BBC apologizes for only mentioning 1 Booker Prize winner by name

Posted on 12/04/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The dual Booker Prize continues to make waves in the media world. This time, it’s because of a BBC broadcaster...

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Tagged As: Awards, Diversity, Scandal

Tomi Adeyemi discusses inspiration for "Children of Blood and Bone" and its sequel

Posted on 12/02/2019 at 05:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tomi Adeyemi burst onto the literary scene in spectacular fashion. Her YA novel Children of Blood and Bone has been...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, NPR, Young adult literature

Oprah Winfrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates and many others honor late author Toni Morrison

Posted on 11/22/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A star-studded celebration of writer Toni Morrison took place last night in Manhattan’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Oprah...

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Tagged As: Diversity, Women in literature

Read an excerpt of "Girl, Woman, Other"

Posted on 11/06/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Yesterday, newswire readers met Bernardine Evaristo, author of the Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other. Today, they can meet her acclaimed...

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Novelist Ernest J. Gaines has died

Posted on 11/06/2019 at 07:48 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Author Ernest J. Gaines, who wrote many acclaimed novels about the struggles of rural African Americans, has passed away. NPR...

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The literary pioneer who shunned fame in her lifetime and beyond

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ann Petry’s first book, The Street, became the first novel written by a black woman to sell more than a...

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Merriam-Webster adds 530-plus words to the dictionary

Posted on 09/21/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Merriam-Webster added over 530 words to its dictionary this past week. As usual, some were familiar to us — vacay,...

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Jackie Robinson's daughter talks about her new memoir, "Child Of The Dream"

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 09:03 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The teen years were tough for many of us. But imagine you’re a black teen in 1963. You’re facing your...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Diversity, Memoir, NPR

Science-fiction award for new writers has an updated name

Posted on 08/29/2019 at 09:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A long-running science-fiction award has a new name this year. The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer is...

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Congratulations to the 2019 winners of the American Book Awards

Posted on 08/20/2019 at 01:30 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Do you think Tommy Orange is growing weary of awards yet? We ask because yesterday he received yet another honor:...

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