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Salman Rushdie's memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prize
Read full article: Salman Rushdie's memoir of his attack is among 12 books up for a top nonfiction prizeSalman Rushdie’s account of a stabbing attack that blinded him in one eye is among contenders announced Thursday for a prestigious nonfiction book prize.
In war saga 'The Sympathizer,' Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background
Read full article: In war saga 'The Sympathizer,' Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the backgroundFor decades, Vietnamese people often been relegated to the background in popular cinematic depictions of the Vietnam War.
Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awards
Read full article: Geraldine Brooks' 'Horse' and biography of George Floyd win Dayton literary awardsGeraldine Brooks’ “Horse,” a novel about race and forgotten history, and Robert Samuels’ and Toluse Olorunnipa’s “His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice” have won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation.
Winfrey, Maddow and Schwarzenegger among those helping NYC's 92nd Street Y mark 150th anniversary
Read full article: Winfrey, Maddow and Schwarzenegger among those helping NYC's 92nd Street Y mark 150th anniversaryOprah Winfrey, Rachel Maddow and Arnold Schwarzenegger will be among those appearing this fall at the 92nd Street Y, as the New York City cultural institution marks its 150th anniversary.
New books with buzz? Dozens excerpted in free e-preview
Read full article: New books with buzz? Dozens excerpted in free e-previewNEW YORK – Excerpts from upcoming works by Pulitzer Prize-winner Viet Thanh Nguyen and crime writer Lisa Scottoline are among 46 books previewed in a free e-book collection. “Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer” was released Tuesday by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. Besides Nguyen's “The Committed” and Scottoline's “Eternal,” books excerpted include Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney's “Good Company" and such nonfiction works as Elon Green's “Last Call” and Daniel James Brown's “Facing the Mountain.”The collection also features debut books by Gregory Brown, Eileen Garvin and Nancy Tucker. ____https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/