Topic: Pulitzer Prizes
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5 memoirs to add to your 2013 reading list
A new crop of memoirs takes readers to the worlds authors once knew.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books
Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
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3 of spring's most anticipated novels
From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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15 promising nonfiction books for spring 2013
April showers bring May flowers. Here's some fresh non-fiction to check out this spring while you enjoy the new greenery.
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Chapter & Verse Pulitzer Prize: huge sales neither required nor guaranteed
After winning the highest honor in the literary world, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners have seen sales increases – but so far the numbers are pretty tiny.
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Learning to love them
A Christian Science perspective: Facing the temptation to make generalizations about those 'not like us'
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USA Update Alan Wood dies, leaves legacy of Iwo Jima flag
Alan Wood dies: The US Navy veteran brought a flag from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Iwo Jima. Alan Wood later served as the Jet Propulsion Lab spokesman.
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Chapter & Verse Don DeLillo becomes first writer to receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Don DeLillo, who has been called 'chief shaman of the paranoid school of American fiction,' is the author of works that include 'White Noise' and 'Underworld.'
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5 memoirs to add to your 2013 reading list
A new crop of memoirs takes readers to the worlds authors once knew.
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World's five largest companies
For the first time in nearly a decade, the world’s five largest public companies are all American affair These are the Top 5, as of mid-April 2013.
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2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books
Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
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Chapter & Verse Interview with poet John Ashbery
John Ashbery is recognized by many critics as one of the most eminent American poets of the 20th-century. He published his first awarding-winning book of poems "Some Trees" in 1956. Today, at 85, Ashbery shows no signs of putting his pen down any time soon. He has recently published a collection of poems entitled "Quick Question."
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A loss to the fashion world, Lilly Pulitzer dies at 81
Lilly Pulitzer, made famous by her colorful jungle and floral print dresses, died Sunday at the age of 81.
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Roger Ebert dies, leaves legacy as groundbreaking movie critic (+video)
Roger Ebert dies: He started as the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. Roger Ebert won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism, the first movie reviewer to do so.
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3 of spring's most anticipated novels
From the latest novel by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout to a new novel by legendary author James Salter, this fiction roundup includes some of spring's most anticipated titles.
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American Idol: What really goes on behind the scenes? (+video)
American Idol: After years of watching from home, this writer joins the American Idol audience and gets a glimpse of what goes on during a live show. Required wardrobe: Hip clothing and tennis shoes.
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15 promising nonfiction books for spring 2013
April showers bring May flowers. Here's some fresh non-fiction to check out this spring while you enjoy the new greenery.
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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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Robert Frost: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here are 10 quotes from this monolith of modern American poetry.
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Chapter & Verse 'Salt Sugar Fat' highlights the questionable ingredients in popular food
'Salt Sugar Fat,' by journalist Michael Moss, explores how the three title ingredients make their way into American food and the dangers that they may pose.
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Chapter & Verse New Philip Roth documentary doesn't quite 'unmask' him
The new documentary 'Philip Roth: Unmasked' is an insightful look into the famed writer's life, but it doesn't quite go the distance.
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Chapter & Verse Catching up with award-winning LBJ biographer Robert Caro
Robert Caro's chronicle of LBJ's rise to the presidency has become the gold standard for presidential biographies.
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10 best books of March, according to Amazon's editors
Amazon editorial director Sara Nelson talks about the 10 new releases she's calling the best books of March.
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Why are Bob Woodward and the White House arguing over the sequester?
The blame-game over who’s responsible for the 'sequester' and its automatic spending cuts finds journalistic icon Bob Woodward, engaged in a dispute with the White House.
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Reader recommendation: What Work Is
Monitor readers share their favorite picks.
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Global News Blog Palm oil casualty? 14 pygmy elephants fall prey to pesticides in Borneo
Malaysian wildlife officials say 14 dead pygmy elephants were found last month in Borneo, apparently poisoned by chemicals used by farmers on the country's massive palm-oil plantations.
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Could Vine get pulled from the App Store for featuring porn?
The video-sharing app released by Twitter on Thursday is off to a bumpy start for hosting pornographic content. Vine could get the boot from the App Store if it does not clean up its content.
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Eugene Patterson, newspaperman worth admiring and civil rights voice, dies at 89
Pulitzer Prize-wining editor and columnist, Eugene Patterson, famous for his moving argument for civil rights in the column, 'A Flower for the Graves,' passed away Saturday. Patterson was editor of the Atlanta Constitution, as well as managing editor of the Washington Post, and editor of the St. Petersburg Times.
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Chapter & Verse Presidential biographer Edmund Morris discusses Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and more
'I was not drawn to either man because he was president,' says Morris of Roosevelt and Reagan, but instead by 'the enduring fascination of their character.'
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