Tag Archives: Robert A. Caro

What they’re reading: Rick Yancey

Rick Yancey’s sci-fi thriller The 5th Wave has been taking readers—teen and adults, alike—by storm since its publication last month. The post-apocalyptic tale follows 16-year-old Cassie as she navigates a bleak and dangerous dystopia following an alien invasion that has wiped … Continue reading

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National Book Critics Circle winners

We love when writers and critics get along! Last night, at a NYC ceremony packed with writers, literary critics and other publishing folk, the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) announced the winners of their 2012 book awards. Among the distinguished recipients is … Continue reading

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Big names in the 2012 National Book Award Finalists

It seems like just yesterday that we finished last year’s literary awards season—and here it is, upon us again! This morning, the National Book Award Finalists were announced on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Whereas last year the list of Fiction Finalists … Continue reading

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Weekly links: Bill C. on LBJ; Stephen King’s scolding; heavy characters; and more

This week on BookPage.com, Roger Bishop praises Robert Caro’s The Passage of Power (which I squealed about in November) by writing, “Political biography doesn’t get any better than what Caro does.”  This installment of Caro’s incredible Lydon Johnson biography covers … Continue reading

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A fourth book in Caro’s epic LBJ biography

Big news for book nerds: Robert A. Caro’s fourth book* about Lyndon Johnson is coming out in May 2012, reports the AP. The first three books were called The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power (1982); The Years of … Continue reading

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