2022 National Book Award Winners: Full List

Tess Gunty received the fiction prize for her debut, “The Rabbit Hutch.” Art Spiegelman, the author of “Maus,” received a lifetime achievement award. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2022-11-17 12:12:22 UTC ]

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Top of The List: Health care IT companies

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With ‘The Night Watchman,’ Louise Erdrich rediscovers her genius

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Obituary: Myron Levoy

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How Colum McCann Shaped Loss Into a Book

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How Colum McCann Shaped Loss Into a Book

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Your Homie from Another Heart: On Danez Smith’s “Homie”

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Poem: The Far Norway Maples

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Larry Heinemann, Novelist of the Vietnam War, Dies at 75

His “Paco’s Story” was the surprise winner of the National Book Award for fiction in 1987, beating books by Toni Morrison and Philip Roth. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Electric Lit’s 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2019

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World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translations of 2019, by Michelle Johnson

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2019 National Book Award Winners Announced

The 2019 National Book Award winners have been announced! Hosted by LeVar Burton, the 70th National Book Award ceremony was a night of storytelling! Continue reading at Book Riot

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