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☆ Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' Is Among the Finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
  + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: 1 min
Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' Is Among the Finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceJesmyn Ward’s slave narrative “Let Us Descend” and Jake Bittle’s exploration of climate change’s impact “The Great Displacement” are among the finalists for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in fiction and nonfiction
Persons: Jesmyn Ward's, Andrew Carnegie, Jake Bittle’s
☆ Oprah Winfrey Selects Jesmyn Ward's 'Let Us Descend' for Her Book Club
  + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Associated Press | Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick highlights an author she has long admired, Jesmyn Ward. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced she had selected Ward's “Let Us Descend,” which comes out this week. “Let Us Descend” is a slave narrative set in the 19th century and follows a teenage girl's journey across the American South. Her previous works include the novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” both winners of the National Book Award. “I have read all of Jesmyn Ward’s books and have been a fan of her writing for years,” Winfrey said in a statement.
Persons: Oprah Winfrey's, Jesmyn, Winfrey, ”, “, ” Winfrey, ” Ward Organizations: American Locations: Jesmyn Ward, Ward
☆ Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding Are Among National Book Award Fiction Nominees
  + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +2 min
NEW YORK (AP) — Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction. The judges, who include authors, critics and booksellers, will narrow the lists to five next month, and winners will be announced Nov. 15 during a dinner ceremony in downtown Manhattan. The foundation also will present honorary awards to poet Rita Dove and bookseller Paul Yamazaki of the famed City Lights store in San Francisco. Drew Barrymore had been scheduled to host the ceremony but was dropped by the foundation after she resumed her talk show in the midst of the Hollywood actors and writers strike. The foundation has not yet named a replacement.
Persons: Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding, Nana Kwame Adjei, Phillips, Harding, ”, Mona Susan Power's multigenerational, ” Eliot Duncan’s, Hanna Pylväinen’s, Tania James’s, Justin Torres, Aaliyah, LaToya Watkins, “, Jesmyn, James McBride's “, Lauren Groff's “, Wilds, Jamel Brinkley's, Rita Dove, Paul Yamazaki, Drew Barrymore Organizations: National, Foundation, of Dolls, Book Foundation, Hollywood Locations: Manhattan, San Francisco
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