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Book NewsMore fictional "memoirs" revealed (Mediabistro)More than two years after the James Frey fiasco, two alleged memoirs (one about the Holocaust and one about growing up on the streets of South Central LA) are exposed as fictive. Slate examines the truth in autobiographies (Slate)In the wake of recent literary hoaxes, Slate's Anna Applebaum explores authenticity. NY Public Library receives $100 million gift (NY Times)The NY Public Library's Humanities and Social Sciences branch will soon be renamed after Wall Street tycoon Stephen A. Schwarzman, who has pledged to donate $100 million of his own personal wealth for a planned $1 billion expansion. The battle over Potter (Guardian)J.K. Rowling wages legal war over a fan-compiled A-Z reference book called The Harry Potter Lexicon. New Orleans jazz-library proposal (NOLA)New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield proposes a multimillion-dollar library system to improve the city's archive of early recordings and reviews. Arthur C. Clarke dies (IHT)The legendary science-fiction author passes away at 90. Milton gets an epic tribute (NY Times)The NY Public Library hosts a stunning display of artifacts spotlighting John Milton's life and legacy. Watchwords (Paper Cuts)Bob Harris calls out the seven deadly cliches of book reviewing. (Note that none of these words appear in this issue.) The Rooster Crows (The Morning News)Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao wins this year's Tournament of Books. Read our interview with Díaz here. |
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