Stories tagged with "pulitzer prize"

LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: THE WOMAN BEHIND LITTLE WOMEN by indystar

By Harriett Reisen (Henry Holt and Co., $26) In her new biography of the fiercely independent author of “Little Women,” screenwriter Harriet Reisen draws a lively,... – Nov 08, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Books

Spirit & Place festival promotes positive change by David Lindquist

The annual Spirit&Place festival is streamlined from 16 days to 10 this year, but it would be a mistake to refer to the collaborative community project as small. Forty events... – Nov 05, 2009 at 8:07 PM in Entertainment

'Picnic' on stage at Greenwood High School by indystar

Greenwood High School will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Picnic” starting tonight. The play, written by William Inge, will run through Saturday and is open... – Nov 05, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Greenwood

Saving the news by indystar

Each time another report surfaces about the decline of newspapers, I feel like a Death Row inmate counting the warden’s footsteps. The latest echo of doom arrived a few days... – Oct 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Carmel Community Players back on track in new home by Jay.Harvey

Carmel Community Players has had a rough road the past year, surviving a funding snafu with the city of Carmel that left the amateur theater company potentially homeless and flat... – Oct 08, 2009 at 4:47 PM in Entertainment

N.Y. Times columnist William Safire dies at 79 by indystar

NEW YORK — Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist, language expert and former White House speechwriter William Safire died today, his assistant said. He was 79. Safire, who... – Sep 27, 2009 at 3:26 PM in Nation & World

Curtain Call by Jay.Harvey

‘Miss Daisy’ in Nashville Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., in Nashville, will open Alfred Uhry’s comedy “Driving Miss Daisy” today for a... – Sep 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Entertainment

Kennedy memoir ready for release by USA Today

NEW YORK — Sen. Edward Kennedy did not live to see his dream of universal health care passed, but he did complete a cherished and more personal project: his memoir.True... – Aug 26, 2009 at 3:07 PM in Entertainment

Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing by USA Today

Richard Russo's latest novel is riding a wave; a movie tie-in has lit a flame under Julia Child's iconic 1961 cookbook; and audible.com is making more classics available for audio... – Aug 12, 2009 at 8:20 PM in Entertainment

Spielberg hops onto remake of rabbit tale 'Harvey' by USA Today

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has a giant rabbit on his mind for his next film.Spielberg is directing a remake of the James Stewart classic Harvey, the story of a... – Aug 02, 2009 at 7:06 PM in Entertainment

'Sweet Mary' by indystar

By Liz Balmaseda (Atria Books, $24.99) Real-estate agent and single mom Mary Guevara is preparing for work when U.S. marshals suddenly show up at her door. The next thing the... – Jul 23, 2009 at 8:40 PM in Books

Frank McCourt, author of 'Angela's Ashes,' dies by USA Today

Frank McCourt, the retired high school English teacher who became a best-selling memoirist, liked to say he had disproved F. Scott Fitzgerald's adage about there being "no second... – Jul 19, 2009 at 7:49 PM in Entertainment

Thesis shows anti-women bias in the theater by indystar

Women playwrights, long aware that they’re produced less frequently than their male counterparts, may now have someone to blame: women artistic directors. To research a... – Jul 02, 2009 at 2:19 AM in Entertainment

Halfway To Heaven by indystar

By Mark Obmascik (Free Press, $26) When hiking at 10,000 feet, breathing becomes a luxury. At 12,000 feet, the carotid artery is pounding, and legs turn to rubber. By 14,000 feet,... – Jun 20, 2009 at 8:36 PM in Books

Hall of fame for journos headed to IU by Tom Spalding

The Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame is making headlines of its own today: It is on the move after 33 years in Greencastle. The Hall of Fame, founded in 1966 and housed at DePauw... – May 18, 2009 at 12:05 PM in Business

Critics name 'Ruined' best play by USA Today

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruined, Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama set against the backdrop of an African civil war, has been named best play of the season by the New York... – May 04, 2009 at 7:47 PM in Entertainment

Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing by USA Today

Score one for Tori Spelling in her "book war" with her mother, Candy; The Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown is bringing Robert Langdon back for a new adventure; and the Pulitzer Prize is... – Apr 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM in Entertainment

In hard times, papers show Pulitzer mettle by indystar

NEW YORK — The 2009 Pulitzer Prizes in journalism were announced Monday after one of the most depressing years the newspaper industry has ever seen, with layoffs,... – Apr 21, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities

The Corporal Was a Pitcher by indystar

By Ira Berkow (Triumph Books, $25)Have you been experiencing Alex Rodriguez fatigue the past couple of months? First Joe Torre and Tom Verducci wrote a book that calls him A-Fraud.... – Apr 18, 2009 at 9:43 PM in Books

Two new kids' books hot on the tail of Obama White House by USA Today

The presidential puppy is about to arrive — and so are two new children's picture books about the next canine occupant of the White House.Which Puppy? (Simon Schuster,... – Mar 30, 2009 at 10:18 PM in Entertainment