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Paul Coates’s NBF Literarian Award Is Questioned
This year’s National Book Foundation Literarian Award recipient Paul Coates has been accused of publishing “racist, antisemitic, and homophobic books and authors” in an “enthusiastic and uncritical” manner, in an article by Mark Oppenheimer in Arc Magazine. That article expands considerably on questions first raised in a piece in The Jewish Insider by Matthew Kassel, which focused on one book in particular. Additionally, Oppenheimer suggests the selection “was a surprising choice” because Coates previously served as a National Book Foundation board member. The Literarian Award is given for “outstanding service to the literary community.” Coates, who is the father of […]
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People 10/29
New Books Publishing October 29
This week’s fiction releases include new novels by Louise Penny and Paula Hawkins, while Glory Edim publishes a memoir. 10 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-october-29 5 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-october-29 We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM members can see our lists for the coming months on Bookshop. Check out October‘s 36 fiction releases, 31 works of nonfiction, and 50 children’s titles; November‘s 80 fiction releases, 39 works of nonfiction, and 20 children’s titles; and December‘s 48 fiction releases, 14 works of nonfiction, and 15 children’s titles. […]