It’s a good day to rewatch John Lewis accepting the National Book Award.

In case you forgot: in 2016, legendary civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, along with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, for his graphic novel March: Book Three, the third volume in his trilogy about his experiences during the Civil Rights Movement. (The first […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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2022 National Book Award Finalists Announced

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Lauren Groff’s next novel is set in the 17th-century American wilderness.

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Longlists Announced for 2022 National Book Awards

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Here are the longlist nominees for the 2022 National Book Awards

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Here’s the longlist for the 2022 National Book Award in Fiction.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-16 14:15:50 UTC ]
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