To celebrate the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books, we asked authors, editors, critics and scholars to select ...

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The award-winning Black feminist author Toni Morrison ... James Keane's new book, Reading Culture Through Catholic Eyes: 50 Writers, Thinkers, and Firebrands Who Challenge and Change Us, focuses ...

Morrison died suddenly in Paris in 1971, aged 27, from heart failure. Morrison’s body was discovered ... “His head shrunk and ...

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Although, 20 minutes fly by when you have a good book in hand ... tired-looking eyes. So, for those of you who have a lot of sleepless nights or are just night owls at heart, this is your winner.