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Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.”

Breaking News: Percival Everett won the National Book Award for fiction for “James,” a retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

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The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead Since the publication of his first novel in 1999, Colson Whitehead has become one of the most lauded, prized, taught, and studied American novelists writing today. Winner of the National Book Award…

Today is the official publication day for my book, and I couldn't be happier to see this excerpt—on the historical novels of @colson.bsky.social, and the book that started it all—published in LitHub!

21.11.2023 14:48 — 👍 57    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 1

France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools A government anti-smoking plan also includes costlier cigarettes and a ban on disposable vapes. Smoking is the leading cause of avoidable deaths in France.

France will ban smoking on beaches, near public buildings like schools and in public parks and forests in 2024. The government also unveiled plans to curb the habit by making it slightly more expensive and far less attractive, especially to younger people.

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William Blake

Today. Nov 28th, is the birthday of the English Romantic poet and artist, #William Blake.
We learned his poem “Tyger” in 3rd grade in India and it taught me the words “symmetry” and “sinews.” I memorized the poem for a recitation and promptly forgot it on stage!

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The Booker Prize 2023 | The Booker Prizes Prophet Song, Paul Lynch’s ‘triumph of emotional storytelling’, wins the Booker Prize 2023

Congratulations Paul Lynch! thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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