Journalist wins award for literature Nov 15, 2009
Past winners have included Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler and Alice Munro. The judges this year included Canadian novelist Alistair MacLeod, U.S. novelist Russell Banks and British biographer Victoria Glendinning. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Linden MacIntyre wins Canadian literature award Nov 11, 2009
Past winners have included Margaret Atwood, Mordecai Richler and Alice Munro. Competing against MacIntyre were Kim Echlin for "The Disappeared," Annabel Lon for "The Golden Mean," Colin McAdam for "Fall" and Anne Michaels for "The Winter Vault.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Jean Thompson writes of ‘common people’ in ‘Do Not Deny Me’ Oct 16, 2009
When Raymond Carver or Tobias Wolff or Alice Munro penetrate the souls of their subjects, what is revealed is the singularity, the playfulness, the evil, the canniness, the miraculous goodness - the uncommonness - of regular human beings. Trudging through one dreary tale after another in Do Not Deny Me, the reader becomes acquainted not with human beings but only their pale shadows. (Boston Globe)
Why I Take My Kids to the Crummy Zoo Oct 13, 2009
When I get too concerned about television overpowering the young minds in my care, I rely on the strange power of an Alice Munro quote that's in my colleague Ann Hulbert's definitive history of 20th-century child-rearing. And, as the saying goes, about this matter of what molds or warps us, if it's not one thing it will be another. (Slate)
Romanian-born writer wins Nobel for literature Oct 9, 2009
Canada is home to at least three of the world's most respected authors: Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro and Michael Ondaatje. But the last Canadian to receive the Nobel was Saul Bellow, who won in 1976 and left for the U.S. as a boy. (AZCentral -- News)
Literature: A reader’s feast, but why? Sep 23, 2009
But so too are Alice Munro, William Trevor, Margaret Atwood, and Anne Tyler, to say nothing of notables like Jonathan Lethem and Lorrie Moore. Even rabid readers should have ample diversion during the long, cold months to come. (Boston Globe)
William Trevor, once a sculptor, expertly chisels out the story hidden in marble Sep 20, 2009
Trevor is at the top of his game here, and his game is better than anyone else s. No one, save perhaps Alice Munro and Alistair MacLeod, no one writes with such clarity, subtlety, grace, and precision. No one can stun you with the fresh, usual word as he can. (Boston Globe)
Film director Jane Campion blazes her own trail Sep 14, 2009
" Campion is already at work on a film based on the Alice Munro short story "Runaway. " Munro is one of her favorite writers. "I think she's like a Grimm fairy tale teller. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fall feast for fiction lovers Sep 13, 2009
Alice Munro, Jonathan Lethem, Philip Roth, and the late Kurt Vonnegut have new titles coming soon, too. Thomas Pynchon, Pat Conroy, and E.L. Doctorow have all published recently. (Boston Globe)
Go to bed with a good book? No thanks Sep 9, 2009
And we have yet to read an Australian chronicler of love in its domestic setting as sharp-eyed as Alice Munro, or of infidelity so involved as John Updike. Further, romantic love has never been less fashionable in Australian fiction, as a subject or a concept. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Leaves and pages turn in the fall books preview Sep 7, 2009
by Alice Munro (Knopf). Nine new stories from the Canadian author. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
New Fall Books Penned by Prizewinners Aug 28, 2009
New fiction is due from Richard Powers, Alice Munro, E.L. Doctorow, Diane Gabaldon, Stephen King, John Grisham, Audrey Niffenegger, Jonathan Lethem and Lorrie Moore. Other highlights: Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna," Ha Jin's "A Good Fall," Wally Lamb's "Wishing and Hoping," essay collections by Chinua Achebe and Zadie Smith, and a memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Vancouver International Writer's Fe... Aug 24, 2009
Founded by Alma Lee, the festival has hosted a whole literary world of authors from Canadian greats such as Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro to international literary geniuses including JK Rowling and Frank McCourt ... The festival kicks off with a bang with A Tribute to Alice Munro where authors such as Alistair McLeod, Elizabeth Strout and Joan London pay homage to the Canadian literary genius. (Suite101.com)
An E-Book on an iPhone Jul 11, 2009
She might be reading Alice Munro, patron saint of short-story writers, or some James Patterson sack of chicken feed how dare she disguise her download from our prying eyes. And reading an e-book on an iPhone, that s truly unsporting. (The American Conservative)
Andymonium: Murray to face Roddick in semifinals Jul 2, 2009
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Prescription drugs in spotlight after Jackson death Jul 1, 2009
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Dogs helping injured soldiers under gov't program Jun 30, 2009
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Prescription drugs in spotlight after Jackson death Jun 30, 2009
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Perry wins Travelers Championship with record 258 Jun 29, 2009
" Scott Verplank shot a round-best 62 Sunday, one off the course record that he shares, and finished tied for ninth place at 15-under par. "I knew I'd shot 61 here a few years ago, so obviously you know, I can get it going on this golf course," he said. Related Searches: Buzz Up More... Most Blogged - Sports chicagotribune.com - Sports Sun Jun 28, 6:03 pm EDT FanHouse Sun Jun 28, 3:00 pm EDT MetsBlog.com Sun Jun 28, 3:29 pm EDT Alerts Get an alert when there are new stories about: Hunter Mahan... (Yahoo News)
Canadian writer Munro wins 2009 Man Booker Int'l Prize May 28, 2009
LONDON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Canadian writer Alice Munro on Wednesday was named the winner of the third Man Booker International Prize. "Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and yet she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision to every story as most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels. To read Alice Munro is to learn something every time that you never thought of before," the judging panel said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Munro wins international Booker May 27, 2009
Canadian short story author Alice Munro has won the third Man Booker International Prize ... To read Alice Munro is to learn something every time that you never thought of before ... They said in a statement: "Alice Munro is mostly known as a short story writer and yet she brings as much depth, wisdom and precision to every story as most novelists bring to a lifetime of novels. "To read Alice Munro is to learn something every time that you never thought of before. (BBC News -- Americas)
Alice Munro Beats Carey, Oates for $94,900 Man Booker International Prize May 27, 2009
Alice Munro Wins 60,000-Pound Man Booker International Prize - Bloomberg ... Alice Munro Wins 60,000-Pound Man Booker International Prize ... To read Alice Munro is to learn something every time that you never thought of before, the panel said in an e-mailed statement. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Jealous of My Bombshell Daughter Apr 16, 2009
You will find solace in how great writers like Doris Lessing (, ), M.F.K. Fisher (), or Alice Munro (any of her ) have portrayed women struggling with aging, motherhood, and love. And are the best summing up of the bittersweet necessity of the fading of beauty. (Slate)
Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Toni Morrison Mar 20, 2009
They include E.L. Doctorow, V.S. Naipaul, Joyce Carol Oates, Mario Vargas Llosa and Alice Munro. A winner will be announced in May. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Kanye West faces charges Mar 19, 2009
Also cited were Australia's Peter Carey, Mahasweta Devi of Bangladesh, Scottish author James Kelman, Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru, Arnost Lustig of the Czech Republic, Canadian short story writer Alice Munro, Italy's Antonio Tabucchi, Kenyan Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Dubravka Ugresic of Croatia, and Ludmila Ulitskaya of Russia. (AP). (Boston Globe)
The story as 'a mirage in the distance' Mar 8, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
