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Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings
Read full article: Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offeringsNot even a presidential election is likely to slow the wave of fantasy novels that has been building the past few years.
Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus Prizes
Read full article: Percival Everett, Louise Erdrich and Jason Reynolds among finalists for $50,000 Kirkus PrizesPercival Everettโs โJames,โ a reworking of Mark Twainโs โThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finnโ from the enslaved Jimโs perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize.
James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrights
Read full article: James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI companies to honor copyrightsJames Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies.
Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's Prize
Read full article: Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's PrizeThe 23rd novel by acclaimed American author Louise Erdrich and an adult fiction debut by Trinidadian stand-up comedian Lisa Allen-Agostini are among finalists for the 30,000-pound ($38,000) Womenโs Prize for fiction.
Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell Medal
Read full article: Poet Sonia Sanchez to receive Edward MacDowell MedalThe poet, activist and educator Sonia Sanchez is this yearโs winner of the Edward MacDowell Medal, a lifetime achievement honor started in 1960 and previously given to Robert Frost, Toni Morrison and Stephen Sondheim among others.
U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo to serve third 1-year term
Read full article: U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo to serve third 1-year termNEW YORK โ U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo will serve a third, one-year term and has launched an online project that celebrates Native American poets around the country. Her reappointment was announced Thursday by the Library of Congress, and her new term begins in September. Poetry has provided doorways for joy, grief and understanding in the midst of turmoil and pandemic,โ Harjo, the first Native American to be named poet laureate, said in a statement. โI welcome the opportunity of a third term to activate my project and visit communities to share Native poetry. It features a digital map of 47 contemporary writers, including Harjo, Louise Erdrich and Natalie Diaz.
'Little House' author's life, times examined in PBS film
Read full article: 'Little House' author's life, times examined in PBS filmLOS ANGELES A new documentary about the life and work of Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder puts her novels scattered racist references in historical context, the films producers said. Wilders work reflects the perspective of her family and attitudes in the late 1800s Midwest, the setting for the coming-of-age novels based on her childhood, said Mary McDonagh Murphy, director and producer of PBS American Masters biography. I think we can count on her as a reliable narrator for much of that, she said. Michael Kantor, the executive producer of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Murphy said the documentary's development relied on experts, including the head of Native American initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society. Weve been working very carefully with the academic community to make sure we tell a fair and truthful history, which we think will be no less interesting, Kantor said.