September 12, 2025, 11:00am Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction. Then ten titles were selected from a pool of 434 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Fiction are Rumaan Alam (Chair), Debra Magpie Earling, Attica Locke, Elizabeth McCracken, and Cody Morrison. The finalists in all …
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George Getschow (left,) executive director of the literary center, and Kathy Floyd, the center’s manager. “I’ve never known anyone who loved books as much as Larry McMurtry,” says Getschow. John Burnett hide caption toggle caption John Burnett ARCHER CITY, Texas — The celebrated Western writer, Larry McMurtry, aspired to turn this one-stoplight hometown into one of America’s great book centers. …
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I’ve been a professor at the University of Chicago for over ten years, and when something is troubling me, I try to find time to take some walks in nature. But when I think about nature’s effect on mental health, I’m often taken back to my last year as a graduate student. Article continues after advertisement The Ann Arbor sun …
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1 of 5 | Matilda Lutz stars as “Red Sonja,” in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Red Sonja, in theaters Friday, does not boast the resources major studios devote to their intellectual property. Nevertheless, its devotion to the source material and commitment to delivering to the best of its ability makes …
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