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Philip Roth To Headline National Book Festival In Washington, D.C.
latimes.com 1 week, 3 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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'Don't Learn To Type,' 'Go Back To College' And Other Career Advice Worth Ignoring
forbes.com 1 week, 4 days agoThe college commencement address is sort of an odd tradition, when you think about it. You spend four years listening to your professors imploring you not to leave studying until the night before the final. Yet what is the typical proverb-strewn graduation speech but a last-minute cram session for the tests of adulthood?










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