Massive congratulations to Clare Sestanovich on being named as a National Book Awards 5 Under 35 honoree. Anthony Doerr’s beautiful citation mentions Amy Hempel, Lydia Davis, and Sebald - we couldn’t agree more! Read the announcement here.
Rebecca Donner Wins the National Book Critics Circle Award and the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner has won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography!
At the beginning of the month, Rebecca was also awarded the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography for All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days.
Jenn Shapland Wins the Christian Gauss Award from Phi Beta Kappa
Jenn Shapland has been awarded the Christian Gauss Award from Phi Beta Kappa for MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
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Lauren Groff Shortlisted for the National Book Award
Lauren Groff has been named a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction for MATRIX.
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Jenn Shapland Wins Lambda Literary Award
Jenn Shapland has received the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Memoir/Biography for MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
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Caoilinn Hughes Wins Encore Award
Caoilinn Hughes has received the 2021 Encore Award for THE WILD LAUGHTER.
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Jenn Shapland Wins the Publishing Triangle's 2021 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction
Jenn Shapland has been awarded the Publishing Triangle's 2021 Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction for MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CARSON MCCULLERS.
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C Pam Zhang Wins Rosenthal Family Foundation Award
C Pam Zhang has been awarded the 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD.
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Salvatore Scibona Wins Mildred & Harold Strauss Livings Prize
Salvatore Scibona has been awarded the 2021 American Academy of Arts and Letters Mildred & Harold Strauss Livings prize in recognition of literary excellence.
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C Pam Zhang and Abdellah Taïa Named PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
C Pam Zhang has been named a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel for HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD.
Abdellah Taïa has been named a finalist for the PEN Translation Prize for A COUNTRY FOR DYING.
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