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Philip Roth To Headline National Book Festival In Washington, D.C.
latimes.com 1 week, 5 days agoIconic American author Philip Roth will headline the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., this fall. Roth, now 79, has won the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award twice, the Pulitzer Prize once, and received piles more accolades. His most recent novel is 2010's "Nemesis." Initially having taken place during a single day, the 12-year-old National Book Festival will now span an entire weekend, Sept. 22-23. Book fair enthusiasts may be disappointed; that Sunday is also the Brookly
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Troubled Freighter Drifts Toward Great Barrier Reef
yahoo.com 1 week, 4 days agoA broken-down cargo ship was drifting towards the fringes of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Saturday, with fears of major damage if it were to run aground at the World Heritage-listed site.










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