Nonfiction News

Author Dan O'Brien will join the discussion when the History and Heritage Book Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.

Nelson George is the author of six novels and nine nonfiction books on African-American culture, including "The Death of Rhythm & Blues" and "Life and Def," the autobiography of his old friend Russell Simmons, which he co-wrote. He has received two ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards and a Grammy Award, and has been nominated twice for the National Book ...

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Author Nancy E. Lyncha s a oeVietnam Mailbag: Voices from the War 1968-1972a has won the first-prize gold award for best regional nonfiction in the Mid-Atlantic states in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards competition.

William Appleton Williams near his hope in Waldport, Oregon, circa 1986. "Why William Appleman Williams, for God's sake?" asked Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Phillip Dee Scott of South Jackson birthed literary twins this year. "Tiger-Tiger Burning Bright" is his second nonfiction release, and "The Murder of the South Side Hawk" is the third Bemis-based mystery featuring fictional Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agent Ban Kress.

Originally published June 30, 2009 at 12:40 p.m., updated June 30, 2009 at 1:41 p.m. LONDON a ' The story of a man's lifelong obsession with whales won Britain's leading nonfiction book prize Tuesday.

A clear and emotionally compelling account of the Chicago factory takeover that captivated national attention late last year, Kari Lydersen's "Revolt on Goose Island" makes you root for the little guy as she tells a modern David and Goliath story.

The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name Toby Lester .

Many of those years were gilded in power and philanthropy. A few near the end were tarnished by betrayal and distrust.

On Sunday, July 12, a panel of 17 nonfiction authors and a moderator will appear at the American Library Association Annual Conference at McCormick Place in Chicago.

In his elegant, philosophically oriented works, Alain de Botton has explored the worlds of architecture, travel and self-help. In "The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work," the Swiss-born, London-based author , turns his sharp eye, poet's knack for turns of phrase and seemingly endless historical knowledge on "the world of occupations." De Botton shadows ...

Robert Conquest's landmark book, The Great Terror , is described by the publisher as being a "portrayal of the death of millions in Stalin's peacetime consolidation of power". But anyone who reads it will know that it is more than that.

'A Trace of Smoke' by Rebecca Cantrell Hardened reporter Hannah Vogel knows how tough it is in 1931 Berlin.

In what should become required reading for those interested in the Middle East, Cohen, director of the Institute of Middle East Peace and Development, provides a richly detailed history of diplomacy in the region and its implications for current relations.

Rarely is a nonfiction book so compelling that it demands to be read in one sitting.

Five, six, seven, eight: If you're a fan of "A Chorus Line," that long-running, high-kicking Broadway musical, you finally have your movie version.

The thing that can shatter the life of a teenager is moving abroad. Teenagers are in a stage of life in which they start getting settled in their life.

Vampires, anyone? ♦ The scoop: Filmmaker del Toro tries his hand at fiction with this modern-day tale of viral vampirism, co-written with thriller writer Hogan.

Book collector Gordon Van De Water releases his book, "A Stroll By My Western Bookshelves," a look into the life and history of the American West through a selection of Van De Water's extensive and interesting collection.