The National Arts Club recently awarded Colm Tóibín the Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature. Read remarks by novelists Jeffrey Eugenides and Yiyun Li, who spoke about Tóibín’s influence and friendship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-07-17 08:55:27 UTC ]
The L.A. Times Book Prizes honor 66 works in 13 categories celebrating exceptional writing from authors at all stages of their careers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-02-21 13:00:41 UTC ]
Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Yiyun Li, Andrew Sean Greer, Elizabeth Strout, and more—that are publishing this week. Want to learn more about upcoming titles? Then go read our most recent book preview. Want to help The Millions keep churning out great books... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2022-09-20 09:59:24 UTC ]
When I first meet a writer on the page, I pose a simple question: What don’t you ask permission for? In Yiyun Li’s case, the answer is her freedom. Individualism might seem inevitable for a woman who was born in China and whose early work responds to authoritarianism, but—reading Li—one senses... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2021-09-15 11:00:00 UTC ]
Founded in October 2009 by Rebecca Fitting and Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Combining the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with carefully curated, community-minded events, Greenlight has earned a reputation as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-09-02 08:53:12 UTC ]
Today, PEN America announced the finalists for its 2021 Literary Awards, which recognizes and honors “dynamic, imaginative, and thought-provoking” books published in the last year. Previous winners include Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Imani Perry, and Yiyun Li. The 55 finalists were selected across... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-02-10 16:43:48 UTC ]
Yiyun Li and Bhanu Kapil are among the writers to receive a $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-19 10:41:56 UTC ]