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The Term 'Graphic Novel' Has Had A Good Run. We Don't Need It Anymore.

3:49pm November 17, 2016

by Glen Weldon

Coined in an era when comics were considered 'junk' culture, graphic novel is a hoary, meaningless, and often completely inaccurate term. Comics are comics; stop apologizing for them.

Comedian Larry Wilmore Hosts 67th National Book Awards Ceremony

2:35pm November 17, 2016

by Lynn Neary

Six writers won an award Wednesday night including Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad for fiction. Ibram X. Kendi won in nonfiction and Daniel Borzutzky in poetry.

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Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis Among National Book Award Winners

11:12pm November 16, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Six writers emerged with the literary prize: Whitehead in fiction; Ibram X. Kendi in nonfiction; Daniel Borzutzky in poetry; and Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell in young people's literature.

Head Of National Book Foundation Encourages Young People To Read More

7:28am November 14, 2016

by Lynn Neary

The National Book Awards are coming up and the foundation that runs them has a new director. Lisa Lucas is young, female and African-American. She's hoping to make reading fun for other young people.

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Sheri S. Tepper wrote dozens of novels, including Grass and The Gate to Women's Country.

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Remembering Sheri S. Tepper, Eco-Feminist Sci-Fi Firebrand

7:00am November 05, 2016

by Genevieve Valentine

Tepper wrote several classics of '80s sci-fi, but she's curiously unknown today. Her work is didactic and often uncomfortable, mixing eco-feminist politics with gripping characters and world-building.

The Sport of Kings, by C.E. Morgan; In the Darkroom, by Susan Faludi; As Brave As You, by Jason Reynolds.

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Jason Reynolds, C.E. Morgan And Susan Faludi Win 2016 Kirkus Prize

7:46pm November 03, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Reynolds' As Brave as You won in the literary award's category for young readers' literature; Morgan's The Sport of Kings won for fiction; and Faludi's In the Darkroom won for nonfiction.

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3 Romances To Light Up Your Diwali

4:47pm October 31, 2016

by Sonali Dev

We're celebrating Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with three books sure to strike a spark of romance in your heart, no matter how long and dark the nights are getting.

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Action Film Director Park Chan-Wook Transports Erotic 'Handmaiden' To 1930s Korea

8:46am October 30, 2016

The new lesbian romance thriller is a big change from the novel it's based on — 2002's "Fingersmith" set in Victorian England. It's also a change of pace for the acclaimed South Korean director.

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Marvel Recognizes Young Black Women As 'Ironheart' Prepares To Don Tony Stark's Suit

8:44am October 30, 2016

Rachel Martin speaks with Ariell Johnson, a black women to own a comic book store, about landing a Marvel cover alongside Ironheart — the newest Iron Man suit occupant, 15-year-old Riri Williams.

Latino Noir: Private Eyes And Really Bad Vatos

12:32pm October 26, 2016

by Felix Contreras

Good guys, bad guys, cops and intrigue — it's all part of the world of Latino noir fiction. Author Carmen Amato takes us on a tour of the genre.

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