The 2019 National Book Award Finalists are…

Here are the 25 finalists up for the National Book Awards in of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature: Finalists for Fiction: Susan Choi, Trust Exercise Henry Holt and Company / Macmillan Publishers Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina: Stories One World / Penguin Random House Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf Riverhead […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Effective January 1, Penguin Random House will raise its entry-level salary to $51,000, from $48,000, as well as base salaries across seven other employment levels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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L.A. author Percival Everett wins National Book Award for retelling of 'Huck Finn'

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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

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Here are the winners of the 2024 National Book Awards…

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Trump Threatens to Sue Penguin Random House

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