'His Name Is George Floyd,' 'Demon Copperhead' Among 2023 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Novelists Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz tied for the Fiction prize, and 'Washington Post' journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa's took home the Nonfiction prize at this year's Pulitzer Prize ceremony on May 8. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins the best playwright in America?

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is stepping into a new phase in his career, winning a Pulitzer Prize and maybe a second Tony while writing the Prince musical “Purple Rain.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Disney Wanted More From Marvel. Now It Wants Less.

A graphic novel wins a Pulitzer Prize, the latest comics adaptation news, and some My Hero Academia romantic news Continue reading at Book Riot

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Nahid Rachlin, Novelist Who Explored the Iranian Psyche, Dies at 85

One of the first Iranian novelists to write in English, she examined the clash between East and West. Her debut novel, “Foreigner,” provided insight into pre-revolutionary Iran. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Who killed Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh – and why? | Dion Nissenbaum

You may think you know the story of the US citizen killed by Israeli forces, but you probably don’tYou may think you know the story of the first Palestinian-American journalist to be killed by Israeli forces, but you probably don’t.For much of the world, Shireen Abu Akleh was the voice of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-05-08 10:00:27 UTC ]
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Guess Who Won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction

The books that won 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, the Edgar Awards (and its dearth of representation), a new way to purchase Kindle books, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary

Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in GazaThe renowned Palestinian poet and author, Mosab Abu Toha, is among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.Abu Toha was awarded for a series of essays in the New Yorker documenting the lives and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2025-05-05 21:22:52 UTC ]
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Here are the Winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize

Since its founding in 1917, the Pulitzer Prize has recognized excellence in journalism, arts, and literature. You can see the ... Continue reading at Book Riot

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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

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Playing with words: why novelists are becoming video game writers – and vice-versa

While the novel remains a high-status cultural form, video game writing is still seen as a throwaway art – despite some of the biggest names in fiction being involvedI’ve been working in games for a little more than 15 years, and the main thing I’d say about it at this point is that it’s a... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Book Review: ‘The Fate of the Day,’ by Rick Atkinson

The second installment of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s trilogy about the war animates an entire world — from battlefields and commanders to sounds and smells. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Predicting the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (and How to Watch It Live!)

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Predicting the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The year that was has made its artistic judgments. Mostly. The world of film declared Anora as Best Picture. Music selected Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter as Album of the Year. Now, finally, on May 5th, book world gets its big moment. Pulitzer time is here! As most of us book-loving folks know, there... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2025-04-28 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Acclaimed author and Upper West Sider sells neighborhood home

Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist and acclaimed author Anna Quindlen has sold her longtime Upper West Side home after almost three decades, records show.Quindlen—whose novels include her first, 1991's Object Lessons, and her latest, 2024's After Annie—parted ways with the 5-story... Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2025-04-17 09:30:00 UTC ]
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Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89: Nobel laureate from Peru was the last of 'El Boom' novelists

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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These YA Novelists Celebrate Queer, Fat Characters

Crystal Maldonado, Julie Murphy, and other authors discuss the importance of joyful representation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Who Needs Intimacy?

Influential novelists are imagining what women’s lives might look like without the demands of partners and children. Continue reading at The Atlantic

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Translator and Author Tim Mohr Dies

Mohr, who translated such German novelists as Alina Bronsky, chronicled the Berlin music scene in a 2018 book, and helped bring to life a number of musicians’ memoirs, died at his home in Brooklyn on March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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