Nobel literature winner Mo Yan backs censorship in China
This year's Nobel Prize in literature winner, Mo Yan, defended censorship as something as necessary as airport security checks.
View ArticlePreview: Sharon Creech's book looks at how children deal with unexpected
Children's author Sharon Creech speaks Sunday at the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland.
View Article'The Last Lion': A roaring conclusion
'Defender of the Realm': The final volume of the late William Manchester's epic biography of Churchill is ably finished by Paul Reid.
View Article'The Child's Child': a novel within
Ruth Rendell (as Barbara Vine) tells a tale of two eras, with especial elan.
View Article'Iron Curtain': How it crushed
Churchill coined the phrase. Anne Applebaum brings deeper understanding to the tragedy that its reality brought to those living behind it.
View ArticleCybertainment: Interactive ebook 'Silent History' breaks new ground
"The Silent History" takes ebooks to a new interactive level, and the Robots for iPad app explores the world of robots.
View ArticleThe Next Page: In praise of the massive, sprawling 19th-century novel (or,...
Mitchell James Kaplan picked up the new edition of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' to re-read. He was struck with awe.
View Article2Do This Week, Dec. 9-15: Cultural events around town
The Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet returns to Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Plus, Ellen Goodman lecture and more.
View Article'Big Book of Why' a winner for young sports fans
Are you a sports kid? Or a kid who loves facts? Or one of those kids who is always asking "Why?"
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