Bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado will discuss the forthcoming The Low, Low Woods at BookExpo Online's Adult Book & Author Dinner. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling author Shea Serrano shares his favorite 2019 reads, including an out-of-print travelogue about a pool hustler and Chuck Klosterman stories. The post A Year in Reading: Shea Serrano appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-12-02 20:00:28 UTC ]
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Four years after Sarah Kendzior forecasted Trump’s win, the bestselling author reflects on the rise of online propaganda, the need for transparent algorithms, and why social media is more dangerous than ever. Sarah Kendzior was a lone voice in the wilderness predicting the victory of Donald... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2019-11-28 09:00:16 UTC ]
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Bestselling author Tommy Orange talks about his 'There There' sequel and having to adjust to being the center of attention. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-11-21 21:19:30 UTC ]
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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
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-21 12:22:37 UTC ]
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Last night’s 70th National Book Awards in New York saw Susan Choi, Sarah M Broom, Arthur Sze, Laszlo Krasnahorkai and Martin W Sandler annnounced as winners, respectively, in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-21 10:45:49 UTC ]
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Sarah M. Broom won the nonfiction prize for “The Yellow House,” one of several memoirs in the category. Arthur Sze won in poetry for “Sight Lines.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-21 03:34:36 UTC ]
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The 2019 National Book Award winners were announced in New York City tonight. The big prize for Fiction went to Trust Exercise by Susan Choi (Bonus: Read our 2019 interview with Choi). In his opening remarks for the 70th annual ceremony, host Levar Burton spoke about the power of books... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-11-21 03:04:39 UTC ]
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The 2019 National Book Awards—aka the Oscars for books—have officially been awarded! This year’s winners are as follows: Young People’s Literature: Martin W. Sandler for 1919, The Year That Changed America. * Poetry: Arthur Sze for Sight Lines. * Translation: Laszlo Krasznahorkai and Ottile... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-21 02:41:21 UTC ]
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On the day the 2019 honorees are to be unveiled, we recall recipients who have died in recent years. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-20 23:04:27 UTC ]
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Ahead of tonight’s ceremony, we looked back at every National Book Award for Fiction and Nonfiction winner of the 21st century. | Book Marks “A closeness comes from an every-day giving of attention.” Nina McLaughlin on finding the natural world in Ovid. | Lit Hub What does the debutante ball... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-20 11:30:40 UTC ]
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In our latest edition of featured nonfiction, we present an excerpt from National Book Award finalist Susan Straight’s new novel, In the Country of Women, out now from Catapult. The post ‘In the Country of Women’: Featured Nonfiction from Susan Straight appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-11-19 20:00:11 UTC ]
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The bestselling author returns with his sixth book, Talking to Strangers, and a little advice about trust, relationships, and the lies people tell. The post Malcolm Gladwell Talks to Strangers appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2019-11-19 17:00:28 UTC ]
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These are some important things to know about my dad: every Halloween he dresses up in a different inflatable costume to hand out candy, he’s seen Bigfoot, he watches John Wick about once a month, he wanted to name me Elvis, and when I was younger he read all my favorite books along with me.... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-11-19 12:00:00 UTC ]
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AWARD-WINNING WRITER Deirdre Bair likes to call herself an “accidental biographer.” Apparently, she “had never read a biography before she decided that Samuel Beckett needed one and she was the person to write it.” One is inclined to call this a “happy” accident since the Beckett bio won the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-11-14 13:30:01 UTC ]
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“An unrequited crush on an English teacher is a great gig if you can get it.” From Little Women to Fleabag, Janet Manley considers the appeal of action at a distance. | Lit Hub Meet the National Book Award finalists (who kindly agreed to answer some of our questions). | Lit Hub Testimonies from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-13 11:30:20 UTC ]
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On the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, seven acclaimed books about and from East Germany. | Lit Hub What does “NSFW” mean in the age of social media? On the protean, problematic humor of the internet. | Lit Hub Remembering Stephen Dixon, two-time National Book Award finalist,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-08 11:30:40 UTC ]
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“Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All” is set during World War II in a Chicago orphanage, where teenagers — some of them ghosts — seek answers. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-11-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephen Dixon left us yesterday. The author of Frog (1991) and Interstate (1995) two National Book Award finalists, published some thirty other books, including collections of his over 500 short stories. I first met Dixon on the final day of a class in my junior year of college called “Short... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-11-07 20:03:05 UTC ]
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Erin Morgenstern, bestselling author of "The Night Circus," answers questions about her latest novel, including where she finds inspiration. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-11-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Erin Morgenstern, bestselling author of "The Night Circus," answers questions about her latest novel, including where she finds inspiration. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-11-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
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