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This blog discusses Jacqueline Woodson's Another Brooklyn, a stunning entry in the National Book Awards shortlist, whose winner will be announced in a ceremony Nov. 16. To bone up for the great literary event, or to compare notes if you've already read the shortlist, see my reviews of The Throwback Special, News of the World, and The … Continue reading NBA Countdown: Another Brooklyn
For nerds like me, the words “NBA finals” resonate not so much because of giants sportsing hard as for a more thrilling contest whose outcome will be announced November 16: the National Book Awards. When 2016’s shortlist for fiction was released earlier this month, I had read exactly zero of the five picks. But, while my father … Continue reading NBA Countdown: The Underground Railroad
(image via npr.org) Spoiler alert: Ursula K. Le Guin won the National Book Awards last night. All of them. Okay, perhaps that's misleading. Le Guin took home the 2014 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In the process, she stole the show (and our book loving hearts) with her acceptance speech, in which she warned against confusing … Continue reading 2014 National Book Award Winners
The National Book Awards announced their poetry longlist this week. We at BookPeople are excited to promote poetry to our customers. Poetry is good for the soul, and here are six poets who are doing really well in the soul-goodness department. We highly encourage you to know, love, and cherish their work. This Blue … Continue reading The BookPeople Guide to the National Book Awards Poetry Longlist
F I C T I O N The Good Lord Bird by James McBride ______________________________________________ N O N F I C T I O N The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America by George Packer ______________________________________________ P O E T R Y Incarnadine by Mary Szybist ______________________________________________ Y O U N G … Continue reading 2013 National Book Award Winners
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