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Ellison's exploration of race and identity won the National Book Award in 1953 and has been called one of the best novels of the 20th century.
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Reading literary fiction improves people's ability to recognize other people's mental states, while popular fiction and nonfiction do not, a study says. That may be because literary fiction tends to focus on the psychology and inner lives of the characters.
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A visit with Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Stephen Handwerk talks about the current state of, and the future of, the Democrats in our…
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Jim talks with Chris Nelson, with the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition, about the state of his industry--three years after the BP oil spill.Journalist and…
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Jim talks with veteran Democratic political consultant Ray Strother about President Obama's second term, Hillary in 2016, women in combat and more.Former…
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Stephanie Powell Watts will be accepting this year’s Ernest Gains Award for Literary Excellence from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.Watts is being…
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Veteran political consultant Gus Weill notes Gov. Bobby Jindal's post-election turn on Mitt Romney.From LSU's Swine Palace, Reeva Wortel and Leigh…
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The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has announced the winner of this year's Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, which is designed to inspire and…