NEW YORK - A novel set in the pre-digital world of 1970s New York City and a biography of one of the city's most famous sons are among this year's National Book Award winners. Full Article at Access Atlanta Vendor

Published: 11/18/2009 10:38 PM Last Modified: 11/18/2009 10:38 PM NEW YORK — Colum McCann’s “Let the Great World Spin,” a novel about daring, luck and mortality in 1970s New York, won the fiction prize Wednesday night at the 60th annual National... Full Article at Tulsa World

Paul Newman's grieving widow Joanne Woodward suffered her own cancer scare last month, a year after the movie legend lost his battle with the disease. Full Article at IMDB

Charles E. Conrad, one of the entertainment industry's most distinguished acting teachers, died Oct. 29 of kidney failure in Port Townsend, Wash. He was 84. Full Article at Backstage

Westport Country Playhouse's Gala 2009 will feature a star-studded evening of entertainment and conviviality on Monday, November 2, highlighted by special salutes to Mary Rodgers Guettel, composer, and Elisabeth Morten, Playhouse board of trustees... Full Article at Broadway World

Westporters Ann Sheffer (l) and Joanne Woodward were among those attending Saturday night’s Big Apple Circus benefit for the Giant Steps School for students with autism spectrum disorders and other neurological impairments. Full Article at Westport Now