Reflections on my reading choices
Award Who: named after an 18th century bookseller John Newbery What: distinguished American literature for children; awarded by the American Library Association When: every year since 1922Prize: a bronze medal with the winner's name and the date engraved on the backOther winners: https://www.powells.com/awards/newbery-medal/ Novel As I was going through the titles of past winners I came… Continue reading Newbery Medal-From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Award Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards -The Cleveland Foundation- https://www.anisfield-wolf.org Who: Founded by Edith Anisfield Wolf- a poet and philanthropist What: Books that "have contributed to our understanding of racism and human diversity" (from their website) When: founded in 1935Categories: fiction, non-fiction, poetry Prize: $10,000Other winners: https://www.anisfield-wolf.org/winners/ Novel 2020 winner in non-fiction How a Circle of Renegade Anthropologists… Continue reading The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award- Gods of the Upper Air
Before I start sharing my feelings on this book I have a question for everyone: What are the best books you've read that you just randomly found while browsing a bookstore or a library? I feel like some of my favorite books just happened to be ones I was drawn to on a shelf and… Continue reading Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder
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