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3 authors win $10,000 prizes for blending science and literature

Three authors have been awarded $10,000 prizes for blending scientific research with literary grace

The Independent UK · Jan 21

National Book Awards 2025 Finalists Reveal a New Era of American Storytelling — Here's What the Predictions Are Saying

The 2025 National Book Awards finalists spotlight a new era in American storytelling, with critics already making early winner predictions.

International Business Times UK · Oct 8, 2025

Percival Everett and Jason De León win National Book Awards

Percival Everett’s “James” has won the National Book Award for fiction

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024

Jayne Anne Phillips, Paul Harding are among National Book Award fiction nominees

Historical novels by Jayne Anne Phillips and Paul Harding and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s dystopian prison novel “Chain-Gang All-Stars” are among the nominees on the National Book Awards long list for fiction

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Drew Barrymore dropped as US National Book Awards host after controversial talk show decision

Drew Barrymore has been dropped as the host of this year’s US National Book Awards following the controversy surrounding her TV show returning during the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike.

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023

Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host

Drew Barrymore has been dropped as host of the upcoming National Book Awards ceremony, a day after her talk show taped its first episode since the Hollywood writers strike began.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2023

Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike

The TV host has resumed production of ‘The Drew Barrymore Show,’ drawing the ire of striking members of the Writers Guild and Screen Actors Guild.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023

Drew Barrymore dropped as awards host

The National Book awards announced Tuesday it was rescinding her invitation to host their annual awards ceremony

Salon · Sep 12, 2023

Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards with Oprah Winfrey as a guest speaker

Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Drew Barrymore will host the National Book Awards, where Oprah Winfrey will be a guest speaker

Drew Barrymore, whose honors include a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award, will be presiding over a more literary ceremony this fall

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023