The PEN America gala took place on Thursday night at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. After protests and withdrawals led to the cancellation of the PEN America Literary Awards and the PEN World Voices Festival earlier this spring, the gala convened as planned with minimal disruptions, raising over $2 million according to the AP. The organization Writers Against the War On Gaza (WAWOG) staged a small protest outside, while inside, speakers acknowledged the war and the developing situation on college campuses. Numbering “around 20” people, WAWOG’s protest consisted of several members of the organization handing out flyers […]
Awards
British Book Awards
Carol Shields Prize
B&N Children’s and YA Book Awards
Joyce Carol Oates Prize
Ben Fountain (Devil Makes Three, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk) was awarded the Joyce Carol Oates prize for a mid-career author of fiction.
Phillips, Thrall, and More Win Pulitzers
The winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday afternoon. The fiction winner, Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips, should be well positioned for a sale bump on the recognition, having previously sold just under 4,000 hardcovers. The complete list of winners and finalists: Fiction Winner Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips Finalists Wednesday’s Child, by Yiyun Li Same Bed Different Dreams, by Ed Park Nonfiction Winner A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, by Nathan Thrall Finalists Fire Weather, by John Vaillant Cobalt Red, by Siddharth Kara Poetry Winner Tripas, by Brandon Som Finalists To 2040, […]