National Book Award longlists announced in 2 categories

NEW YORK -- Lauren Groff is a National Book Award finalist for her third consecutive book, nominated in the fiction category Tuesday for her historical novel “Matrix.” Anthony Doerr's multi-generational epic “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” his first work since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “All the Light We Cannot See," also made the list.Groff, a finalist in 2015 for her marital saga “Fates and Furies” and in 2018 for her story collection “Florida,” joins an elite group of authors including Vladimir Nabokov

President George W. Bush and former First Lady, Laura Bush, shared the happy news via The George W.

Barbara Bush, 39, is officially a mother! The 39-year-old daughter of former President George W. Bush, 75, and former First Lady Laura Bush, 74, gave birth to her and husband Craig Coyne‘s first child, a daughter named Cora Georgia Coyne, in Maine on Monday, September 27, according to People. The exciting news was shared in a statement to the outlet by George and Laura.

The Bush family has gained a new mini member! Barbara Bush and her husband, Craig Coyne, have secretly welcomed their first child.

Sam Riddle, an original “Boss Radio” DJ on KHJ Los Angeles who also produced and narrated Star Search and many other TV shows, died Monday at his home in Palm Desert, CA. He was 85. Riddle’s family said had been battling Lewy body dementia.

Many people's idea of the two best teams in Europe meet at the Stade de France on Tuesday night but this might not turn out the way most Parisians expect.

health and safety practices associated with COVID-19,” David Steinberger, the foundation's board chair, said in a statement.“The National Book Awards have always been a unique — and sizeable — event, with authors, publishers, and guests traveling from all over the country to attend.

Clayton Davis Two early and critical precursors to the awards season have announced their voting dates and annual galas. First, the National Board of Review will reveal its 2021 honorees on Tuesday, Nov.

Rep. Sharice Davids (Sharice’s Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman), who will discuss her autobiographical tale for young readers about becoming one of the first Native American women elected to Congress and the first LGBTQ Congressperson representing Kansas.Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz (The Chance to Fly) discuss their uplifting tale of a 13-year-old who stumbles into a chance to appear in Wicked despite her use of a wheelchair, inspired by the bisexual Stroker’s story as a

Oprah Winfrey selection and finalist for the Kirkus Prize.Doerr's “Cloud Cuckoo Land” is his first novel since his Pulitzer Prize-winning “All the Light We Cannot See” and Powers' “Bewilderment” is his first book since the Pulitzer winning “The Overstory.” Groff's “Matrix” is her third consecutive work to receive a National Book Award nomination, following “Fates and Furies” and the story collection “Florida.”Other works cited Friday by the National Book Foundation are Jakob Guanzon's

meditation on Black artistry “A Little Devil in America” are among the works on the nonfiction longlist for the National Book Awards.On Thursday, the National Book Foundation also announced the poetry longlist, with nominees including Douglas Kearney's “Sho,” Hoa Nguyen's “A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure” and Forrest Gander’s “Twice Alive." The foundation has already released longlists of 10 for young people's literature and translation and on Friday will publish the fiction

NEW YORK -- Karen Tei Yamashita, this year's recipient of a National Book Award for literary achievement, is in some ways a departure from previous winners.The National Book Foundation announced Friday that Yamashita has been awarded its medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a prize with a $10,000 cash award.

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Who says that a workout can’t be romantic? Renee Zellweger,  52, and her beau Ant Anstead, 42, broke out the biker shorts on Thursday September 2, as the pair set out on a date to ride bikes together in Laguna Beach, California. The pair looked like they were enjoying a casual ride to kick off their long weekend!