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Moderated by Ms. Arana, three authors talked about their books and their lives and the craft of writing during the Saturday Morning Book and Author Breakfast. Senator Obama is the author…

Marie Arana moderated a talk on writing and the creative process. Arana, editor of the book, "The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work: A Collection from the Washington Post Boo…

As part of an ongoing series on American writers, first lady Laura Bush hosted the White House Symposium on Harlem Renaissance Writers. Contemporary authors read from their work and talked a…

David James Duncan was a National Book Awards Finalist and he gave a speech explaining parts of his book entitled “My Story As Told By Water.”

Winners for the publishing year 2000, announced during this program, were: Ted Conover, author of Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, for General Nonfiction; Cynthia Ozick, author of Quarrel and Qu…

The National Book Critics Circle Awards presented its annual awards. Each year, they award prizes to books in five categories: Biography and Autobiography, Anne Fadiman won in General Nonfic…

Three Latina authors discussed the growing role of Latinas in cultural movements within the Latino community and American culture in a broader sense. They also talked about what they hope to…

Panelists discussed the differences between book reviews and literary criticism. They examined such issues as academic vs. popular reviewing and whether there has been a decline in true lite…

An editor, an author and a radio correspondent analyzed the art and technicalities of writing book reviews. They took questions from the audience.