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Novelist Rabih Alameddine, poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards

November 29, 2025 Hillel Italie

NEW YORK — National Book Awards judges honored authors worldwide last Wednesday night, from Lebanese novelist Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” to Chicago-born poet Patricia Smith’s “The […]

Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil

February 10, 2025 Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Hillel Italie

SAO PAULO — Veteran singer and poet Patti Smith has reassured fans that she is “fine” after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil and later returning to apologize to the audience for ending her show […]