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Portland, Oregon, sets high-temperature record and Seattle comes close By: CNN Posted: Jun 27, 2021 5:00 PM CDT | Updated: Jun 27, 2021 7:51 PM CDT Updated: Jun 28, 2021 4:30 AM CDT By Jay Croft and Haley Brink, CNN (CNN) -- The Pacific Northwest is baking in a record-breaking heat wave, with an all-time high of 108 degrees Fahrenheit reported Sa...
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 course, is the US affiliate chapter of PEN International. An important and notably serious program amon...