LAUREN GROFF

The author reads her story from the July 4, 2022, issue of the magazine.

Brandon Taylor’s “Filthy Animals” has won the Story Prize, a $20,000 honor for works of short fiction.

In poetry and in prose, past and present can warp, twist, and buckle: Your weekly guide to the best in books

NEW YORK — (AP) — Fiction by Lauren Groff and Kristen Arnett, erotica by Samuel R. Delany and nonfiction by Daisy Hernández are among this year's nominees for Lambda awards, given for the year's best LGBTQ books. “The Lammys,” as they are commonly known, were established in 1989 and are presented by the Lambda Literary organization. Finalists in 24 categories, ranging from lesbian romance to transgender poetry, were announced Tuesday, at a time when numerous states are seeking to ban or restrict LGBTQ books. Winners will be announced during a virtual celebration June 11, hosted by the artist and drag queen Sasha Velour. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Fiction by Lauren Groff and Kristen Arnett, erotica by Samuel R.

Andre Aciman, Colm Toibin and Rick Moody are among the authors contributing to an essay collection on the legacy of Sigmund Freud.

The author reads her story from the February 14 & 21, 2022, issue of the magazine.

More than 20 leading American and international writers are to explore literary depictions of desire at the annual Key West Literary Seminar.

Lauren Groff’s novel “Matrix” is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for fiction.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Lauren Groff is a National Book Award finalist for her third consecutive book, nominated in the fiction category Tuesday for her historical novel “Matrix.” Anthony Doerr's multi-generational epic “Cloud Cuckoo Land,” his first work since the Pulitzer Prize-winning “All the Light We Cannot See," also made the list. Winners, each of whom receive $10,000, will be announced Nov. 17 during a ceremony held online because of the pandemic. The awards are presented by the nonprofit National Book Foundation. Notable works that made the long-lists but not the final five include two Oprah Winfrey book club picks, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' debut novel “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois”; Richard Powers' “Bewilderment”; and Louis Menand's nonfiction Cold War cultural history “The Free World.”Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Writers in the final round include Lauren Groff, Hanif Abdurraqib and Anthony Doerr. The prize recognizes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people's literature.

Lauren Groff is a National Book Award finalist for her third consecutive book.

National Book Awards This combination of photos shows eight of the ten nominees on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist, top row from left, Anthony Doerr's “Cloud Cuckoo Land," Lauren Groff's “Matrix," Laird Hunt's “Zorrie,” Robert Jones, Jr.'s “The Prophets,” bottom row from left, Katie Kitamura's “Intimacies,” Elizabeth McCracken's “The Souvenir Museum," Jason Mott's “Hell of a Book," and Richard Powers' “Bewilderment." Norton via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — For the second straight year, the National Book Awards ceremony will be held online. The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards each fall, announced Friday that it had decided to make the Nov. 17 event virtual because of the pandemic. “Although we were cautiously optimistic about the opportunity to gather, the National Book Foundation Board and staff have carefully considered the options for this year’s National Book Awards and closely monitored best health and safety practices associated with COVID-19,” David Steinberger, the foundation's board chair, said in a statement. “The National Book Awards have always been a unique — and sizeable — event, with authors, publishers, and guests traveling from all over the country to attend.

For the second straight year, the National Book Awards ceremony will be held online.

National Book Awards This combination of photos shows eight of the ten nominees on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist, top row from left, Anthony Doerr's “Cloud Cuckoo Land," Lauren Groff's “Matrix," Laird Hunt's “Zorrie,” Robert Jones, Jr.'s “The Prophets,” bottom row from left, Katie Kitamura's “Intimacies,” Elizabeth McCracken's “The Souvenir Museum," Jason Mott's “Hell of a Book," and Richard Powers' “Bewilderment." Norton via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — Anthony Doerr, Richard Powers and Lauren Groff are among this years nominees on the National Book Awards' fiction longlist, which also includes Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' epic debut novel “The Love Songs of W. E. B. The foundation plans to hand out the awards in person after holding a virtual event in 2020 because of the pandemic. Two honorary National Book Awards have already been announced: Author-playwright Karen Tei Yamashita for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and author-librarian Nancy Pearl for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. The awards, established in 1950 and long presented by the nonprofit book foundation, are chosen by panels of five which include authors, critics and other members of the literary community.

Anthony Doerr, Richard Powers and Lauren Groff are among this years nominees on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist, which also includes Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ debut novel “The Love Songs of W.

The fall book season will be packed with new works by such high-profile authors as Jonathan Franzen, Sally Rooney and Colson Whitehead.

Michael Cunningham, Edwidge Danticat and Carmen Maria Machado are among the prize-winning authors who are contributing stories to a new collection.

It began in 2018 as a conversation between authors Jami Attenberg and Anne Gisleson: a writing “boot camp” in which each would write 1,000 words a day for 14 days.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A free e-book compilation includes excerpts from upcoming works by Mitch Albom, Lauren Groff, Rick Riordan and dozens of other writers. “Buzz Books 2021: Fall/Winter” was released Tuesday by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. The 50 highlighted books include adult fiction, young adult books, nonfiction and debut works. Featured novels include Albom's “The Stranger In the Lifeboat,” Groff's “Matrix," Ruth Ozeki's “The Book of Form and Emptiness” and Bernhard Schlink's “Olga.”The compilation also includes such nonfiction releases as Matthew Pearl's “Jemima Boone” and Sarah Ruhl's “Smile: The Story of a Face" and the young adult books “Vinyl Moon,” by Mahogany L. Browne, and Riordan's “Daughter of the Deep," his version of “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." ____“Buzz Books 2021” can be downloaded from Amazon.com, Apple, Barnes & Noble.com and other online retailers and from buzz.publishersmarketplace.com

NEW YORK Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Princeton University Press announced Monday that Now Comes Good Sailing: On Henry David Thoreau and the Meaning of Life will be published in 2021. The book's title comes from words the celebrated nature writer and social commentator reportedly spoke as he neared his death, in 1862. Others writing about Thoreau for the new book include the best-selling novelist Amor Towles, Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction writer John McPhee, travel writer Pico Iyer, and the author and columnist Rafia Zakaria.