Washington slept there: Retracing his travels to unite the new nation

Nathaniel Philbrick follows the trail of the first president’s journeys between 1780 and 1791. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-17 12:00:00 UTC ]

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Washington slept there: Retracing his travels to unite the new nation

Nathaniel Philbrick follows the trail of the first president’s journeys between 1780 and 1791. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-17 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington and Franklin: Teamwork that made the new nation work

Edward J. Larson on the collaboration between two men with very different personalities. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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It's time for Alberta's United Conservative Party to focus on uniting following leadership review

One of the first steps of healing the divisions within the United Conservative Party is to welcome MLAs Todd Loewen and Drew Barnes back into the fold, says Michael Solberg. Continue reading at CBC

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Traveling, Not Trampling: Travel Books 2021

Recent months have brought several travel books that put environmental awareness front and center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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First National Antiracist Book Festival Launched by National Book Award Winner

Ibram Kendi, who received the 2016 National Book Award for his book 'Stamped From the Beginning,' has launched the first National Antiracist Book Festival, to be held April 27 at American University in Washington, D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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How News Corp is uniting 10 business units and 25,000 employees in a global IT push

Embarking on a new IT project is a major undertaking no matter what your company's scope or size, but when you're News Corp -- with 10 business units and 25,000 employees around the globe -- it's not for the faint of heart.That, however, was exactly the challenge that faced Dominic Shine less... Continue reading at PC World

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

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for 'James,' a retelling of 'Huckleberry Finn' from the character Jim's point of view. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-11-21 21:14:19 UTC ]
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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

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-21 03:36:15 UTC ]
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Here are the winners of the 2024 National Book Awards…

After a long ceremony and lots of wonderful speeches about books, presenting the winners of the 2024 National Book Awards: YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE: Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Kareem Between G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House * TRANSLATED LITERATURE: Yáng... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-11-21 02:57:44 UTC ]
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IBPA and PubWest Unite to Become One Association

Members of the Independent Book Publishers Association and the Publishers Association of the West have voted unanimously to combine into a single entity. The new arrangement will go into effect on July 1, 2025. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking Back at 75 Years of the National Book Awards

Tonight, the National Book Foundation celebrates the 75th anniversary of the National Book Awards. To mark the milestone, we’ve compiled archival images from the awards’ history and asked former and current leaders of the foundation to recount highlights from their tenures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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De Léon, Everett, Safadi, Tuffaha, Yáng Win 2024 National Book Awards

The 75th National Book Awards, once again dominated by outspoken writers passionate about their politics, saw a much-predicted win in the fiction category and unsparing criticism of the war in Gaza from the podium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Meet the 2024 National Book Award Finalists

The winners of the 75th National Book Awards—given every year in Young People’s Literature, Translation, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction—will be announced next week in a ceremony hosted by Kate McKinnon at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. Ahead of the festivities, Literary Hub caught up... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Kate McKinnon to Host 2024 National Book Awards

The actor, comedian, and author will preside over the November 20 ceremony, held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. McKinnon will be joined by Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste, who will be featured as the event's first-ever live musical guest. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The US National Book Awards’ 2024 Shortlists

The United States' National Book Foundation releases its 2024 slate of five shortlists for the 75th National Book Awards cycle. The post The US National Book Awards’ 2024 Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Here are the finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards in all five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. The finalists were selected from a starting total of 1,917 books submitted by publishers this... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists

This year’s contenders for the main prizes also include Percival Everett, Hisham Matar and Kaveh AkbarSalman Rushdie, Miranda July and Percival Everett are among this year’s finalists for the National Book awards.Rushdie, who is receiving his first nomination, is competing in the non-fiction... Continue reading at The Guardian

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2024 National Book Award Finalists Are Named

Percival Everett’s “James,” Salman Rushdie’s “Knife” and Diane Seuss’ “Modern Poetry” are among the honorees. Winners will be announced next month. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Witchcraft! Ross Gay! Sonic Youth! Bryan Washington! 27 new books out in paperback this October.

October, astonishingly, is here already, bringing with it cooler weather, fiery and fading leaves, meditations on the passage of time and death as change, and, of course, spooky season. And, of course again, new books to read, including paperback editions of exciting tomes (some appropriately... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-01 08:53:49 UTC ]
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2024 National Book Award Shortlists Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2024 National Book Award shortlists. The winners in each of the five categories will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 20. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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