Poet Nikki Giovanni, author and literary celebrity, has died at 81
Author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know her well…
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with artists from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
Jones rose from music school dropout to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives…
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Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee and Ken Burns and singers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah were among 20 recipients of…
Edna O'Brien, iconoclastic Irish author who wrote 'The Country Girls,' dies at 93
Edna O'Brien, Ireland's literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel "The Country Girls" before…
PEN America, facing criticism over its response to the war in Gaza, gathers for annual gala
The literary and human rights organization has faced ongoing criticism over its response to the Israel-Hamas War, with hundreds of…
Alice Munro, Nobel laureate and acclaimed short story author, dies at age 92
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Paul Auster, celebrated and experimental author, dies at 77
Called the "dean of American post-modernists" and "the most meta of American meta-fictional writers," Auster blended history, politics, genre experiments,…
Multiple authors turn down PEN America recognition, citing its stance on war in Gaza
PEN's response to Israel's invasion of Gaza has been widely criticized by writers who believe the organization has failed to…
Author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, heir of beloved 'Babar' series, dies at age 98
"Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its…
Norman Jewison, 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Moonstruck' director, dead at 97
Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died "peacefully" Saturday, according to…
