The 2024 National Book Awards are in the books! Hosted by Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon, the 75th National Book Awards ceremony, held on Nov. 20 in New York City, crowned five of the best ...

Ten books spanning fiction, nonfiction, poetry and memoir/autobiography have been named as contenders for the prestigious ...

Percival Everett’s “James” is a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. Everett’s version of Mark Twain’s classic ...

NEW YORK--Karen Tei Yamashita, this year's recipient of a National Book Award for literary achievement, is in some ways a departure from previous winners. The National Book Foundation announced ...

American author Percival Everett’s novel "James" has won the National Book Award for fiction, as the esteemed US literary awards announced its annual winners. "James" is Everett’s dramatic ret ...

The annual conference at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, between March 27 through March 29, specifically targets Young Adult and ...

Jo-Ann Q. Maglipon's book, SERVE, is a finalist for "Best Book in Journalism" in 2024's 42nd National Book Awards. SERVE is an anthology of stories written by martial-law survivors that was conceived ...

Last night, he received the National Book Award for nonfiction, and in his acceptance speech he reflected on the book’s central theme — how the tragic police killing of a black friend changed ...

“Liontaming in America,” has been longlisted for the National Book Award. Her previous books of poetry include “Alive: New and Selected Poems” (New York Review Books, 2015), which was a ...

PEP EIC Jo-Ann Maglipon at the 42nd National Book Awards which honors the best of Philippine literature, held at the Centro de Turismo in Intramuros, Manila, on November 23, 2024. Maglipon's book, ...

Lenox Library will continue its Distinguished Lecture Series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, with National Book Award finalist Jerald Walker. In his lecture, “The Making of a Dragon Slayer,” Walker will ...