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Shakespeare tale scoops nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAn engrossing account of “how Shakespeare became Shakespeare” has been named the greatest-ever...
A Remarkable Discovery of a Document Shatters One of Shakespeare's Biggest Mysteries
Town & Country via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoA new twist is as dramatic as any of Shakespeare's plays: the real “Shakespeare” behind a family...
Book about Shakespeare’s pivotal year named Baillie Gifford winner of winners
PA Media: Entertainment via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAuthor James Shapiro’s “remarkable and compelling” book about Shakespeare has claimed the Baillie...
Biography of poet John Donne wins UK nonfiction book prize
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBritish writer Katherine Rundell’s biography “Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne” was...
A plague on both their houses? Politicos grapple with 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoWilliam Shakespeare’s works are not short of insight on the perils of power and “vaulting ambition”....
Book Review: 'John Quincy Adams' gives the sixth president's life the sweep and scope it deserves
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoTo be clear, Randall Woods' “John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People” is not a leisurely read...
The Best New Royal Books of 2024 (So Far)
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Best New Royal Books of 2024Design by Michael Stillwell When Prince Harry released Spare last year, readers couldn't get enough of his stories from...
What Percentage of Movies Are Written by Women Over 40?
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoExclusive: The Writers Lab, which nurtures female screenwriters over 40, looks at the ages and...
Fact Check: Rumor Says 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe. Here's What...
Snopes via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoFacebook user Johnny D Baptist Claim: The "Rock-a-bye Baby" nursery rhyme originated from the Native...
In History of the World, Part II , Mel Brooks Is Still Funnier Than Most Comedians Half His Age
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoWonderfully intergenerational, the show is both an anointing of the many heirs to Brooks’ comedy...