Arts
Irving explores bisexuality in latest best seller
NEW YORK - Author John Irving's latest book, "In One Person," is his most politically charged novel since his 1980s best sellers, "The Cider House Rules" and "A Prayer for Owen Meany."
Islamists must cement democracy, novelist says
PARIS - Islamist governments which were swept to power in the Arab Spring uprisings must ensure that democracy becomes firmly rooted across the region, novelist Amin Maalouf said on Friday.
Stolen Dali painting mailed back to New York gallery
NEW YORK - A Salvador Dali painting stolen last week from a New York City gallery was mailed back in pristine condition, police said on Friday.
"Land of Decoration" wins Desmond Elliott novel prize
LONDON - Author Grace McCleen won the Desmond Elliott Prize for debut fiction published in Britain on Thursday for "The Land of Decoration," although she has already announced that her budding career as a writer is almost over.
Washington museum shows War of 1812 not just "Star-Spangled Banner"
WASHINGTON - The War of 1812 may be the United States' forgotten conflict, but an unprecedented art museum exhibit shows that there was a lot more to it than the "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Art auction features top names at thrift store prices
NEW YORK - Contemporary art collectors will have a chance to shore up their holdings at relatively low prices next month when Christie's sells works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman and Gerhard Richter.
Book Talk: Former Peace Corp volunteer finds Africa changed
NEW YORK - A former Peace Corps volunteer who views his time in Malawi in the 1960s as the highlight of his life goes back when his marriage falters, only to find the southern African country he remembers has unraveled through poverty and AIDS, or perhaps never existed.
Glitterati flock to Masterpiece London luxury fair
LONDON - The Masterpiece London art and luxury fair opened on Thursday showcasing jewelry, furniture and cars to throngs of the international super-rich seemingly immune to worries over a fragile global economy.
No "Scream" but plenty of darkness at UK Munch show
LONDON - How do you stage an Edvard Munch exhibition without featuring the work for which he is renowned the world over - "The Scream"?
Art show riot reflects religious divide in new Tunisia
TUNIS - The artist agreed to be interviewed but asked not to be named. Picking up a piece of work vandalized by Islamist zealots at a recent arts fair in a suburb of Tunis, she said: "Don't describe it or people will know who I am."
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Erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey" breaks UK record
LONDON - E.L. James' erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey", dubbed "mummy porn" by the British media, has become the country's fastest paperback to reach one million sales, trade figures showed.
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