The acclaimed children’s author won for her book Super-Infinite, described as a ‘glorious celebration’ of the life and work of poet John Donne. Read more
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Category: Awards
The National Book Awards Raised a Middle Finger to Book Bans
Last night’s ceremony marked the first in-person National Book Awards since 2019 (ever since the pandemic, the festivities have gone virtual). It was a night of celebration, but concerns hung over the festivities—about the distressing state of the publishing industry, to be certain, but also about the wave of book bans sweeping the country. Read more
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Meet the Longtime Librarian Being Honored at the National Book Awards
Some of the leading lights of literature will be honored at the National Book Awards in New York City next week. And for the second year in a row, the Literarian Award for Outstanding Service will be given to a librarian. Tracie D. Hall has championed books and readers at libraries in Seattle, Queens, Hartford and New Haven. She’s now executive director of the American Library Association… Read more
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Goldsmiths Prize Goes to Collaborative Duo Natasha Soobramanien and Luke Williams
Their novel Diego Garcia, which took a decade to complete and addresses the losses of the Chagos islanders, wins prize for innovative fiction. Read more
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2022 World Fantasy Award Winners
The World Fantasy Award winners for works published in 2021 have been announced during the 2022 World Fantasy Convention, held November 3-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans. The Life Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, went to Samuel R. Delany and Terri Windling. Read more
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Brigitte Giraud Becomes 13th Woman to Win Prix Goncourt
Vivre Vite, an autobiographical novel about the death of her husband, wins France’s most prestigious literary award. Read more
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Shehan Karunatilaka Wins Booker Prize for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’
The Sri Lankan writer received the award, one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world, for his second novel, which examines the trauma of his country’s decades-long civil war. Read more
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Unorthodox French Memoirist Annie Ernaux Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
French author Annie Ernaux, who mined her own biography to explore life in France since the 1940s, was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for work that illuminates murky corners of memory, family and society. Read more
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Winners of Dayton Literary Peace Prize Revealed
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and Clint Smith are the winners of this year’s Dayton Literary Peace Prize, given annually to “writers whose work uses the power of literature to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” Read more
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Poetry Foundation Awards 10 Additional Prizes This Year
In recognition of Poetry magazine’s 110th anniversary, the Poetry Foundation has decided to award 10 additional Ruth Lilly Poetry Prizes this year, resulting in $1,132,500 in prizes distributed to the 2022 winners. It is the greatest prize amount that the Foundation has ever awarded to a cohort of living poets at one time. Read more
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