http://www.mail.com/people/239018-philip-roth.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/239018-philip-roth.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055254-philip-roth-receives-literary-service-award.html NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Roth's latest honor was as much for what he has done for other writers as for his own work. Roth received the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award Tuesday night. He was cited for such novels as "Portnoy's Complaint" and "American Pastoral," but also for his advocacy in the 1970s and 1980s for writers in Czechoslovakia and oth... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:54:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2055254-philip-roth-receives-literary-service-award.html 2013-05-01T04:54:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1964780-roths-80th-newark-nj-celebration.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — "Sitting there in the park," Philip Roth wrote in "Goodbye Columbus, "I felt a deep knowledge of Newark, an attachment so rooted that it could not help but branch out into affection." On the novelist's 80th birthday Tuesday, Newark returned the sentiment to one of its most celebrated natives. The city that played a seminal role in many... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:50:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1964780-roths-80th-newark-nj-celebration.html 2013-03-20T11:50:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965320-book-short-stories-wins-penfaulkner-prize.html NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of short stories set along the border between Texas and Mexico has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced Tuesday that author Benjamin Alire Saenz will receive $15,000 for "Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club." ''Everything Begins" was published by Cincos Punt... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:41:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1965320-book-short-stories-wins-penfaulkner-prize.html 2013-03-19T17:41:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1949670-ap-newsbreak-dylan-voted-elite-arts-academy.html If he lived in England, he'd surely be Sir Bob Dylan. The most influential songwriter of his time has become the first rock star voted into the elite, century-old American Academy of Arts and Letters, where artists range from Philip Roth to Jasper Johns and categories include music, literature and visual arts. According to executive director Virginia Daja... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:42:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1949670-ap-newsbreak-dylan-voted-elite-arts-academy.html 2013-03-12T20:42:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1935848-watergate-novel-nominated-fiction-prize.html NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Mallon's novel about the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award for fiction. Published by Random House Inc., Mallon's "Watergate" was among five nominees for the $15,000 award. Three other books announced Wednesday were published by smaller presses, as judges bypassed such high-profile works... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1935848-watergate-novel-nominated-fiction-prize.html 2013-03-06T16:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1920436-toni-morrison-talks-to-google-creativity.html NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Toni Morrison, speaking Wednesday to dozens of Google employees holding laptops and smartphones, shared her vision for how she would turn the search engine leader into a literary character. "It's like a big, metal, claw-y machine in 'Transformers,'" she said, to much laughter, during a lunchtime gathering at Google's Manhattan off... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:38:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1920436-toni-morrison-talks-to-google-creativity.html 2013-02-28T00:38:01Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html JAIPUR, India (AP) — American author Marilynne Robinson, Israel's Aharon Appelfeld and China's Yan Lianke are among 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction. The award, an offshoot of Britain's better-known Man Booker novel-of-the-year prize, is awarded for a lifetime's work. It is open to authors of all nationalities whose work is ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1844684-10-finalists-named-international-booker-prize.html 2013-01-24T23:53:00Z