July 28, 2014, Filed Under: AuthorsJulia Alvarez to receive National Medal of the Arts Novelist, poet, and essayist Julia Alvarez will receive a 2013 National Medal of the Arts today “for her extraordinary storytelling.” The award will be presented by President Obama. The White House notes in the citation, “In poetry and in prose, Ms. Alvarez explores themes of identity, family, and cultural divides.… read more
June 24, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsAlan Furst’s “Midnight in Europe” now available Alan Furst, a New York Times bestselling author whose archive resides at the Harry Ransom Center, recently published his latest novel Midnight in Europe. Furst is widely recognized for his historical espionage novels set in the World War II era. His 2008 novel, The Spies of Warsaw, was adapted… read more
May 28, 2014, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsNew collections of Bernard Malamud’s work released Novelist Bernard Malamud was one of the most significant Jewish American writers of the twentieth century, and this year, to honor and celebrate his life and work, The Library of America has released two collections of Malamud’s fiction: Novels and Stories of the 1940s & 50s and Novels and Stories… read more
