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TIME Magazine's "Books" section highlights the best of culture in 2024, featuring a diverse range of fiction and nonfiction works. From reimagined classics like Percival Everett's "JAMES" to powerful memoirs like Deborah Jackson Taffa's "WHISKEY TENDER," the list showcases compelling narratives that explore themes of identity, belonging, and resilience. With a mix of thought-provoking storytelling and insightful reflections, these books offer readers a glimpse into different perspectives and experiences. [Extracted from the article]

The kernel of the story that would become Family Lore, Elizabeth Acevedo's first novel for adults, came to her in college, after a visit with one of her aunts in the Bronx. Instant gratification Family Lore, which shifts from New York to the Dominican Republic and back, is Acevedo's first book to be simultaneously published in Spanish. [Extracted from the article]

(Netflix) Red, White, and Royal Blue (Aug. 11) Tony-winning playwright Matthew López adapts Casey McQuiston's 2019 LGBTQ romance novel about a secret relationship between the First Son of the United States and the Prince of England. Time Off Calendar Secret Invasion (June 21) Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury takes center stage in the latest small-screen installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's TV expansion. Heart of Stone (Aug. 11) Netflix's spy action thriller follows Gal Gadot's MI6 agent Rachel Stone in a Bond-like role (minus the misogyny) as she attempts to protect a valuable - and dangerous - asset. [Extracted from the article]

In many ways, Bobby resembles Llewelyn Moss, the protagonist of McCarthy's 2005 novel No Country for Old Men: laconic, capable if a bit hapless, and the subject of dangerous intrigues outside his scope. CORMAC MCCARTHY, THE NOW 89-YEAR-OLD winner of both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize, whose work is compared, not infrequently, to Moby Dick and the Bible, has spent more than two decades as a senior fellow at the Santa Fe Institute think tank. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the convergence of Norman Mailer and Marilyn Monroe, two legends and heavy bestsellers but do not have great biographies. It notes that Mailer was a novelist, writer and biographer, while Monroe was a classic Hollywood joke, a starlet with a knockabout modeling career behind her. It states that Mailer wrote a book "Marilyn" which contains Marilyn Monroe's life, posters, buttons, dresses and hair styles. It also states that the public treats Mailer as a figure of Hemingway proportions with his Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and has been elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. It adds that he was chosen as a chronicler of the life and times of Monroe but was not the first choice.

An interview with National Book Award winning author Ibram X. Kendi, is presented. Topics covered include reason for his decision to incorporate his own story in his latest book "How to Be an Antiracist," outlook on classifying the tweets of U.S. President Donald Trump as racist by many public institutions and officials, and difference of his experience in writing "Antiracist" with his experience in writing "Stamped From the Beginning" which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction.

For the actor Soji Arai, who plays Sunja's son Mozasu, Pachinko offered a rare opportunity to showcase his own Zainichi (the term for ethnic Koreans living in Japan) heritage. One of those readers was writer and showrunner Soo Hugh (Under the Dome, The Terror), who was given the book by Kang-Lowe in the hopes that she might want to spearhead the adaptation. In 2017, When film and tv agent Theresa Kang-Lowe read Min Jin Lee's epic novel Pachinko, which tells the story of a poor Korean family through generations and across borders, she feared it didn't stand a chance of receiving Hollywood's attention. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers popular culture related news briefs and information. The television program "The Walking Dead" became the most watched basic-cable drama in history in 2011. The National Book Awards announced the wrong book nominee during a broadcast on Oregon Public Radio. Two lists are presented of the top five most illegally downloaded films and the most rented films on the video rental service Netflix.

The article presents an interview with U.S. National Book Foundation (NBF) executive director Lisa Lucas who discusses various topics including her roles as the first woman and first black person to run the NBF. American National Book Awards wins by four black authors are addressed, along with a plan to get more Americans to read books. Lucas' admiration for the books "The Sport of Kings: A Novel" by C.E. Morgan and "Evicted" by Matthew Desmond is assessed.

1 Great Circle The beginning of Maggie Shipstead's astounding novel, a Booker finalist, includes a series of endings: two plane crashes, a sunken ship and several people dead. 9 Open Water In his incisive debut novel, Caleb Azumah Nelson tells a bruising love story about young Black artists in London. 10 Klara and the Sun The eighth novel from Nobel Prize--winning author Kazuo Ishiguro follows a robot-like "Artificial Friend" named Klara, who sits in a store and waits to be purchased. [Extracted from the article]

Dasani's existence is full of contradictions--her Brooklyn shelter is just blocks away from some of the borough's most expensive real estate--and Elliott is relentless in her efforts to capture them all. Growing up, Hernández believed her aunt had become sick from eating an apple; it wasn't until decades later that she learned more about Chagas disease. 1 A Little Devil in America A finalist for the National Book Award, Hanif Abdurraqib's work of cultural criticism is an astonishing accounting of Black performance. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles Amitai Etzioni, a professor of sociology at Columbia University, who is the director of the Center for Policy Research in New York City. It states that Etzioni received a nomination from the National Book Awards for a book on genetics. It highlights the most significant theoretical work of Etzioni, "The Active Society," a long treatise which focuses on the methods to facilitate social change. It mentions that Etzioni received a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree at the University of California at Berkeley.

A year into the pandemic, readers know more than ever: the act of picking up a book can be transformative. KEVIN KWAN The author of Crazy Rich Asians and Sex and Vanity chose Sandi Tan's forthcoming novel Lurkers, an ensemble drama following the residents of one Los Angeles neighborhood. CASEY MCQUISTON The author of Red, White & Royal Blue and the forthcoming novel One Last Stop turned to Tamsyn Muir's epic fantasy Gideon the Ninth, the first in a trilogy about a teen orphan navigating a haunted solar system. [Extracted from the article]

After a mob--incited by white men and led by white men--attacked the U.S. Capitol, her new book, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, became ever more vital. No wonder Oluo has emerged as one of the most admired writers and "Internet yellers" around. It was the second time I saw Ijeoma Oluo enthrall a crowd with an unmatched clarity and conviction, and her mix of seriousness and laugh-out-loud humor, all the while showing a deep and abiding concern for racial justice. [Extracted from the article]

Mentions how the National Book Award for nonfiction was given to Kevin Boyle for his book 'Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age.' Focus of Boyle's novel on a race trial involving a black physician, Ossian Sweet, in Detroit in the 1920s; How the story traces the role of the NAACP in Sweet's case and the work by trial lawyer Clarence Darrow.

Mentions how five women novelists were nominated for the National Book Award in 2004. Praise for the winner, 'The News from Paraguay' by Lily Tuck, a story of a young Irishwoman who moves to Paraguay to be with her lover in 1854; Consideration of the descriptions of the people who suffer from diseases such as diphtheria, syphilis, drowning, stabbing, and smallpox in the book; Reference to the apparent cruelty of the main character's lover, Francisco Solano.

The article features novelist Saul Bellow who became the seventh American to obtain the Nobel Prize for Literature. It states that Bellow won various official literary honors including the honorary degrees, the three National Book Awards, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for his book "Humboldt's Gift," which he received in May 1976. It mentions several books written by Bellow including the "Dangling Man," "Rain King," and "The Victim." It reveals that Bellow's appearance as a notable writer in 1940 has opened opportunities for several American Jewish writers to be appreciated. It adds that Bellow have chosen to live in a simple life and remains reluctant to promote himself in public, despite the success of his book "Herzog," which brought him financial security.

Focuses on the comments made by author John Updike about fellow author Tom Wolfe at the 1998 National Book Awards. What Updike felt about Wolfe's book `A Man in Full,' which some thought would win the fiction prize; The different styles of writing favored by each author; How Wolfe was not present at the awards ceremony.

Reviews E. (Edna) Annie Proulx's second novel `The Shipping News,' which won the National Book Award last week. Brief profile of Proulx, 58; Her unfinished novel `Accordion Crimes'; The lash and sting of her language; Comments from her early editor Ed Gray on her gift for comedy.

The article presents information on the life and career of the John O' Hara. It states that his first book "Appointment in Samarra," was published in 1934 and his new novel "The Ewings," is scheduled for publication. In 1956 his novel "Ten North Frederick," won a National Book Award. It further states that Hara came to New York in late 20's and worked on the Herald Tribune, the Mirror and Time. In 1940 he wrote the libretto for Pal Joey, an instant Broadway sensation. It also mentions that his works have been translated into at least 19 languages, including Dutch and Vietnamese.

The article focuses on the work of translation by Ralph Manheim who won the P.E.N. Translation Prize in 1964 for "The Tin Drum," by Guenter Grass and National Book Awards Prize for "Castle to Castle," by Céline. It looks at the importance of the knowledge of alien culture which helped him to translate Grass' range and idiosyncrasy. It particularly refers to the instance when he had to seek help from a dentist's assistant while translating "Local Anaesthetic,".

The article announces several awards given by the National Book Awards (N.B.A.) to several authors including Robert Ely, Jonathan Kozol and George F. Kennan.

The article focuses on the National Book Awards (NBA) held at the Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan, New York City. It mentions that the NBA which increased its number of prize categories has presented its 1971 prizewinners wherein three are already dead including Flannery O' Connor, Allan Nevins, and Frank O'Hara. It states the improvement that the prize giving bodies can do in terms of reduction of the number of prize categories and formalization of the choice of judges.

The article features critic Martha Duffy, one of the juries who will announce the National Book Award for fiction. It states that Duffy was a full-time critic of "Time" Magazine, where she reviewed almost 50 novels including "In the Reign of Peace," by Hugh Nissenson, "Don Juan's Bar" and "The Midnight Raymond Chandler," by Antonio Callado. Duffy says that she did not consider herself as custodian of people's, rather tries to tell those who are interested in book of what she thinks.

Robin Coste Lewis and Neal Shusterman also took home prizes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Robin Coste Lewis and Neal Shusterman also took home prizes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The man behind Lemony Snicket is making good on an apology [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Honoring the year's best work in literature [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article features novelist Norman Rush. He worked as a teacher and a rare-books dealer and did a stint with the Peace Corps in Africa before he finally published his first novel, Mating in 1991. The book promptly won America's National Book Award. Now, 12 years later Rush writes the book Mortals.