2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Longlist
The 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction longlist has been announced by the American Language Association. Twenty-six fiction and 20 nonfiction titles are in the running for the honor and $5,000. You can check out the list of 46 titles here to introduce to your TBR, which includes The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor, The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, Deacon King Kong by James McBride, Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong, and The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio.
Beat Poet And Activist Diane di Prima Has Passed Away
Diane di Prima, a prominent voice of the Beat Generation, has passed away at age 86. She was named Poet Laureate of San Francisco in 2009 and had published more than 40 works of poetry and memoir focusing on love, sex, politics, and community. During her Poet Laureate of San Francisco press conference, she said, “Her deepest service … was to poetry and to humans.”
Mudbound Co-Writer And John Legend’s Get Lifted To Adapt Blacktop Wasteland
The action packed–hello, awesome car chase scenes!–crime novel Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby is being adapted into film by Erik Feig’s Picturestart and Mike Jackson, John Legend’s Get Lifted Film Co. And writing the screen adaptation will be Virgil Williams, who co-wrote the Mudbound screenplay. This is going to be awesome!
Who Will Win the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards?
The opening round of the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards is open for voting. Cast your vote and write in your chosen titles now.