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Jul 11, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Aaliyah Bilal |Nathan Harris |Gabriel James Bump
Now in its 17th year, the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence “honors Louisiana’s revered storyteller, Ernest J. Gaines, and serves to inspire and recognize rising African-American fiction writers of excellence at a national level.” One of the biggest writing awards and highest literary honors, this award serves to support up-and-coming African-American authors and grow their readership through increased visibility.
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Aaliyah Bilal |Isabelle McConville
Essential to My Survival: A Guest Post by Aaliyah Bilal A debut worth sharing, Temple Folk is the exquisite 17th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award-winning book. Author Aaliyah Bilal has penned an exclusive essay on her experience writing Temple Folk and what its publication means to her, down below. Paperback $17.99 Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Isabelle McConville |Aaliyah Bilal |Jill Johnson |S. A. Cosby
There’s nothing like bringing a paperback to the beach, and luckily for our B&N readers, we’ve got a wide array headed our way. July brings us engrossing fantasy worlds from a magical spin on Shakespeare to a story of a vampire realtor and a haunted mansion. If you’re looking to fall in love in between the pages instead, prepare to blush with rom-coms fresh off the press.
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May 22, 2024 | 
bronx.com | Aaliyah Bilal |Jonas Bronck
On Monday, May 20, 2024, at approximately 0535 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a female, stabbed in front of 134 Haven Avenue, within the confines of the 33th Precinct in Manhattan. Upon arrival, officers observed a 29-year-old female, unconscious and unresponsive, with multiple stab wounds about the body. EMS responded to the location and transported the female aided to NYC Health + Hospitals / Harlem, where she was later pronounced deceased.
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May 21, 2024 | 
bronx.com | Aaliyah Bilal |Jonas Bronck
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following person, who was reported missing from within the confines of the 40th Precinct in the Bronx. Details are as follows. Missing:Caroline Warrenaddress withheldBronx, NY 10455It was reported to police that Caroline Warren was last seen at her residence on Monday, May 20, 2024, at approximately 0325 hours.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
news.lee.net | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |Aaliyah Bilal |Paul Harding |Hanna Pylväinen
Twenty-five titles have been shortlisted for the 2023 National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation recently announced. The finalists will compete across five genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people's literature. The authors will read from their work at the annual National Book Awards Finalist Reading, hosted by writer and comedian Amber Ruffin, on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 14, at NYU Skirball. The winners will be announced live on Wednesday, Nov.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
readings.com.au | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |Aaliyah Bilal |Paul Harding |Hanna Pylväinen
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free! Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out. Australian Book Retailer of the Year 20215 Oct 2023The finalists for the 2023 National Book Awards have been announced! Established in 1950, the National Book Awards are American literary prizes administered by the National Book Foundation.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
barnesandnoble.com | Miwa Messer |Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah |Aaliyah Bilal |Paul Harding
National Book Award Finalists 2023 Drumroll please… This is a big day for books and writers and readers — this year’s crop of National Book Award finalists is here! Past winners, now considered modern classics of American literature, include Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jesmyn Ward (twice, for Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied, Sing), Charles Yu (Interior Chinatown), Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X), Cormac McCarthy (All the Pretty Horses), James McBride (The Good Lord Bird),...
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
bostonglobe.com | Aaliyah Bilal
I was eight years old the first time I encountered a Black Muslim character on television. On a Sunday night in 1990, I sat down to watch the sketch comedy show In Living Color, which introduced me to the character of Oswald Bates played by Damon Wayans, gesticulating in a blue shirt with a colorful kufi atop his head.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
offtheshelf.com | Sarah Walsh |Alice Martin |Sharon Van Meter |Aaliyah Bilal
|+| Add to Your Shelf Temple Folk TEMPLE FOLK portrays life in America for Black Muslims, woven seamlessly throughout ten short stories. In each beautifully written story, characters must navigate their own struggles and questions about religion, love, family, and the country they call home.
