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Earlier this week, the MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of its 'genius grants' to 21 individuals. Among the winners, authors Jacqueline Woodson, N.K. Jemisin, and Tressie McMillan Cottom were winners. Other writers named winners include poet Fred Moten and fiction writer Cristina Rivera Garza.
Earlier this month, the finalists were announced for the Prix Médicis prize in foreign novels. Below are some of the finalists that were translated into English, or were originally written in English. For the French editions, we have linked the titles to Albertine bookstore located inside the French Embassy building on 5th Avenue. You can also find the complete list of all finalists here!
Literature for Justice: Seven Books that Rethink Mass Incarceration
A Reading List from the National Book Foundation
Originally published by Literary Hub on September 30, 2020
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Fiction
The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2020 National Book Award! Here is the longlist the National Book Award for Fiction:
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Nonfiction
Today is the day! The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2020 National Book Award! Here is the longlist the National Book Award for Nonfiction:
Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto by Michelle Bowdler
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Translated Literature
Today is the day! The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2020 National Book Award! Here is the longlist the National Book Award for Translated Literature:
The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree by Shokoofeh Azar
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Poetry
Today is the day! The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2020 National Book Award! Here is the longlist the National Book Award for Poetry:
The Galleons by Rick Barot
A Treatise on Stars by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Today is the day! The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2020 National Book Award! Here is the longlist the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature:
King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
