3 authors named winners of Science + Literature awards
Books Science Literature Awards This combination of photos shows cover art for, "The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease”" by Daisy Hernandez, left, "The Radiant Lives of Animals" by Linda Hogan, center, and "In the Field" by Rachel Pastan. (Tin House/Beacon Press/Delphinium Books via AP) (Uncredited)NEW YORK — (AP) — The National Book Foundation has teamed with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that wed two categories not always in harmony: technology and the arts. “We are thrilled to celebrate these diverse perspectives, and inspire conversations around the role of science and technology in our everyday lives.”The awards are part of a three-year, $525,000 grant from the Sloan Foundation aimed at diversifying voices in science and technology writing. The idea originated after Sloan Foundation programmer Doron Weber received in 2018 an honorary National Book Award, presented by the National Book Foundation. Shetterly is a member of the Science + Literature selection committee, chaired by Lydia Millet, a National Book Award finalist in 2020 for her novel about environmental disaster, “A Children’s Bible.”The three authors cited Wednesday will participate in public events around the country this spring and summer.
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