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2021 PEN/Faulkner Award Finalists Named
The finalists for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction have been announced. The winner, who will receive $15,000, will be announced on April 6 and celebrated virtually on May 10.
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PEN America Launches 'Expanded' Emerging Voices Fellowship
PEN America's Emerging Voices Fellowship, which the organization said has been newly expanded and taken virtual, is now open to applicants for its 25th year. The news comes six months after the organization announced that the program would not be renewed for 2021, which prompted public backlash.
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Book Club Picks for February 2021
The shortest month of any year in what has been the longest year in recent memory still has plenty for you to read.
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LeVar Burton Named Inaugural PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion
LeVar Burton, the actor and longtime host of 'Reading Rainbow,' has been named the inaugural PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion. The longlist for the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award also has been announced.
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Keller, Goade, Nayeri Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards
The 2020 Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning at the American Library Association’s midwinter conference.
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NBCC Awards Finalists Announced
On January 24, the National Book Critics Circle announced 30 finalists in six categories for its annual awards honoring the best books published in 2020.
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Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced
The We Need Diverse Books Walter Awards Judging Committee has selected the winners and honorees for the sixth Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature.
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Book Club Picks for January 2021
This month, Reese Witherspoon and Emma Roberts's tastes overlap as Reese's Book Club and Belletrist pick the same novel.
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Warhol Foundation Awards $675K to 22 Arts Writers
The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant has awarded $675,000 to 22 writers to support critical writing on contemporary art in the categories of books, articles, and short-form writing.
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'Shuggie Bain' Wins 2020 Booker Prize
'Shuggie Bain' by novelist Douglas Stuart has won the 2020 Booker Prize, making it only the second book by a Scottish writer to win the prize in the Booker's 51-year history.
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