The National Book Foundation has announced the longlists for the 2021 National Book Awards on September 15–17. As with last year, the awards are divided into five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. The judging panel for this year’s edition of the National Book Awards includes Alan Michael Parker, Emily Pullen,
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A woman with obsessive tendencies becomes the object of someone else’s obsession in Goldberg’s thriller. Lexi Mazur is a pharmaceutical rep with a pill addiction and a fondness for vodka. She’s just been dumped by her boyfriend, Steve, who’d gotten wise to the fact that she’s been spying on him to make sure he hasn’t
You might recognize Leander Independent School District (LISD) in Texas from another memorable school board meeting, in which a parent pulled out a pink dildo as a prop to emphasize her point. It resulted in the district removing 15 books — including the graphic novel adaptations of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and The Handmaid’s Tale
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by Stephen King ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 3, 2021 The ever prolific King moves from his trademark horror into the realm of the hard-boiled noir thriller. “He’s not a normal person. He’s a hired assassin, and if he doesn’t think like who and what he is, he’ll never get clear.” So writes King of his
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Familius, Helping Families Be Happy Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she’s happy, she feels a razzle-dazzle pink in her hands. When she’s sad, she feels a deep blue behind her eyes. But she isn’t quite sure how to feel about the color of her skin. Kids at school tell her she is
by Maxine Beneba Clarke ; illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke ‧ RELEASE DATE: yesterday The author of The Patchwork Bike (illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd, 2016) writes to children about the meaning of the phrase Black Lives Matter. Pastel illustrations, also by Clarke, on dark, textured paper are paired with oversized, contrasting text addressed to
As a general rule, I avoid the mention of Christmas or other gifting holidays any time before December, but I must make an exception for a theme that is timely and has been making the rounds on social media: shipping delays. Now, if you don’t do a lot of online shopping, you may think this
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 16, 2014 Custer died for your sins. And so, this book would seem to suggest, did every other native victim of colonialism. Inducing guilt in non-native readers would seem to be the guiding idea behind Dunbar-Ortiz’s (Emerita, Ethnic Studies/California State Univ., Hayward; Blood on the Border: A Memoir of
The 2021 Booker Prize Shortlist has been announced! Chosen from 158 novels, this year’s shortlist is comprised of 6 novels that span the globe, from South Africa to Sri Lanka to Cardiff and the United States. While novels by notable authors Kazuo Ishiguro and Rachel Cusk did not make this year’s shortlist, this year does marks Damon Galgut’s third
It’s not just books being targeted by conservative, white supremacist groups across the US. It’s also teachers, and for Glen Ellyn, Illinois, third grade teacher Lauren Crowe, sharing the inclusive resources she uses on TikTok has her on administrative leave from the backlash. Twenty-four year-old Crowe runs the now-private TikTok account @classroomyogi, and at the
by Paula Hawkins ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 31, 2021 A young man has been stabbed to death on a houseboat…that much is clear. Hawkins’ third novel, after her smash debut with The Girl on the Train (2015) and a weak follow-up with Into the Water (2017), gets off to a confusing start. A series of
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Back in July, Tirzah Price wrote an article for Book Riot that asks an important question: does solving the mystery make a difference? Ever since, I’ve been thinking about my relationship with mysteries, especially murder mysteries, and what the answer is for me. In order to be good, a mystery depends on several things, and
by Maxine Beneba Clarke ; illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 14, 2021 The author of The Patchwork Bike (illustrated by Van Thanh Rudd, 2016) writes to children about the meaning of the phrase Black Lives Matter. Pastel illustrations, also by Clarke, on dark, textured paper are paired with oversized, contrasting text
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Grand Central Publishing and Iris Johansen’s HIGH STAKES All bets are off as #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen introduces gambler Logan Tanner. He lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, but all the glitz and glamor hide a dark and violent past as an extractor—a world that comes rushing back to
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