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In this month's OPEN BOOK, the author of a new "memoir in archives" tells us about her inspirations—Sadiya Hartman, Sarah Schulman—and preference for paperbacks.

Dismissed by some as mere speculation, examining ‘what ifs’ can shed valuable light on neglected perspectives

London Art Fairs contemporary photography show returns, foregrounding artists who engage with Black and diasporic heritage through the lens.

All hail the must see London Art Fair which returns to its January slot from 18-22 January 2023, launching the London art collecting calendar

The annual presentation of PEN America’s literary awards and career achievement honors was produced digitally for a second year. A collage of some 55 finalists in the PEN America 2021 Literary Awards program. Image: PEN America Nossel: ‘This Year of Tumult and Torment’ In our previews of the PEN America Literary Award finalists and the program’s Career Achievement Prize recipients, Publishing Perspectives readers looked at one of the more complex annual presentations of a broad range o...

Winners of the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Announced This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. The winners of the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards were announced in their first-ever online ceremony since the Awards began 57 years ago. It was hosted by Kara Young and featured many guest appearances, including Whoopi Goldberg and Viola Davis. In total, $380,000 in prizes were awarded to a diverse range of writers, translators, poet...

From these finalists for the PEN America Literary Awards, winners will be announced on April 8 and receive a total of more than US$380,000. Dining tents in New York City’s Bryant Park, February 4. Image – iStockphoto: Massimo Giachetti From 1,850 Submissions, 55 Finalists A total of 55 titles in 11 categories have been named today (February 10) as finalists in the 2021 PEN America Literary Awards. They now are in contention for an aggregate purse of more than US$380,000. PEN America, of cou...

This morning, PEN America released the 2021 Literary Awards Finalists. More than forty-five imprints and presses are featured on the list, with half of the titles coming from university and indie presses. Twenty books are from writers making their literary debuts, and half the titles among the open-genre awards are poetry collections. Chosen by a cohort of judges representing a wide range of disciplines, backgrounds, identities, and aesthetic lineages, these fifty-five Finalist books represent...

Artemisia Gentileschi, HEIC ARTEMISIA the tombstone of Artemisia Gentileschi is said to have read. Clear and simple, forgoing the usual embellishments, such as names of father, husband, and children, dates of birth and death. HEIC ARTEMISIA, or HERE LIES ARTEMISIA. Artemisia: now commonly referred to by her first name only (Madonna! Cher! Beyoncé!), in order to avoid confusion with that other famous Baroque Gentileschi pittore, her father, Orazio. In life, she also went by the surname Lomi, ...