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National Book Award Fiction Longlist 2024

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And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole [BANNED BOOKS]

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Breakfast In Amsterdam

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Held by Anne Michaels (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #93)

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James by Percival Everett (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #92)

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (I'Ve Read Something #91)

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National Book Award 2024 - More Longlisted Books

National Book Award 2024 - More Longlisted Books
My picks from the longlists for Young People's Literature, Translated Fiction and Nonfiction
All the longlists are here: www.nationalbook.org/category/news/

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National Book Award Fiction Longlist 2024

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National Book Award Fiction Longlist 2024

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National Book Award Fiction Longlist 2024 ‘Pemi Aguda, Ghostroots Norton / W. W. Norton & Company Kaveh Akbar, Martyr! Knopf / Penguin Random House Jessica Anthony, The Most Little, Brown and Company / Hachette Book Group Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Catalina One World / Penguin Random House Percival Everett, James Doubleday / Penguin Random House Miranda July, All Fours Riverhead Books / Pengu...

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole [BANNED BOOKS]

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And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole [BANNED BOOKS]

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And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell and Henry Cole [BANNED BOOKS] "And Tango Makes Three" has been challenged or banned in numerous schools and libraries across the United States and other countries. The book has faced multiple challenges in Texas school districts. For example, in 2006, it was challenged in the Shiloh, Illinois Elementary School District, and in a school d...

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Breakfast In Amsterdam

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Breakfast in Amsterdam

Held by Anne Michaels (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #93)

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Held by Anne Michaels (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #93)

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Held by Anne Michaels (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #93)

James by Percival Everett (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #92)

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James by Percival Everett (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #92)

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James by Percival Everett (BOOKER LONGLIST 2024 - I've Read Something #92)

Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (I'Ve Read Something #91)

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (I'Ve Read Something #91)

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly (I'Ve Read Something #91)

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Trollhättan - A Weekend Visit

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Trollhättan - A Weekend Visit Trollhättan is a town in southwestern Sweden, located along the Göta Älv River, about 75 kilometers north of Gothenburg. It has a rich industrial history, particularly known for its engineering and manufacturing industries, with the former Saab Automobile factory being a key part of its identity. The town is also referred to as "Trollywood" due to its vibrant film ...

Bad Habit by Alana S Portero (I've Read Something #90)

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Bad Habit by Alana S Portero (I've Read Something #90)

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Bad Habit by Alana S Portero (I've Read Something #90) Translated from the Spanish by Mara Faye Lethem

Sunset And Jericho - Dave Wakeland #4 (I've Read Something #89)

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Sunset And Jericho - Dave Wakeland #4 (I've Read Something #89)

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Sunset And Jericho - Dave Wakeland #4 (I've Read Something #89) Other books mentioned: Invisible Dead by Sam Wiebe Cut You Down by Sam Wiebe Hell And Gone by Sam Wiebe The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler The Galton Case by Ross Macdonald L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly Devil In A Blue Dress by Walter Mosley The Sins O...

His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay (I've read Something #88)

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His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay (I've read Something #88)

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His Whole Life by Elizabeth Hay (I've read Something #88) Elizabeth Hay was born in October 1951 in Ontario, Canada. In 1974, she moved to Yellowknife and worked for ten years as a radio broadcaster for CBC Radio (hence her novel "Late Nights On Air", 2007 which won her Canada*s most prestigious literary award, the Scotiabank Giller Prize). Like her character Nan in "His Whole Life", she has al...

Booker Longlist Reaction 2024 And Goodreads' Shortlist

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Booker Longlist Reaction 2024 And Goodreads' Shortlist

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Booker Longlist Reaction 2024 And Goodreads' Shortlist Wild Houses by Colin Barrett Held by Anne Michaels Orbital by Samantha Harvey James by Percival Everett My Friends by Hisham Matar Enlightenment by Sarah Perry Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud Playground by Richard Powers The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden Stone ...

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Top 10 Books Banned In The USA

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Top 10 Books Banned In The USA These books are not banned all over the USA, but in school districts, primarily in Texas, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Colorado. More info: PEN America pen.org/issue/book-bans/ Banned Book Database: action.everylibrary.org/everylibrary_s_banned_book_database? American Library Association www.ala.org/bbooks/shop

Homeland by Fernando Aramburu (I've Read Something #87)

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Homeland by Fernando Aramburu (I've Read Something #87)

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Homeland by Fernando Aramburu (I've Read Something #87) Originally published in 2016 in Spain. The English translation was done by Alfred MacAdam and published by Picador in 2020. Fernando Aramburu was born in 1959 in Donostia (San Sebastian) and has been living in Hannover, Germany since 1984. Homeland was his 8th novel and an international bestseller. The TV-show "Patria" was produced by HBO ...