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How the first National Book Awards reflected 1950s America
Washington Post· 5 days agoTo mark the occasion, The Washington Post has collaborated with the administrator and presenter of...
Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own
New York Times· 1 day agoIbram X. Kendi has a notebook that prompts him, on every other page, to write down “Things to be grateful for.” Tenure at Boston University, where Martin...
Ta-Nehisi Coates returns to nonfiction and explores the power of stories in upcoming 'The Message' -...
ABC17 NEWS· 6 days agoFor his first all-new book of nonfiction in nearly a decade, Ta-Nehisi Coates traveled the world. One World announced Thursday that Coates’ “The Message” will be published ...
Summer books 2024: It’s summertime and the reading’s easy. Or epic. Choose your own adventure.
Chicago Tribune· 8 hours agoOne strategy for summer reading — and yes, there are strategies — is to begin a project. Read the...
Read Your Way Through New Orleans
New York Times· 10 hours agoThe city is an eclectic mix of Caribbean, French, Spanish and Native American cultures, and, depending on which neighborhood you encounter, you may feel...
Free Library of Philadelphia’s Author Event staff unexpectedly resigns, but the event series remains
WTXF via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation’s Author Event staff has undergone a major staff change,...
The Best Books of 2024 So Far
Time via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAbdurraqib, a poet, cultural critic, and National Book Award finalist, offers a complex rumination on home, belonging, and mortality.
Dolly Alderton Signs With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety· 1 day agoUTA has signed award-winning author and screenwriter Dolly Alderton, best known for her memoir "Everything I Know About Love."
Young, Restless and Fired Up in the Cool Gray City of Love
New York Times· 2 days agoFrancine Prose married young, in her final semester at Radcliffe. “The music we loved had come to...
9 LGBTQIA+ Icons You Didn’t Know Were Critics
Rotten Tomatoes· 5 days agoIn honor of Pride, Rotten Tomatoes is highlighting LGBTQIA+ voices in our Pride Month hub. As part of the celebration, we’re spotlighting some of the...
