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Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett and Miranda July are National Book Award finalists

Oct. 01, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie's memoir a bout his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett's revisionist historical novel, “James," are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards. Others nominated include author-filmmaker Miranda July for her explicit novel on...

Salman Rushdie's memoir about his stabbing, 'Knife,' is a National Book Award nominee

Sep. 12, 2024 15:02 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie's “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and surprisingly resilient memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, is a nominee for the National Book Awards. Canada's Anne Carson, one of the world's most revered poets, was cited for her latest...