Writer John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — Writer John Nichols, best known for his populist novel, “The Milagro Beanfield War,” has died.
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Books and literature
Irish writer Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel ‘Prophet Song’
[ad_1] Irish writer Paul Lynch wins the Booker Prize for fiction with his dystopian novel ‘Prophet Song’ ByThe Associated Press
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Milwaukee comic shop looking to sell copy of first appearance of Spider-Man, book could go for $35K
[ad_1] A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy of the first appearance of Spider-Man ByThe
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Author and activist Louise Meriwether, who wrote the novel ‘Daddy Was a Number Runner,’ dies at 100
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose coming-of-age novel “Daddy Was a Number Runner” is widely
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Kevin Phillips, strategist who forecast rising Republican power, dies at 82
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Kevin Phillips, the author, commentator and political strategist whose landmark book, “The Emerging Republican Majority,” became
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Honoree Fleming, a retired university dean, shot to death on Vermont trail
[ad_1] Vermont State Police are asking the public, businesses and hunters near a state university campus to review their surveillance
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Georgia made it easier for parents to challenge school library books. Almost no one has done so
[ad_1] CUMMING, Ga. — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta faculty board in June to take away 4 books
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Kansas newspaper raided by police strikes back in first print edition since search
[ad_1] MARION, Kansas — Even with out the computer systems, cellphones and different workplace gear taken in a police raid,
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor’s reading tour
[ad_1] WATERBURY, Vt. — On a current Sunday afternoon, Vermont’s lieutenant governor was at a neighborhood library, studying a ebook
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Stanford College president publicizes resignation over considerations about his analysis
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — The president of Stanford College mentioned Wednesday he would resign, citing an unbiased assessment that cleared
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