Ferrante, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize

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NEW YORK -- Nikky Finney has won the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor presented by the Academy of American Poets. Judges praised Finney, known for such collections as “Head Off & Split” and “Rice,” for her “fierce moral conviction” and as a bard “for the African diaspora.”Finney's prize was among dozens announced Wednesday by the poets academy, with money exceeding $1.2 million.

Zoe Saldana leads the way through the parking lot after grocery shopping with husband Marco Perego on Saturday afternoon (September 19) in Malibu, Calif.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVenice’s Special Jury Prize-winning “Dear Comrades!,” a Russian historical drama directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, has been sold by Films Boutique to Southern Europe.“Dear Comrades!” was acquired for Italy by Paolo Del Brocco at Rai Cinema and for Spain by the Barcelona-based distributor Vercine.The film, which sheds light on the Novocherkassk massacre, was produced, co-written (with Elena Kiseleva) and directed by Konchalovsky, a revered and now veteran

NEW YORK -- Isabel Wilkerson's “Caste,” her acclaimed study of racism in the United States, is among 10 nominees on the National Book Award longlist for nonfiction.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorAfter unveiling their first wave of programming last week, New York Comic Con and MCM Comic Con’s Metaverse have even more panels and entertainment to feed your fandom. The all-digital confab is set to take place October 8-11 via the New York Comic Con YouTube channel.This year’s edition will include everything the in-person event offers all in the comfort of your own home.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeElaborate at-home video kits are on their way to at least 130 Emmy nominees, the production team behind this year’s ceremony said on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters via a virtual press conference, executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart shared a photo of the equipment that’s being loaded up and sent to nominees in 20 cities and in 10 countries — everywhere from Los Angeles and New York to Toronto and Berlin, and even Fayetteville, N.C.“If

Michele Amabile Angermiller Kobalt has signed Pulitzer Prize winner Michael R. Jackson to a global publishing deal.

The Warmth of Other Suns came out in 2010—released . The New York Times it an “instant American classic.” Oprah picked it for her book club and about it, too.

NEW YORK -- Florence Howe, an activist, educator and major contributor to American literature and culture who as co-founder of the Feminist Press helped revive such acclaimed and influential works as Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wall-Paper” and Rebecca Harding Davis' “Life in the Iron Mills,” has died.Howe died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the Feminist Press.

VENICE, Italy -- Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden Lion for best film Saturday at a slimmed-down Venice Film Festival, which was held against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.Zhao and McDormand appeared by video from the United States to accept the award, given virus-related travel restrictions made reaching the Lido in the Italian lagoon city difficult if not impossible for many Hollywood filmmakers and actors.“Thank you

Eli Countryman AMC’s “The Walking Dead” universe, BBC America’s “Doctor Who” and Hulu’s upcoming Marvel series “Helstrom” are among the first wave of panels announced for this year’s fully virtual New York Comic Con.Each panel will take place between Oct. 8 and Oct.

Image is removed."Formula One: 1000 races in numbers""Deadly typhoon strikes Japan""F1 Italian Grand Prix: A lap of Monza"The Italian Grand Prix produced the race of the season so far as safety cars, red flags and a shock first-time winner shook up the order in one of the most unexpected results in recent Formula One history.Pierre Gasly took a famous and popular victory at Monza, the first time he has stood on the top step of the podium since his F1 breakthrough in 2018, with AlphaTauri