Obituary: Julius Lester

Award-winning author, educator, activist, and musician Julius Lester, known for a body of work focused on African-American culture, as well as for his fierce advocacy for books for black children by black creators, died on January 18 at the age of 78. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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WATCH: Saeed Jones on the Apocalypse as a State of Being

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The Best Books to Take You Through Newfoundland

Michael Crummey, an award-winning author whose poetry and prose explore the region and its capital, St. John’s, shares book recommendations, local vocabulary and where to find a good pint. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Read Your Way Through Newfoundland

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Jesmyn Ward has won the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.

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Shirley Hughes obituary

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Constituting the Human in a Dystopian World: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, by Lopamudra Basu

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Waterstones apologises after award-winning author Owusu asked for ID

Waterstones has apologised and said it is "deeply embarrassed" after award-winning author Derek Owusu was asked for ID in a London branch when he offered to sign copies of his books.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sphere nets Epstein-inspired thriller from Marwood

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Howard named Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland

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Richard Hammer, Who Illuminated the My Lai Massacre, Dies at 93

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The last time America broke apart: How author Kevin Boyle retold the 1960s

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