Check out these updates from Omnivoracious for November 20, 2013.
2013 National Book Award Winners Announced
The Amazon Books editors are thrilled to be in New York for the National Book Awards. The after-party calls, so we'll tell you about our favorite moments tomorrow.
Tonight, we salute the magnificent work of this year's winners.
Winner--Literarian Award: Dr. Maya Angelou
Winner--Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters: E. L. Doctorow
Fiction Winner: James McBride for The …
Colum McCann Interviews Authors of Richard Pryor Bio, "Furious Cool"
As kids growing up in Michigan, Joe and David Henry became obsessed with Richard Pryor's raunchy and hillarious LPs. A few years after Pryor died, in 2005, the brothers decided to collaborate on an exploration of Pryor's life and his lasting influence. The result, Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him, was selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Month. (…
2013 Best Books of the Year: Humor Entertainment
I always get a little giddy around the time that I finalize the Humor & Entertainment Best of the Month list. I have so much variety to consider: from the laugh out loudness of a well-written comedy book to the no-holds-barred biography of an entertainment icon, the epicness of a pop culture photo tome to quirky niche and novelty items. My three faves this year, collectively, touch on a little …
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