The 87th annual California Book Awards, which “recognizes the state’s best writers and illuminate the wealth and diversity of literature written in California,” announced this year’s finalists. The nominees include Rachel Khong‘s Goodbye, Vitamin, Viet Thanh Nguyen‘s The Refugees, and Zinzi Clemmons‘s What We Lose (here’s the full list). From our archives: The Millions’ interview with Khong.
87th Annual California Book Awards Finalists
Monkeys and Donkeys
Yann Martel's anticipated follow-up to Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil, now has a cover. Yes, that's a monkey riding a donkey.
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D-I-Y #YiR12
We know you're eagerly following our Year in Reading series, but we want you to participate, too! Our own Nick Moran has got the details up in a gif-filled Tumblr post.
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Hybrid Essays, DIAGRAM Essays
The deadline for DIAGRAM's essay contest is October 31, but mostly I just wanted an excuse to link to previous winner Cheyenne Nimes' "SECTION 404 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE SANTA CRUZ RIVER SAND SHARK, SUBTITLED 'THIS TROUBLESOME REGULATORY CONSTRAINT'."
Staking Out the Best Real Estate
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Authors Helping Authors
Debut author Maya Sloan writes a charming and heartfelt blog post about dressing up as a clown for Charles Bock's Literary Rent Party.
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