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Colum McCann, Dave Eggers Win Big at 60th Annual National Book Awards
Last night, at a black-tie ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, the National Book Awards winners were announced for seven different literary categories. Satirist Andy Borowitz, who runs fake news website The Borowitz Report, emceed the event.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsThe 20 Best Books of the Decade (2000-2009)
Amidst a turbulent environment, a slew of memorable texts emerged in the 2000s: some fiction, some non-fiction, all worth reading and cherishing. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJonathan Demme Turns Dave Eggers Hurricane Katrina Story Into Animated Film
Jonathan Demme (Rachel Getting Married, Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs) acquired the rights to the book Zeitoun, which he plans to make into an animated film.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWhere the Wild Things Are Roundup
A review, two columns, an exclusive and hilarious behind-the-scenes documentary, a cover story and an interview with Karen O... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesFinalists for 2009 National Book Awards are Announced
The 60th annual National Book Award Finalists have been announced for 2009. The prize is awarded to one work out of five nominees in each of four genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people’s literature). This year, 193 publishers submitted a total of 1,129 books for consideration.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsWhere the Wild Things Are Review
Release Date: Oct. 16 Director: Spike Jonze Writers: Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers Cinematography: Lance Acord Starring: Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini Studio/run time: Warner Bros./100 min. A classic paean to childhood imagination fails to turn into an imaginative film... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsSpike Jonze, Dave Eggers and John Hodgman Join Forces to Benefit Kids with Special, Early Where the Wild Things Are Screening
Two days before U.S. audiences can see the much-anticipated movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's classic Where the Wild Things Are, its filmmakers will hold a special screening to benefit young people.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsImaad Wasif Talks Where the Wild Things Are, Streams MP3 From New Album
Awaiting the busy month of October, when he’ll hear the WTWTA soundtrack for the first time in two years and release his own third record, The Voidist, Wasif discusses both projects with Paste... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSix TEDTalks to Make You Reassess What You are Doing With Your Life
This week, Oxford, UK will host the TEDGlobal Conference. The 1,000 conference attendees hail from all over the world and will listen together as over 60 speakers share the best of what's new in the arts, medicine, anthropology, philanthropy and dozens of other fields. TED (Technology Entertainment Design) has been celebrated over its 25 years for hosting speakers whose work and worldviews are radically inspiring, and this conference, themed "The Substance Of Things Not Seen," is likely to follow suit.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDave Eggers' Where the Wild Things Are Novelization to Include Special Edition Furry Cover
By now you might have heard about the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are... read more
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