Tag: Literary events
Inventive books make final 6 for International Booker Prize
<p>LONDON — Books from Europe and Latin America that blur the boundaries of fiction, history and memoir are the final six contenders for the...
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A...
Novel about Vietnam veteran wins $5,000 William Colby prize
<p>NEW YORK — A novel about a Marine's time in Vietnam and his struggles back home has won a $5,000 prize. Mark Treanor's “A...
Angie Thomas Scholarship is awarded to aspiring writer
JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to...
Angie Thomas Scholarship is awarded to aspiring writer
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to...
Barbara Ehrenreich among winners of PEN literary awards
NEW YORK — Barbara Ehrenreich, Ross Gay and Michael X. Wang are among the winners of prizes from PEN America, the literary and human...
Barbara Ehrenreich among winners of PEN literary awards
<p>NEW YORK — Barbara Ehrenreich, Ross Gay and Michael X. Wang are among the winners of prizes from PEN America, the literary and human...
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
NEW YORK — A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's “Against Heaven”...
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
<p>NEW YORK — A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's “Against Heaven”...
McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ wins inaugural Gotham prize
<p>NEW YORK — James McBride's latest honor for the novel “Deacon King Kong” is a real New York story. </p>
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