Arts and Culture Roundup: no Pulitzer for fiction, Muy Bien Lumbera, Cirque du Soleil’s ...
Fri, 04 May 2012 18:34:37 -0700
LITERATURE No Pulitzer for Fiction The publishing world, as well as book fans, complained the absence of a Pulitzer fiction winner, explaining that it gave an impression that 2011 was a bad year for novels. Critics were concerned that it would hurt sales and the industry’s reputation following accusations of fixing prices for e-books. Among the authors who lost were Denis Johnson for Train ...
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Art Sanctuary presents Celebration of Black Writing
Tue, 22 May 2012 00:22:15 -0700
In its mission to draw inspiration from black culture in Philadelphia, an arts organization is offering its yearly breakout conversation among artists, writers and citizens. The 28th annual Celebration of Black Writing, which began Monday and continues until June 2, attracts creative people from many realms - performance and spoken-word artists, authors, editors, journalists, musicians and other ...
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