Last night, the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize was awarded to Jamil Jan Kochai for his collection, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories, following a suite of Afghani characters between modern-day Afghanistan and contemporary America as they grapple with guilt and displacement, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-20 13:38:06 UTC ]
While arguing against intolerance, Azar Nafisi draws parallels between literary dystopias and contemporary America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-29 12:00:16 UTC ]
Viking will release Homegoing author Yaa Gyasi’s “dazzling” new novel Transcendent Kingdom in August 2020, following a family living through the “most urgent of times” in contemporary America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 13:33:13 UTC ]
Salman Rushdie is publishing a new novel, The Golden House, with Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape in September. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel set during the Civil War, while George Packer picked up the non-fiction award for his examination of contemporary America. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]