Creative writing professor Patricia Smith set the basement of Labyrinth Books alight on Thursday with a reading of her new poetry collection “The Intentions of Thunder,” performing with words that ...

NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Wednesday, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to ...

Distinguished poet and award-winning author Patricia Smith engaged with students through a seminar discussion and poetry reading Jan. 24. Hosted by the Georgetown University Lannan Center for Poetics ...

Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards The 76th annual National Book Awards have been presented by the nonprofit National Book Foundation, with winners including ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide on Nov. 19, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine's "The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)" to Chicago-born ...