Today, the British Academy announced the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, which “celebrates exceptional research and the role of non-fiction in bringing to light new perspectives on global histories and cultural identity.” This year’s winner is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 18:15:24 UTC ]
His wry, understated novels turned the Lower Rio Grande Valley into an almost mythic setting for explorations of family, history and cultural identity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2022-04-23 13:17:20 UTC ]
The title treatment for “Sorry to Bother You,” Boots Riley’s joyous dystopian cackle of a directing debut, has more personality than most movies. Designed by the children’s book illustrator J. Otto Seibold in a blocky original font — let’s call it “Dinosaur Tetris” — it conquers the screen in big... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roxane Gay, Eddie Izzard, and Sherman Alexie release memoirs that explore issues of personal and cultural identity. Plus Newt Gingrich and Naomi Klein land on our list with books that take opposing views of Donald Trump’s presidency. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]