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The US National Book Awards' fundraising gala winners' ceremony in New York City features Oprah Winfrey and LeVar Burton onstage.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Twenty-five writers now are shortlisted, five in each of the five categories of the 74th National Book Awards competition.

A majority of newcomers: Nine of the 10 longlisted nonfiction authors in 2023 are getting National Book Award attention for the first time.

The 10th annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festivals lineup includes filmmakers, journalists, politicians, historians and award winners.

In her roles as a stand-up comic, talk-show host or documentary series guide (not to mention podcaster and best-selling author), Chelsea Handler has been to Moscow, Mumbai and Cartagena, and has tested material in Nashville, Tenn., and Irvine, Calif.  Last weekend, she was onstage at the Hollywood Bowl as part of the starry 90th birthday celebration of fellow cannabis fan Willie Nelson.

The 74th edition of the National Book Awards program based in New York City has opened submissions and named its 25 jurors.

Ada Ferrer gave a talk in a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Lecture on Feb. 23. At the event, titled “Writing Between Personal and International History: Cuba: An American History,” Ferrer recounted her journey as a writer and a historian.

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