Topic: Truman Capote

Chapter & Verse New errors are discovered in 'In Cold Blood'

The 'true crime' book by Truman Capote, which has long been plagued by charges of inaccuracy, was accused anew of factual errors after old Kansas Bureau of Investigation files were discovered.

Culture Cafe Anne Hathaway earns early praise for 'Les Miserables'

Anne Hathaway is being called a sure thing for an Oscar nomination by critics who have seen the movie 'Les Miserables.' Anne Hathaway stars as struggling single mother Fantine.

'Lincoln': 6 actors who won Oscars for portraying historical figures

'Lincoln' actor Daniel Day-Lewis is already a frontrunner for this year's Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the sixteenth president. Here are a few other actors who took home a statuette when they portrayed real people.

Chapter & Verse What books to assign to a group of inmate-students?

Dickens or Denisovich? Mailer or Malamud? This professor agonized over the reading list for a class of prison inmates.

Gore Vidal: a celebrity, a life writ large

Gore Vidal was known as much for his fierce public spats as he was for collected works that included 25 novels, 200 essays, six plays, several screenplays, and a National Book Award for essays on the United States.

Chapter & Verse Gore Vidal remembered: a larger-than-life literary presence (+video)

Gore Vidal, who died yesterday at the age of 86, was a legendary writer and contrarian commentator.

12 best quotes about writing

Twelve famous authors talk about writing.

Culture Cafe Philip Seymour Hoffman signs on for 'Hunger Games' sequel 'Catching Fire'

Philip Seymour Hoffman will appear as a pivotal villain in the 'Hunger Games' sequel.

Culture Cafe Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles discusses his film 'Salesman'

The filmmaker says humanizing the experience of people in a documentary is essential.

'Jackie After O': 5 stories about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Tina Cassidy's book chronicles the year Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis spent on her own, after the death of her second husband.

Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts

In 'Life Sentences,' author and critic William H. Gass entrances the reader with his lilting prose and skilled literary criticism.

Banned Books Week: Join the virtual Read-Out protest on YouTube

The American Library Association urges users to read from banned or challenged books on YouTube.

How well do you know the Brooklyn book scene?

Brooklyn has played host to authors from Walt Whitman to Truman Capote throughout its colorful history. How much do you know about these authors, their lives and their works?

5 classic novels that beautifully explore the dark side of life in New York City

The city that never sleeps may hide behind the logo of a shiny Big Apple, but for some life in New York is as spikey and lethal as a ball of nails. Here are 5 classic novels that wonderfully reveal both the dark and the light in the experiences of New Yorkers throughout the decades.

Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & 'To Kill a Mockingbird': movie review

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee remains elusive in this new documentary that delves into her silence.

Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.

How ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ helped to usher in the ’60s.

On the 50th anniversary of "To Kill a Mockingbird": a glimpse of Harper Lee

Harper Lee biographer Charles J. Shields talks about Harper Lee and the 50th anniversary of her masterpiece "To Kill a Mockingbird."

Scout, Atticus & Boo

A 50th-anniversary celebration of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ – America’s ‘national novel.’

'Me and Orson Welles': movie review

'Me and Orson Welles' is a heartfelt movie about a theater-struck high school teenager unceremoniously ushered into the mercurial world of Orson Welles.

When has a book inspired you to action?

Laura Bush, publishers, discuss a book deal