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Scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah receives $500,000 prize from Library of Congress

Aug. 08, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Author-scholar Kwame Anthony Appiah has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress. Appiah, 70, has won the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity, given every two years to “individuals whose outstanding...

Library of Congress awards prize for American fiction to James McBride

Jul. 11, 2024 09:05 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Library of Congress has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to James McBride, whose acclaimed novels include “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” “Deacon King Kong” and “The Good Lord Bird.” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced Thursday...