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Berkeley historian T.J. Stiles wins Pulitzer for ‘Custer’s Trials’

T.J. Stiles of Berkeley has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America.” It’s Stiles’ second Pulitzer; he won the award in 2010 for his biography …

Adam Johnson, Ta-Nehisi Coates win National Book Awards

Adam Johnson has won the National Book Award for Fiction for his story collection “Fortune Smiles.” It’s the second major prize for the San Francisco author: He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2013 …

National Book Award finalists announced

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson, Atlantic magazine correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates and the photographer Sally Mann are among the 20 writers who have been named finalists for the 66th …

Marlon James wins Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Marlon James has won the coveted Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” becoming the first Jamaican author to win the award in its 47-year history. James, who …

2 Bay Area authors make National Book Award fiction longlist

Two Bay Area authors have made the National Book Award longlist for fiction. Adam Johnson, who won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Orphan Master’s Son,” is on the list with his story …

National Book Award longlist for nonfiction announced

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ widely acclaimed “Between the World and Me” — a timely examination of this country’s racial history — is one of the 10 books that have made the National Book Award longlist for …

National Book Award longlist for poetry is announced

Jane Hirshfield is among the 10 poets who have been longlisted for the National Book Award. The Marin County poet, who is chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, was chosen for her collection …

At last, a woman will win Thurber Prize for American Humor

For the first time in its history, a woman will win the Thurber Prize for American Humor, the nation’s highest honor in humor writing. Roz Chast, Annabelle Gurwitch and Julie Schumacher have been …

Northern California Book Award winners announced

When Michael Lewis handed in “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” to his editor, the reaction, he recalls, was, “It’s going to make a lot of people angry but you’re not going to win any awards.” To this …

Molly Antopol wins New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award

Molly Antopol just might need a trophy room. The San Francisco writer whose debut story collection, “The UnAmericans,” has earned many accolades, has won the New York Public Library Young Lions …
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