A new generation of souls is learning about the two-year love affair of author Alice Walker and singer Tracy Chapman, thanks to renewed interest in the oeuvres of both women: Walker’s canonical ...

It’s far from the first time Americans have heard the story of Celie, the protagonist of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple.” Walker’s novel debuted in 1982 and received rave reviews ...

Nancy Walker, 94, of Harbor Springs, died January 29, 2025, at home with her son by her side. Born August 25, 1930, in Port ...

Jodi Picoult remembers when everyone seemed to praise her novel Nineteen Minutes, a 2007 bestseller about a school shooting that now tops a list compiled by PEN America of the books most banned in ...

Alice Walker’s contributions to literature extend beyond the scope of any one novel or essay. She writes with the clarity and wisdom of someone deeply attuned to the struggles and triumphs of ...

And in a kind of cultural déjà vu, a new breed of detractors have been up in arms, just as critics of "The Color Purple" were when Alice Walker's novel was released in 1982 and when Steven ...

Alice Walker grew up in Orbost, East Gippsland, and found her love for radio at community broadcaster SYN. She has been working for ABC radio since 2016, producing at ABC Ballarat before moving ...