Margaret Atwood
Author John Grisham attends the opening night of "A Time To Kill" on Broadway in New York on Oct. 20, 2013, left, and author Margaret Atwood attends the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York on Nov. 11, 2019. Atwood and Grisham are among several authors participating in a novel about the pandemic. The Authors Guild Foundation announced Thursday that it had reached a deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media to publish “Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering." (AP Photo)
Atwood, Grisham among contributors to pandemic novel

By Hillel Italie Mar. 18, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

This combination photo shows the cover of "The Soul of a Woman," left, and a portrait of author Isabel Allende. (Ballantine via AP left, and Lori Barra via AP)
Q&A: Isabel Allende on feminism, TV series, love in pandemic

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Mar. 09, 2021 11:02 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, file photo, Elisabeth Moss attends the "The Handmaid's Tale" season three finale red carpet at the Regency Village Theatre, in Los Angeles. The drama series’ fourth season begins April 28, 2021, and will include 10 episodes. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
As 'Handmaid's Tale' returns, creator sees no end in sight

By Lynn Elber Feb. 26, 2021 10:30 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020 file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. Fauci won a $1 million award from the Israeli Dan David Foundation for “courageously defending science” during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, the foundation named Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical advisor, as the winner of one of three prizes, saying he had earned it over a lifetime of leadership on HIV research and AIDS relief, as well as his advocacy for the vaccines against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)
Fauci wins $1 million Israeli prize for 'defending science'

By Laurie Kellman Feb. 15, 2021 11:02 AM EST

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2011, file photo shows British author John Le Carre at the UK film premiere of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," in London. John le Carre, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89, Le Carre’s literary agency, Curtis Brown, said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that he died in Cornwall, southwest England on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)
John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

By Jill Lawless Dec. 13, 2020 05:11 PM EST

FILE - In this May 28, 2015 file photo, attendees at BookExpo America visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth in New York. The annual publishing convention and trade show, a decades-old tradition, may be coming to an end. ReedPop, which has managed BookExpo for a quarter century, announced Tuesday that it was dropping the event, along with the fan-based BookCon. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing convention

By Hillel Italie Dec. 01, 2020 12:00 PM EST

Americans dominate diverse list of Booker Prize contenders

By Jill Lawless Nov. 19, 2020 05:23 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Booker Prize judges are meeting Thursday to pick a winner of the prestigious literary award, choosing from a six-book list that's both U.S....

This cover image released by Riverhead Books shows "Having and Being Had" by Eula Biss. (Riverhead Books via AP)
From Ferrante to Woodward: a full fall season in books

By Hillel Italie Aug. 19, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

This cover image released by Triangle Square Press shows "Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU" by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth. The book was among the top 10 challenged books in 2019, according to the American Library Association.. (Triangle Square Press via AP)
`Handmaid's Tale,' Harry Potter on challenged books list

By Hillel Italie Apr. 20, 2020 09:00 AM EDT