Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists

Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-02-19 11:00:10 UTC ]

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4 Summer Books We’re Looking Forward To

Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we’re anticipating this summer. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-22 09:01:49 UTC ]
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4 Audiobooks To Listen To Now

Lauren Christensen, an editor at the New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite audiobooks. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-05-19 09:02:15 UTC ]
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Did the Pulitzer Board just overrule the Jury to give Percival Everett the prize?

Earlier today, the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced and Percival Everett’s James was declared the winner for fiction. This came as no surprise to anybody even vaguely tapped into the literary scene: in addition to winning the National Book Award for Fiction, James won the Kirkus Prize and was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2025-05-05 22:49:07 UTC ]
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Percival Everett, Tessa Hulls Among 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Everett’s novel ‘James’ and Hulls’s graphic memoir ‘Feeding Ghosts’ were among the seven books to receive this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced May 5. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-05-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This Year’s Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners

The winners of this year’s Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced over the weekend. The Book Prizes were founded ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-04-28 12:15:00 UTC ]
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At L.A. Times Book Prizes ceremony, winners advocate for hope in the face of uncertainty

At the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony, winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes addressed the fraught political climate in the U.S. and L.A. rebuilding after January's devastating firestorms. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2025-04-26 04:58:22 UTC ]
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Meta puts stop on promotion of tell-all book by former employee

Social media company wins emergency arbitration ruling on book, Careless People by Sarah Wynn-WilliamsMeta on Wednesday won an emergency arbitration ruling to temporarily stop promotion of the tell-all book Careless People by a former employee, according to a copy of the ruling published by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-03-13 16:22:53 UTC ]
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4 Thriller Novels We Recommend

Sarah Lyall, who writes the monthly thrillers column for The New York Times Book Review, recommends four of her favorite thriller novels. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2025-03-02 10:00:23 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Book Prize Finalists Announced—Andrew Garfield and Cynthia Erivo Among Them

The finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prize were just announced Wednesday. The list is 61 nominees long ... Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-20 18:21:26 UTC ]
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This Year’s L.A. Times Book Prize Finalists

The L.A. Times Book Prize finalists have been announced, an executive order shuts down JFK Library, WICKED is coming to streaming, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2025-02-20 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Percival Everett, Kevin Fedarko Win 2025 Carnegie Medals

Percival Everett's 'James' took home this year’s fiction medal, and 'A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon' by Kevin Fedarko received this year’s nonfiction award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-01-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian view on rewriting classics: what the Dickens? | Editorial

Retellings of novels like Huckleberry Finn and David Copperfield help to keep the canon aliveIt might have lost out at the Booker, but James, a reworking of Huckleberry Finn by Percival Everett, was the unofficial book of 2024, topping best-of-the-year lists and winning the prestigious US Book... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-12-30 18:25:43 UTC ]
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A year of plentiful prose: The best books of 2024

The year’s best books include the novel “James” by Percival Everett and a memoir by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-12-18 16:59:22 UTC ]
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Books That Make Great Gifts

Joumana Khatib, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends a few books to readers looking for gifts for their loved ones. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-12-17 10:00:09 UTC ]
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Book Review: The Poetry of Percival Everett

The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-12-16 10:02:11 UTC ]
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The 10 Best Books of 2024

The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-12-03 13:35:01 UTC ]
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Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction

Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-21 03:36:15 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists

This year’s contenders for the main prizes also include Percival Everett, Hisham Matar and Kaveh AkbarSalman Rushdie, Miranda July and Percival Everett are among this year’s finalists for the National Book awards.Rushdie, who is receiving his first nomination, is competing in the non-fiction... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2024-10-01 14:15:10 UTC ]
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