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With a huge election bounce, sales of books by and about President-elect Barack Obama are soaring: The Audacity of Hope, his ...

I'm currently reading The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I picked it up because I'm 20 years old and want to know what the fuss is all about. I think I need to speak to some lit majors or something because I'm just not understanding the hype. We'll ...

Playbill - Broadway, TV and film writer Larry Gelbart, whose stage projects include Sly Fox, City of Angels, Mastergate and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, will be presented with the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Literary Awards Festival gala dinner (LitFest) Dec. 3.

In this sequel to The Mummy Returns, Rick O'Connell and his family awaken an Emperor of ancient China and his terracotta army.

In José Saramago's new novel, death goes on strike - and an absurdist tangle follows.

Among the nominees for this year's National Book Award in fiction is a book that some have complained is not exactly new: Peter Matthiessen's "Shadow Country."

There's been a lot written over the past few days about the fearful state of book publishers. However, that shouldn't make a lick of difference when it comes to a couple of mega book deals expected to be signed before the month is out.

Two new crime novels show Italy opening itself up and asserting itself as part of the wider world — even if its prime minister often seems lost in his provincial past.

Although his brain was no bigger than a walnut, Alex the African gray parrot could do more than speak and understand — he could also count, identify colors and, according to his owner Irene Pepperberg, develop an emotional relationship.

PEN USA ANNOUNCES 2008 LITERARY AWARD WINNERS November 07, 2008 Award winning writer Larry Gelbart set to receive Lifetime Achievement Award PEN USA, the West Coast center for the renowned writers' organization International PEN, has unveiled the winners of its prestigious 2008 Literary Awards competition. These include: Fiction Daniel Alarcon, "Lost City Radio"  (reviewed in ...