It’s here: the final day of the National Book Foundations’ longlist announcements. Yep, it’s time for the fiction list, as chosen by judges Dorothy Allison, Ruth Dickey, Javier Ramirez, Danzy Senna (Chair), and Jeff VanderMeer from a pool of 397 submitted books. It includes two debut short story... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-20 14:32:33 UTC ]
Day four of the National Book Foundations’ longlist announcements; today we’re looking at the ten titles judges Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Carolyn Kellogg, Mark Laframboise, Kiese Laymon, and Jeff Sharlet think illuminate “new perspectives on political, natural, cultural, historical, and personal... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-19 14:45:35 UTC ]
Another reason to be pro-Warren: she supports (and is supported by) poets. Turns out that one of the poets up for the National Book Award this year, Camonghne Felix, is also the Director of Surrogates & Strategic Communications at Elizabeth Warren for President. Felix has been longlisted for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-18 20:27:08 UTC ]
It’s day three of the National Book Foundation’s longlist announcements; today they’ve announced the list for the 2019 National Book Award in Poetry. Publishers submitted a total of 245 books to be considered by judges Jos Charles, John Evans, Vievee Francis, Cathy Park Hong, and Mark... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-18 14:56:10 UTC ]
News and Events The Editors of WLT Today the New Yorker announced the longlist for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. With such a wealth of talent on display, we don’t envy the judges’ task. To aid you, the reader, in appreciating the... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-09-17 16:53:18 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has unveiled the 2019 National Book Award longlist for young people's literature. Contenders tackle major sociopolitical issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-09-16 18:19:57 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has announced the ten books longlisted for this year’s National Book Award in Young People’s Literature, chosen from a total of 325 books submitted to the foundation by publishers. The judges for YPL are An Na, Elana K. Arnold, Kristen Gilligan, Varian Johnson, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2019-09-16 14:45:12 UTC ]
Del Rey unveils a new Max Brooks novel, a Pushcart Prize winner sells a romance trilogy, a National Book Award winner sells a picture book, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
A decade-by-decade history of race and racism in America, compiled by a National Book Award Winner. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2017-02-22 10:00:01 UTC ]