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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Holocaust Memoir Mostly Fiction: Author

Best-seller on Jewish girl saved by wolves a fantasy, Belgian admits

Feb 29, 08 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A best-selling Holocaust memoir, which follows a 7-year-old Jewish girl who lived with wolves after losing her parents to the Nazis, is mostly fictional, its author confesses—in particular, the parts about the wolves and her being Jewish, Reuters reports. Misha Defonseca says she "always felt Jewish," but,... More »

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Holocaust • fiction • Nazi • memoir • escape

NYT's Top Reads for 2007

Agent Zigzag and Foreskin's Lament among best 100
in Book Review

Nov 22, 07 5:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Recent write-ups say Americans should read more—but where to start? Try the New York Times' 100 notable books of 2007, ranging from fiction to poetry, essays to bios. Among the acclaimed page-turners:
  • Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal, Ben Macintyre
  • The Art of
... More »

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fiction • literature • top 10 • book • John Updike • Philip Roth • nonfiction books

Fake Memoir Author Pens Debut Novel

'A Million Little Pieces' writer James Frey calls it fiction this time

Sep 13, 07 2:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disgraced author James Frey, whose memoir "A Million Little Pieces" was revealed as fiction last year, will publish a debut novel, "Bright Shiny Morning," with HarperCollins, the Wall Street Journal reports. Frey's fabricated memoir about losing his life to drug addiction sold some 3 million copies and... More »

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fiction • Oprah Winfrey • James Frey • memoir • HarperCollins • A Million Little Pieces • Bright Shiny Morning • novel • book

Harry Potter and the Murdered Heiress?

Rumor has JK Rowling writing crime novel

Aug 19, 07 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - J.K. Rowling has been spotted writing something in an Edinburgh cafe like the one where she penned the first Harry Potter book, and fellow author Ian Rankin says she's moving in on his territory—crime fiction. Rankin admits he hasn't personally talked to Rowling about her next project; it... More »

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Harry Potter • Scotland • JK Rowling • fiction • literature • heiress • author • Edinburgh • book

Army: New Republic
Scribe Lied

But magazine stands
by private's diary
from Iraq

Aug 8, 07 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The military and the New Republic are at a standoff over the accuracy of a series of damaging diaries by an Army private in Iraq. Army investigators say they're fabricated, that no one in the unit corroborated his stories about petty cruelty among soldiers. But TNR Editor Franklin Foer told... More »

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Iraq • military • fiction • journalism • US Army • Weekly Standard • New Republic • Scott Thomas Beauchamp

Achebe Wins Booker Prize

Author of
 Things Fall Apart honored for his
 body of work

Jun 13, 07 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, won the Booker International prize, an award given out every two years to recognize a living writer's body of work. The 76-year-old Nigerian is credited with the creation of the modern African novel and is the most translated African author. More »

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fiction • literature • writing • Chinua Achebe • Booker Prize • book

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