SHARON OLDS

Former U_S_ poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera is this year’s winner of the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement, with judges praising him for a “a poetic voice that is both deeply embedded and wholly original.”.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Tess Gunty's "The Rabbit Hutch," a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books. In her acceptance speech, Gunty cited comments made the day before by poetry nominee Sharon Olds about literature's essential role as a force for good and for courage. The dinner benefit for the National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, also included an honorary prize for Tracie D. Hall, executive director of the American Library Association. Perry, a HarperCollins author, made no direct reference to the strike in her acceptance speech, but did cite those who “walk the picket line" as among her inspirations.

NEW YORK — (AP) — Gayl Jones' “The Birdcatcher,” a short, lyrical novel about a writer's trip to Ibiza and the gifted, unstable couple she stays with, is a National Book Award finalist for fiction. The nonprofit National Book Foundation announced Tuesday five finalists in each of five competitive categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young people's literature and translated books — winnowed from the 10 longlisted last month. Nominees include the activist and former Olympics gold medalist Tommie Smith, a young people's literature nominee for "Victory. Nominees for translated books include the 2018 winners, Japanese author Yoko Tawada and translator Margaret Mitsutani, for the novel "Scattered All Over the Earth." Altogether, publishers submitted 1,772 works, including 607 nonfiction books and 463 fiction books.

Finalists for the National Book Awards were announced Tuesday.

NEW YORK — (AP) — A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards. The book was published shortly before he died, in June, at age 51. The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, has previously announced long lists for young people's literature and books in translation and will announce fiction nominees Friday. The lists will be narrowed to five on Oct. 4, and winners will be announced Nov. 16. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards.

Anticipation has been growing all year for one of the fall’s likeliest bestsellers, Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts With Us.”.