Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards
NEW YORK — Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown,” a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleRuff story: Picture book to honor Biden dogs Champ and Major
NEW YORK — The publishing world has a new pet project: A picture book about the Biden family dogs, the German shepherds Champ and Major. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleHayes and Trethewey receive Bobbitt poetry awards
NEW YORK — Poets Terrance Hayes and Natasha Trethewey are receiving honors from the Library of Congress. The Library announced Thursday that Hayes’ book “American Sonnets for My Past and Future...
View ArticleBarry Lopez, author who tied people to place, dies at 75
EUGENE, Ore. — Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of travel, has died. Read full story at...
View ArticleFinalists announced for $20,000 short story prize
NEW YORK — Two former National Book Award nominees, Deesha Philyaw and Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, are among this year’s finalists for the 17th annual Story Prize for short fiction. Read full story at...
View ArticlePilar Quintana reconnects with childhood and wins Alfaguara
NEW YORK — It took Pilar Quintana four years and a few drafts to write “The Abysses” (“Los Abismos”,) winner of the 2021 Alfaguara Novel Prize. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleRichard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dead at 84
NEW YORK — Richard Robinson, who as the longtime head of Scholastic Inc. presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series along with...
View ArticleRowling, Pilkey among authors mourning Scholastic CEO
NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is praising the longtime head of the U.S. publisher of her “Harry Potter” books as an ally and early defender of the beloved fantasy series. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleWinfrey picks ‘Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ for book club
NEW YORK — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleKaren Tei Yamashita to receive honorary National Book Award
NEW YORK — Karen Tei Yamashita, this year’s recipient of a National Book Award for literary achievement, is in some ways a departure from previous winners. Read full story at TheRepublic.com
View ArticleAward longlists announced for translation, children’s books
NEW YORK — Stories ranging from retellings of the myths of Paul Bunyan and of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen” to a look back at the Black Panther Party are among the 10 nominees on the...
View ArticleLouis Menand among nonfiction National Book Award nominees
NEW YORK — Louis Menand’s Cold War cultural history “The Free World” and Hanif Abdurraqib’s meditation on Black artistry “A Little Devil in America” are among the works on the nonfiction longlist for...
View ArticleDoerr, Powers on fiction longlist for National Book Awards
NEW YORK — Anthony Doerr, Richard Powers and Lauren Groff are among this years nominees on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist, which also includes Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ epic debut novel “The...
View ArticleRichard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dead at 84
NEW YORK — Richard Robinson, who as the longtime head of Scholastic Inc. presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series along with...
View ArticleRichard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO, dead at 84
NEW YORK — Richard Robinson, who as the longtime head of Scholastic Inc. presided over such bestsellers as J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels and Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series along with...
View ArticleRowling, Pilkey among authors mourning Scholastic CEO
NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is praising the longtime head of the U.S. publisher of her “Harry Potter” books as an ally and early defender of the beloved fantasy series. Richard Robinson, who led Scholastic...
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