Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour’s history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office as Britain’s dominant political figure of the last two decades.
More >Ahead of Time is the directorial debut of award-winning cinematographer Bob Richman, which relates the remarkable real-life journey of Schocken author Ruth Gruber, who is celebrating her 99th birthday on September 30, 2010, a spirited woman who rejected the gender boundaries of her generation – leaving Brooklyn for studies in Berlin, where she witnessed the rise of Nazism and began documenting her observations. An impassioned foreign correspondent, she began her illustrious career with the New York Herald Tribune, is the award-winning author of 19 books, including Witness, which is available in paperback from Schocken Books.
Meet Ruth Gruber, Director Bob Richman, Producer Zeva Oelbaum in person at select shows.
More >The Hurston/Wright Legacy Award is the first national award presented to published writers of African descent by the national community of Black writers. This award, underwritten by Borders Books & Music, consists of prizes for the highest quality writing in the categories of Fiction, Debut Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry.
In the nonfiction category, the Hurston/Wright Foundation has nominated Wil Haygood, author of Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson. Congratulations to Mr. Haygood! To find out more about Sweet Thunder, click here or buy it now.
More >A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future.
More >Congratulations to “Temple Grandin,” which won the top honor for Outstanding Made for Television Movie at the 62nd Emmy Awards. This HBO bio-pic based on the life of Temple Grandin, author of Thinking in Pictures, also took home four other major awards, making it the most decorated show of the evening!
Read on to find out more about the film and the book.
More >The Tower, The Zoo, and The Tortoise by Julia Stuart is proving to be the little engine that could! Fresh off of hitting the New York Times bestseller list, this charming and whimsical novel is winning over critics, booksellers, and readers alike! Rave reviews, an excerpt, and book club links after the jump.
More >Tomorrow (8/28) is “International Read Comics in Public Day,” and the NYC meeting place is at 1 pm, in front of the George Washington statue. For more information, go to http://readcomicsinpublic.com/meetup-5-new-york-city/.
We hope that Pantheon graphic novels will be well represented, so be sure to bring along both our classics—The Complete Maus, The Complete Persepolis, Black Hole—and spanking new comics—Asterios Polyp, A.D. (in paperback!).
More >Not only is A Gate at the Stairs is Lorrie Moore’s newest national bestseller, but it’s also a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, finalist for the Orange Prize for Fiction, and a Nationwide Best Book of the Year.
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