The Style Blog: Books


Posted at 09:12 AM ET, 04/11/2012

Sarah Pekkanen: Local author moves from her boys to ‘These Girls’
By Ron Charles
In just three years, Chevy Chase writer Sarah Pekkanen, author of “These Girls,” has shot from unknown to bestselling novelist.

By Ron Charles  |  09:12 AM ET, 04/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books | Tags:  books, Sarah Pekkanen

Posted at 01:02 PM ET, 03/09/2012

John Updike’s books keep running
By Ron Charles
Random House will release 46 new paperback editions of John Updike’s work. It will also release e-book editions of Updike’s backlist — 26 for the first time.

By Ron Charles  |  01:02 PM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books

Posted at 08:41 AM ET, 03/09/2012

‘The O’Briens,’ by Peter Behrens, a sequel to ‘The Law of Dreams’
By Ron Charles
Peter Behrens releases a sequel to his award-winning novel “The Law of Dreams.”

By Ron Charles  |  08:41 AM ET, 03/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books

Posted at 12:20 PM ET, 03/02/2011

PEN/Faulkner Names Fiction Finalists
By Jacqueline Trescott
The five finalists for the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction were announced Wednesday, with Jennifer Egan, Deborah Eisenberg, Jaimy Gordon, Eric Puchner and Brad Watson making the coveted list.The judges for what the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, headquartered at the Folger Shakespeare...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  12:20 PM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books, Jacqueline Trescott, Local Arts and Culture | Tags:  Brad Watson, Deborah Eisenberg, Eric Puchner, Jaimy Gordon, Jennifer Egan, PEN/Faulkner, PEN/Faulkner fiction finalists, writing awards

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 02/28/2011

Secrest tackles Modigliani in new biography
By Jacqueline Trescott
Meryle Secrest was fascinated by some of the myths around Modigliani, especially the depictions of his bohemian lifestyle and the circumstances of his early death.That interest drew her into her 10th biography of artistic personalities--from Salvador Dali, Frank Lloyd Wright,...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  02:00 PM ET, 02/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books, Jacqueline Trescott, Museums | Tags:  Meryle Secrest, Modigliani, arts biographies, biography of Modigliani

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 12/07/2010

Perillo Selected for Bobbitt Poetry Prize
By Jacqueline Trescott
"Inseminating the Elephant," the book of verse by Lucia Perillo, has been awarded the 2010 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry by the Library of Congress. The work of Perillo has been praised by all quarters of the literary...

By Jacqueline Trescott  |  01:30 PM ET, 12/07/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Books, Books | Tags:  Bobbitt Poetry Prize, Lucia Perillo, award-winning poetry, library of congress