And the winners of this year's $50,000 Kirkus Prize are . . .

And the winners of this year's $50,000 Kirkus Prize are . . .

By Emily Temple | October 24, 2019

Trixie and Katya have a book cover.

Trixie and Katya have a book cover.

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<em>Asterix</em> gets its first female hero in 60 years.

Asterix gets its first female hero in 60 years.

By Dan Sheehan | October 24, 2019

Take a look inside Rihanna's new photo-biography.

Take a look inside Rihanna's new photo-biography.

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Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

Libraries Are Even More Important to Contemporary Community Than We Thought

And They Should Be Funded Accordingly

By Eric Klinenberg | October 24, 2019

Reading Across America: <br> The Quirky Austin Reading Series for Works-in-Progress

Reading Across America:
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Owen Egerton on One Page Salon, a True Artists' Social

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Remembering Kate Braverman's Los Angeles

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Chill Your Wine in John Steinbeck's Silver Bucket

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Global Stories That Have Expanded the “Great American” Literary Canon

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Nnedi Okorafor on Writing <em>and</em> Narrating the Audiobook of Her Memoir

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Connie Brothers: The Heart of the Heart of the Iowa Writers' Workshop

Connie Brothers: The Heart of the Heart of the Iowa Writers' Workshop

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Albanian author Ismail Kadare has won the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Albanian author Ismail Kadare has won the 2020 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

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