirus pandemic — for a revelation about the president to be truly surprising? Would it be to learn that he hates money and harbors dreams of
How Has Donald Trump Survived?
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7 Takeaways From ‘Melania and Me,’ by the First Lady’s Former Friend
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was part of the Trumps’ inner circle — until she wasn’t. Her memoir is a cautionary tale.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
I first heard the term “busman’s holiday” — meaning a leisure activity that mirrors your job — a few years ago, from my mother, when my Christmas wish list comprised about a dozen books and not much else. What can I say? I really like to read.
She Explains ‘Mansplaining’ With Help From 17th-Century Art
In her new book “Men to Avoid in Art and Life,” Nicole Tersigni harnesses her skill with a Twitter meme to illuminate the experience of women harassed by concern trolls, “sexperts” and more. This story begins, as so many do these days, on Twitter.
All in the Family Dynamics: Donald Trump’s Niece on the President’s Clan
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David Sedaris, Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go
With two books in the works but all plans on hold, the writer is pacing New York City and destroying his Fitbit friends. When New York went into lockdown, David Sedaris settled into his apartment on the Upper East Side and canceled his 45-city book tour.
In ‘The Room Where It Happened,’ John Bolton Dumps His Notes and Smites His Enemies
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Pity, for just an infinitesimal moment, John Bolton.
Trump’s Niece to Publish Book With ‘Harrowing’ Revelations
Mary Trump will say that she was a source of The New York Times’s coverage of the president’s tax returns. The Times declined to comment on the claim.
An Antiracist Reading List
Ibram X. Kendi on books to help America transcend its racist heritage. No one becomes “not racist,” despite a tendency by Americans to identify themselves that way.
Katie Hill, Who Quit Congress Amid Ethics Inquiry, Will Publish Memoir
Last fall, private photos were published of Ms. Hill, and the House investigated claims of a relationship with an aide. Her farewell speech became famous. Last fall, Katie Hill, a Democratic congresswoman from California, faced some of the darkest moments of her life.
Stephenie Meyer to Publish a New ‘Twilight’ Book, ‘Midnight Sun’
The author of the popular “Twilight” vampire series announced that the new book, told from the vampire Edward Cullen’s perspective, will go on sale Aug. 4.
What Do Famous People’s Bookshelves Reveal?
In quarantine, people are inadvertently exposing their reading habits — embarrassing, surprising and impressive. Bibliophiles do not approach bookshelves lightly. A stranger’s collection is to us a window to their soul.
‘Imagine This Were Your Sister,’ Ronan Farrow Tells Woody Allen’s Publisher
The author of “Catch and Kill,” which was published by a division of Hachette Book Group, said he wouldn’t work with the company again after it announced plans to publish his father’s memoir.
Clive Cussler, Best-Selling Author and Adventurer, Is Dead at 88
His literary fantasies and larger-than-life exploits swirled together for decades. He wrote 85 books, selling no fewer than 100 million copies, and located scores of shipwrecks.
His Son Hiked Into the Costa Rican Jungle, and Never Came Out. What Happened?
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. Years ago, I brought a city friend hiking. We had to cross a river of snowmelt on a cold, rainy day, and though the water normally stayed shallow, it was deeper and faster than I’d ever seen it.
Shannon Bolithoe : A Writing Life 