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Paule Marshall, novelist of diverse influences, dies at 90

"Paule Marshall was a profound and luminous writer, as well as a generous teacher, mentor, and friend," the Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat wrote in an email

Authors appearing on LI, week of Aug. 18
Meet WCBS newswoman Mary Calvi, "Eloise" illustrator Hilary Knight and others at book events on Long Island from Aug. 18 to 24.
Trial starting in defamation lawsuit against author Sparks
The trial is getting underway in a lawsuit that accuses novelist Nicholas Sparks of defaming the former headmaster of a private Christian school he founded in North Carolina.
'Things You Save in a Fire': Sparks fly in a firehouse
Katherine Center's "Thing You Save in a Fire" sizzles when it focuses on the culture of firefighters.
Oyinkan Braithwaite on 'My Sister, the Serial Killer'
Oynikan Braithwaite talks about her debut novel "My Sister, the Serial Killer," which has been longlisted for the Booker Prize.
10 BookTube channels for book lovers
HarperCollins' Book Studio 16 and Penguin Random House's Read It Forward are among the best channels for BookTube newbiest.
'In the Country of Women': A family's female roots
Susan Straight's "In the Country of Women" is a complex memoir rooted in stories of the strong women in her family.
'Inland' review: Ponderous tales of the Southwest
"Inland," the new novel from Tea Obreht, author of "The Tiger's Wife," weave two tales set in the 19th century American Southwest.
Bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 3
Publishers Weekly’s U.S. list powered by NPD BookScan for the week ending Aug. 6. HARDCOVERFICTION1. WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, by ...
Authors appearing on LI, week of Aug. 11
Authors Alyson Richman, Randy Gordon, Dani Shapiro and others are hosting book events on Long Island from Aug. 5 and 10.
'Song Of Toni Morrison': Newsday's 1987 profile
This Newsday profile of novelist Toni Morrison, who died Aug. 5, 2019, was published in September 1987, timed to the release of "Beloved," which won the Pulitzer Prize the following year.