Fiction, Young adult literature, Literary prizes, Nonfiction, Libraries, Book lists, Youth, Business, Publishing industry
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At ALA's Annual conference in Washington, D.C. this month, the winners of the 2019 Michael L. Printz awards, administered byYALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, and sponsored by Booklist, [...]
Nonfiction, Literary prizes, Graphic novels, Poetry, Nobel laureates, Novels, Literature/writing
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Most weeks we hew to a pretty traditional notion of ''books'' around here: text-based narratives printed on paper and bound between covers, with occasional swerves to accommodate our love of [...]
Fiction, Nonfiction, Books, Sexual excitement, Consumerism, Social conditions, Literary prizes, Fairy tales, Literature/writing
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Some fiction writers try to capture reality, using stories to illuminate social conditions or plumb interior lives. Others just like to make up crazy things. (And also illuminate social conditions [...]