Lauren Groff has been named to the longlist for the 2018 National Book Award for fiction for FLORIDA.
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Hernan Diaz Shortlisted For Saroyan Prize
Hernan Diaz has been named to the shortlist for the 2018 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for IN THE DISTANCE.
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Hernan Diaz Named Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Hernan Diaz was named a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for IN THE DISTANCE.
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Lauren Groff and Jennifer Haigh Named 2018 Guggenheim Fellows
Lauren Groff and Jennifer Haigh have been awarded 2018 Guggenheim Fellowships in fiction.
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Ottessa Moshfegh Nominated For The Story Prize
Ottessa Moshfegh has been nominated for the 2017 Story Prize for her collection HOMESICK FOR ANOTHER WORLD.
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Marie Howe Named to National Book Awards Longlist
Marie Howe has been longlisted for the National Book Award in poetry for Magdalene.
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Kao Kalia Yang and Eli Sanders Shortlisted for Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Kao Kalia Yang (The Song Poet) and Eli Sanders (While the City Slept) have been named finalists for the 2017 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in non-fiction.
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Mary Jo Bang's A DOLL FOR THROWING, Paul Yoon's THE MOUNTAIN, And Matthew Zapruder's WHY POETRY In Stores Today
Mary Jo Bang's new collection A DOLL FOR THROWING (Graywolf Press), Paul Yoon's new collection THE MOUNTAIN (Simon and Schuster), and Matthew Zapruder's new book WHY POETRY (Ecco) are out today. They've all been receiving fabulous early reviews:
A DOLL FOR THROWING
"Bang’s impeccable collection reads as a “circular mirror of the social order,” reflecting the historicity of our current moment with wit, subtlety, and grace." - Publishers Weekly
THE MOUNTAIN
“This is a genuine work of art, a shadowland of survivors that is tough and elegant and true. And beautiful.” – The Boston Globe
WHY POETRY
"I suspect he [Zapruder] is a terrific teacher. His readings of poems are subtle and convincing. I found myself thinking, “Gosh, I never saw that obvious thing in quite that way before,” many times during my reading, which is precisely what should happen when reading about literature: We are humbled by its operations on our own minds and the need for others to read with us.” - The New York Times Book Review
Salvatore Scibona Named Cullman Center Director
Salvatore Scibona has been named the new director of The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library.
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Akhil Sharma's A LIFE OF ADVENTURE AND DELIGHT Hits Shelves Today
Akhil Sharma's new collection, A LIFE OF ADVENTURE AND DELIGHT is out today from W. W. Norton. It's been getting wonderful early reviews:
The stories in Akhil Sharma’s A Life of Adventure and Delight sweep across the page like monsoons―filled with energy, chaos, surprise, and rapture, they ravish and transform the very nature of reading. — Adam Johnson
One reads Akhil Sharma’s stories as one might watch waves approach the shore on which one stands, understanding that something unseen and powerful is driving them. The waves and the stories are beautiful, deceptively simple, and potentially dangerous. —Viet Thanh Nguyen
There’s a great duality to these stories: simple, but complex, funny enough to laugh out loud at, but emotionally devastating, foreign, yet familiar. What an exciting and original writer this is, and what a knock-out collection. — David Sedaris
Readers wade into these stories as though stepping into a calm river only to be caught by the undercurrent of the most devastating kind―the demand of everyday existence. Akhil Sharma’s words touch the deep experience that often remains wordless. He is truly the Chekhov of our time. — Yiyun Li
