Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 23, 2020

Loved the closing performance of the National Book Awards? Check out these writer-musicians.

Loved the closing performance of the National Book Awards? Check out these writer-musicians.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 19, 2020

Here are the 2020 grantees of the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant.

Here are the 2020 grantees of the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 18, 2020

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 17, 2020

PEN America has announced the inaugural winners of its prison writing program award.

PEN America has announced the inaugural winners of its prison writing program award.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 11, 2020

Here are the winners of the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Here are the winners of the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 11, 2020

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Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 10, 2020

Here is the longlist for the 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 10, 2020

Blue Ivy Carter is narrating the audiobook adaptation of the short film Hair Love.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 9, 2020

Here are the 2020 Kirkus Prize winners.

Here are the 2020 Kirkus Prize winners.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 5, 2020

Here are the winners of the 2020 World Fantasy Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2020 World Fantasy Awards.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 2, 2020

Here's the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Here's the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 26, 2020

Starting today, you can receive personalized book bundles from the New York Public Library.

Starting today, you can receive personalized book bundles from the New York Public Library.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 26, 2020

The Lucille Clifton House will become a sanctuary for artists in 2021.

The Lucille Clifton House will become a sanctuary for artists in 2021.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 22, 2020

Anna Burns has won the International Dublin Literary Award for <em>Milkman</em>.

Anna Burns has won the International Dublin Literary Award for Milkman.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 22, 2020

Here are the 2020 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award winners.

Here are the 2020 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award winners.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 19, 2020

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