National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Honorees
Five fiction writers under the age of 35, and their debut books, have been named the 5 Under 35 honorees by the National Book Foundation. K-Ming Chang for Bestiary, Naima Coster for Halsey Street, Raven Leilani for Luster, Fatima Farheen Mirza for A Place for Us, and C Pam Zhang for How Much of These Hills Is Gold will each receive a $1,000 prize and were selected by authors Susan Choi, Marlon James, Tayari Jones, Tommy Orange, and Justin Torres.
Poet Nikky Finney Awarded $100,000 Lifetime Achievement Prize
Another huge congratulations: the Academy of American Poets has awarded its Wallace Stevens Award, $100,000 lifetime achievement honor, to poet Nikky Finney. It was just one of dozens of prizes awarded by the Academy, which also included the $25,000 Lenore Marshall prize being awarded to Hanif Abdurraqib for A Fortune for Your Disaster. Check out more awardees!
WandaVision Trailer
And now for trailer news! WandaVision is an upcoming Disney+ series that focuses on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch and Vision, played by Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. The show blends classic sitcom television with the Marvel Universe and you can watch the trailer, which gave me Pleasantville vibes.
#WorldKidLit Month: Why We Need Translated Lit for Kids!
First launched in September 2016, World Kid Lit Month is a month to celebrate and promote world literature for children and teens. The month focuses particularly on fiction, poetry, and nonfiction translated to English from other languages. How can you participate? Find out!