Biography of poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize
A book that argues Elizabethan poet John Donne should rank alongside William Shakespeare as a literary genius has won Br...
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George Floyd biography among National Book Award nominees
A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thurs...
George Floyd biography to be published in May 2022
Two Washington Post reporters are working on a biography of George Floyd, from his family history in the tobacco fields...
'The Night Watchman,' Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers
One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman...
Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography
The publisher of a new, bestselling biography about Philip Roth has temporarily halted the book’s shipping and promotion...
Biography of Ida B. Wells coming out in 2021
The great-granddaughter of Ida B