Literary fiction

University announces next writer-in-residence for spring

January 8, 2022 GMT

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An author whose debut novel in 2020 received awards and critical acclaim will write and teach at the University of Mississippi in the spring.

Raven Leilani has been announced as the John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi.

John le Carre, who probed murky world of spies, dies at 89

By JILL LAWLESSDecember 13, 2020 GMT

LONDON (AP) — 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...

5 highlights of the fall books season

August 19, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Five highlights of the fall books season, from literary fiction to topical non-fiction:...