Six American writers are among 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction.

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

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In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights.

Editors at Bartlett's work to keep up with what's quotable

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Words.

Nobelist Annie Ernaux draws hundreds to New York bookstore

Read full article: Nobelist Annie Ernaux draws hundreds to New York bookstore

Since Annie Ernaux won the Nobel literature prize last week, the French author’s books have gained enough new admirers that many titles are out of stock on Amazon.

RACHEL KUSHNER

US authors make up almost half the 13 semifinalists for the Booker Prize for fiction

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

Editors at Bartlett's work to keep up with what's quotable

Nobelist Annie Ernaux draws hundreds to New York bookstore