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What Could This Blog Be In 2013?
December 28, 2012
As our first full year of blogging here is coming to a close, we at Anisfield-Wolf wanted to take a…
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Have You Seen “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”?
December 26, 2012
We’ve talked so much about Mohsin Hamid‘s The Reluctant Fundamentalist coming to the big screen next year and the wait…
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Junot Diaz Shares What’s On His Christmas Dinner Table
December 24, 2012
We’re keeping it light this week—we know everyone is busy with family and friends and the wonderfulness of the holiday…
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Are There Books On Your Holiday List? Here’s Three Books We Think You Should Include
December 21, 2012
If you haven’t read it already, Junot Diaz’ This is How You Lose Her is a terrific collection of short…
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VIDEO: Louise Erdrich On Her New Book, “Round House”
December 19, 2012
We talked about Junot Diaz’ great year, but Louise Erdrich is another Anisfield-Wolf winner with an amazing 2012. She released…
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In A Disaster, Do People Need Books As Much As They Need Other Supplies?
December 17, 2012
Several Nobel laureates, Libraries Without Borders and dozens of authors believe so. They are petitioning for books to be considered crucial in…
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A Look Back At Junot Diaz’ Incredible Year
December 14, 2012
Few writers get the opportunity to be popular and well-regarded, particularly with readers’ fickle attention spans. But Junot Diaz seems to be…
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Scott Reynolds Nelson Tackles America’s Debt History In Latest Book
December 12, 2012
2007 winner Scott Reynolds Nelson’s latest book gives a thorough rundown of America’s history with debt—a history that is as…
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Waking Up At 5 A.M. Every Day To Become A Writer
December 10, 2012
Judith Ortiz Cofer, 1994 winner for fiction, shares her advice on becoming a writer in this quick clip. She stresses…
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Zadie Smith’s Novel Gets The Audio Book Club Treatment
December 7, 2012
Slate.com book editor Dan Kois, DoubleX editor Hanna Rosin, and Brow Beat editor David Haglund sat down for a Slate Audio…
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Toni Morrison To Speak At Harvard Divinity School
December 5, 2012
On December 6, Toni Morrison will deliver the Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality at 5 pm in Sanders Theatre on the Harvard…
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David Levering Lewis: “History without sexuality is incomplete.”
December 3, 2012
David Levering Lewis, 1994 and 2001 Anisfield-Wolf award winner and noted historian of W.E.B. DuBois, was quoted in a recent…
