With his latest book-length essay, "A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys and Other Wild Places" (Timber Press), Brown rises to a level of acute observation ...

THE National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) unveiled the winners of the prestigious 42nd National Book Awards (NBA) on Monday. The NBA honors the most outstanding ...

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The winner of the prestigious literary award — to be announced on November 12 — will take home $98,000 and receive a dramatic ...

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The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on discussions ...

Reading the latest best seller by Elin Hilderbrand, “Swan Song,” I noticed she mentioned Aspen several times. If you have ...

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