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Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead audiobook review – New York’s criminal underworld

Actor Dion Graham narrates this noirish tale of a wise-cracking furniture salesman who struggles to stay on the straight and narrow

The Guardian - UK

Review: Crooked hero in 'Crook Manifesto' learns that getting Jackson 5 tickets is not as easy as A-B-C

FICTION: The second novel in Colson Whitehead's Harlem Trilogy is a masterwork of stylish noir and social satire.

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'Crook Manifesto' takes Colson Whitehead's heist hero in search of Jackson 5 tickets

The playful second book in the author's Harlem Trilogy shows Ray Carney scheming how to get his teenage daughter into the concert of her dreams. Alarming capers ensue.

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Book Review: Colson Whitehead pens entertaining, uneven sequel to 2021 bestseller 'Harlem Shuffle'

Colson Whitehead is back with a sequel to his 2021 bestseller “Harlem Shuffle.”

The Independent UK

Colson Whitehead: ‘A city summons you into its weird drama’

The double Pulitzer prize-winning author on writing a sequel to Harlem Shuffle, the influence of Stephen King’s Carrie, and why he no longer makes fried chicken

The Guardian - UK

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead review – a dazzling sequel to Harlem Shuffle

From bent cops to blaxploitation, this tale of corruption in 70s New York combines the energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire

The Guardian - UK

For novelists of Westerns, Cormac McCarthy transcended — and reinvented — the genre

In his obituaries, Cormac McCarthy has been widely praised as a descendant of William Faulkner and Herman Melville among others, those excavators of the American spirit whose biblically influenced prose raised narratives to tragic and poetic heights

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Springsteen, Kaling, Louis-Dreyfus Among 22 Honored by Biden

President Joe Biden welcomed a high-wattage collection of singers, authors, artists and humanitarians to the White House on Tuesday to present them with medals — and then stole the show himself with a quip about seeking reelection. Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling and Gladys Knight were among the 22…

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‘Born to run’: Biden quips about 2024 as he gives medals to Bruce Springsteen and Julia-Louis Dreyfus

‘I’m kinda looking for back-to-back myself,’ says president, joking about 2024

The Independent UK

Biden teases 2024 run at awards ceremony for artists

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden teased his expected reelection run while honoring celebrities at the White House on Tuesday, with pointed quips to singer Bruce Springsteen and author Colson Whitehead.

Tribune News Service

Springsteen, Louis-Dreyfus among 22 honoured by Biden

Bruce Springsteen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Gladys Knight have received medals as the White House honoured a hots of singers, authors, artists and humanitarians.

The New Daily

Mindy Kaling and Bruce Springsteen set to be honoured with humanities medals by Joe Biden

The medal represents the US’s highest award for advancing the arts

The Independent UK

Biden awarding 1st batch of arts and humanities medals; Chicagoan Fred Eychaner, Bruce Springsteen among honorees

The medals are Biden’s first batch of awards for the arts and humanities, which were delayed by the pandemic. Mindy Kaling, Gladys Knight, Amy Tan and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are also among the medal recipients.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden awarding 1st batch of arts, humanities medals Tuesday

Singer Jose Feliciano, actress Mindy Kaling and fashion designer Vera Wang are among artists being honored by President Joe Biden with the National Medal of Arts

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

London Book Fair 2023: Dates, speakers and how to get tickets

The Mayor of London, Kate Mosse and a raft of Ukrainian authors are the latest announcements to the bill

Evening Standard

Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey review: funny and relatable but over-hyped

The debut novel by Schitt’s Creek screenwriter Monica Heisey is one of the most highly-anticipated of the year — but her millennial tale of singledom and friendship falters, says Alex Peake-Tomkinson

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Books to look forward to in 2023

Making a January list of "books to look forward to" is a hopeless task; there will be hundreds and hundreds of books out in the new year, each of them potentially thrilling to somebody. But here's a representative list of just a few that caught my eye. Here's hoping all…

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about unlikely revolutionaries

Novels by Richard Powers and Colson Whitehead, and polemics by Rachel Carson and Mary Wollstonecraft show how ideas and words can change the world

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The Times of India

Twice Pulitzer-winner Colson Whitehead's new book 'Crook Manifesto' out in 2023

American novelist Colson Whitehead won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize twice-- for 'The Underground Railroad' in 2017, and then for 'The Nickel Boys' in 2020. His novel 'Harlem Shuffle' was released in 2021. And now, the second novel in the Harlen Trilogy titled 'Crook Manifesto' is all set to be published…

The Guardian - UK

In brief: Harlem Shuffle; Two Brothers; The Queen of Dirt Island – reviews

Colson Whitehead on a heist gone wrong; a revisionary study of the footballing Charltons; and Donal Wilson’s latest fictional vignette of small-town Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 stories of male friendship

Writers from Alexandre Dumas to Jack Kerouac and Colson Whitehead have written fiction worth bonding with about these sometimes uneasy alliances

The Independent UK

How to be a bestselling author: Writing tips of Margaret Atwood, George RR Martin, Emily St John Mandel and more

‘Writing is really hard for me. I’m not being facetious; I’m not a natural writer. Every sentence in this book has been rewritten a hundred times’, says John Krakauer at Santa Fe Literary Festival. Holly Baxter examines what the acclaimed authors at the event have revealed about their writing habits

The Independent UK

Santa Fe Literary Festival: Key dates, how to buy tickets, the speakers and more

Between conversations with writers including John Grisham and Sandra Cisneros, you’ll embark on tours of the city with expert authors and dine with celebrated chefs. Annabel Nugent explains why the Santa Fe Literary Festival should be on everyone’s culture calendar this year

The Independent UK

How to get tickets to Santa Fe Literary Festival to see George RR Martin and Margaret Atwood

Inaugural event will take place over a long weekend in May

The Independent UK

How to get tickets to Santa Fe Literary Festival to see George RR Martin and Margaret Atwood

Inaugural event will take place over a long weekend in May

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