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Ruth Ozeki's 'Book of Form and Emptiness' wins Women's PrizeCanadian-American writer Ruth Ozeki has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel called “The Book of Form and Emptiness.”.
PEN America honors activists, artists and dissidentsFrom an imprisoned Ukranian journalist to a high school activist in Florida, PEN America paid tribute Monday night to democracy and free expression and warned about the dangers faced in the U.S. and abroad.
Louise Erdrich among 6 finalists for literary Women's PrizeThe 23rd novel by acclaimed American author Louise Erdrich and an adult fiction debut by Trinidadian stand-up comedian Lisa Allen-Agostini are among finalists for the 30,000-pound ($38,000) Women’s Prize for fiction.
Zadie Smith to receive PEN America literary service awardAuthor Zadie Smith is this year’s winner of the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, an honor previously given to Toni Morrison, Stephen Sondheim and Margaret Atwood among others.
Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published this month"Recitatif," written by Morrison in the early 1980s, follows the lives of two women from childhood to their contrasting fortunes as adults.npr.org
Rare Toni Morrison short story to be published as a bookTo much of the world the late Toni Morrison was a novelist, celebrated for such classics as “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye.”.
Susanna Clarke's 'Piranesi' wins Women's Prize for FictionBritish writer Susanna Clarke has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel “Piranesi.”.
