NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Yu's “Interior Chinatown,” a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction.
NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Mosley is receiving an honorary National Book Award, cited for dozens of books which range from science fiction and erotica to the acclaimed mystery series that has followed...
“Trouble Is What I Do,” Mulholland Books, by Walter Mosley
Many years ago, a Mississippi bluesman named Catfish Worry had an affair with the daughter of a wealthy white banker whose...
"Down the River Unto the Sea" (Mulholland Books), by Walter Mosley
Few mystery writers can examine issues of race — how it divides and binds people — as clearly and unflinchingly as Walter Mosley, who returns to this theme in his stand-alone novel "Down the River Unto the Sea."
NEW YORK (AP) — Toni Morrison praised the power of literature and the "community" of writers. James Patterson told some jokes, and even sang.
Both received Distinguished Service Awards Wednesday night at the 25th annual Authors Guild dinner gala, held in Manhattan. The Guild, which represents thousands of published writers, also gave a service award to the heads of the self-publishing platform IngramSpark.