National Book Awards ceremony will again be held online

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

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

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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

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made history on Sunday at the Creative Arts Emmys when she won two awards in the same categories she won in last year — and became the third black woman to win two years in a row.The funnywoman earned a Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series statuette for her “SNL” appearances this past season, and was named Best Character Voice-Over for her work on the animated comedy “Big Mouth.”“Wow, that’s amazing.

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Martin Compston was spotted using his impressive negotiating skills after a tiff with wife Tianna at the National TV Awards after-party. Mirror reporter Halina Watts says she witnessed Compston sort the row with all the know-how of his character in Line of Duty, DI Steve Arnott.

When a clip of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s infamous tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey was played at the National Television Awards, it did not go down well with the audience, to say the least.

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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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The star-studded ceremony is being broadcast live on ITV with new NTA host Joel Dommett leading the celebrations. Five famous faces who showcased their personal plights are competing for the inaugural Authored Documentary award.