The Washington Post has reported that one of the great American writers, J.D Salinger, has passed away. He was 91.
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One of France’s most beloved writers, Albert Camus, died in a car crash 50 years ago this month. However, the issue of where his final resting place should be has sparked debate between French president Nicolas Sarkozy and a tiny village in Lourmain, where Camus lived until the time of his death. NPR breaks down [...] Jonathan Safran Foer is known for acclaimed novels such as Everything Is Illuminated. Foer was an on-again, off-again vegetarian for years. But the birth of his son led Foer to ask: Was it right to feed his son meat? The result is Eating Animals, his new book on the moral, environmental and health quandaries involved. [...] “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Sarah Walters is a woman who has followed the rules her entire life, like most of us. Unlike most of us, her rules were passed down over generations of Camellias, women at the top-most rung of Charleston’s social ladder. It’s a public society that’s anything but Democratic, Camellias are born, not made: If your mother [...] Author Melissa Hart’s complex and dynamic childhood is the subject of her latest book, Gringa: A Contradictory Childhood. She spoke with The Urban Muse about the inspiration: Urban Muse: Tell us about the inspiration behind Gringa. Melissa Hart: Inspiration comes to me in the form of images–in the case of Gringa, I recalled a pack of Spanish [...] Are you on Twitter? We are (@UptownLiterati) and we follow an amazing “twibe” of folks, mostly women, and largely women of color. Today, one (@SisterToldja) declared January 7 #HappyBlackGirlDay. How much do we love that? If you’re looking to celebrate offline, check out some of my favorite #HappyBlackGirlDay books: What Looks Like Crazy on an [...] |
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