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Authors Celebrated At 70th Anniversary Of National Book Awards

5:26am November 21, 2019

by Lynn Neary

The National Book Awards are the Oscars of the publishing world. More than 1,700 books began with a chance at winning but after Wednesday night's ceremony in Manhattan, five emerged with a trophy.

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Winners of this year's National Book Awards each receive $10,000 along with their prize.

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National Book Awards Handed To Susan Choi, Arthur Sze And More

10:04pm November 20, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The novelist and poet joined Sarah M. Broom, László Krasznahorkai, Ottilie Mulzet, and Martin W. Sandler as winners Wednesday night — receiving $10,000 and a medallion for their front covers.

Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation, by Michael Powell

In 'Canyon Dreams,' A Navajo Town Struggles To Survive In An Often Hostile World

12:33pm November 20, 2019

by Michael Schaub

Journalist Michael Powell's book is about basketball the same way that Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is about football — sports are the ostensible focus, but the real interest is the community.

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'They Will Drown' Isn't A Whodunit, It's A Who-Is-It?

7:10am November 20, 2019

by Bethanne Patrick

Johannes Anyuru's unusual speculative mystery They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears follows two seemingly ordinary (at first) Swedish citizens dealing with the aftermath of a shooting.

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Black Author Discusses Trump With White Conservative Men

6:54am November 20, 2019

NPR's David Greene speaks with Clifford Thompson about his book: What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man's Blues.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin participates in the G-20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2018.

In New Book, Journalist Alleges Russian Links To Mysterious Deaths Abroad

3:40pm November 19, 2019

by Dave Davies

BuzzFeed News editor Heidi Blake says Russian agents in Britain killed exiled Russian oligarchs, security officials and others critical of the Kremlin. Her new book is From Russia with Blood.

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United Nations Security Council Meets To Discuss North Korea's Recent Rocket Launch Attempt

A Conversation With Susan Rice

3:28pm November 19, 2019

We hear from the former national security advisor and U.N. ambassador about her memoir "Tough Love."

From Russia with Blood: The Kremlin's Ruthless Assassination Program and Vladimir Putin's Secret War on the West, by Heidi Blake

'From Russia With Blood' Doesn't Capture The Messy Nature Of Russian Politics

11:10am November 19, 2019

by Leonid Ragozin

Buzzfeed's Heidi Blake fails to support a dubious argument, but the book is worth reading for its recap of more than a dozen murder and suspicious death stories during a two-decade period.

Senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller watches President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office. Emails leaked to the Southern Poverty Law Center appear to reveal Miller's familiarity with white nationalist texts and thinkers.

Stephen Miller And 'The Camp Of The Saints,' A White Nationalist Reference

6:23am November 19, 2019

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

The White House adviser has read the racist 1973 book, according to leaked emails. For far-right activists, the work of fiction has helped to shape real ideology and anti-immigration stances.

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Jenny Slate's new Netflix comedy special is Stage Fright.

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'Sorrow Is Not The Same As Pessimism': Comedian Jenny Slate

7:17pm November 18, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Now that she's released her first Netflix stand-up special (Stage Fright) and her first book (Little Weirds), Slate says she's finally finding her comedic voice in smallness.

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