Posted on October 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Ada Limón, Manuel Muñoz, and Imani Perry are the wordsmiths who will receive "genius grants," aka fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; each recipient gets a $800,000, no-strings-attached award (Literary Hub).
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The Goldsmiths Book Prize, which celebrates innovative fiction, has released its 2023 shortlist (The Guardian).
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We also have the 2023 shortlist for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse, which rewards comic fiction writers with champagne and a pig named after their winning book (The Guardian).
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NPR asked some young readers, ranging in age from nine to fourteen, to share how they feel about book bans and challenges to mark Banned Books Week.
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