National Book Critics Circle Awards Announces First-Ever Longlist for Fiction

Riverhead Books; National Book Awards; Random House The first-ever fiction longlist from theNational Book Critics Circlehas finally arrived! The NBCC recently announced that, in honor of its 50th anniversary, the organization would release longlists for theirannual awardsfor the very first time. According to its website, the NBCC has been “honoring outstanding writing and fostering a national conversation about reading, criticism and literature since 1974.” From Dec. 16-Dec. 19, the board will reveal the longlists for six genres — fiction, autobiography, biography, nonfiction, poetry and criticism.

National Book Critics Circle Awards Announces First-Ever Longlist for Nonfiction

A selection of books longlisted for the NBCC Award for Nonfiction.Photo:Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster; Harper; Scribner Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster; Harper; Scribner PublicAffairs “The NBCC is proud to release our longlists for the first time in our 50-year history,” NBCC President Heather Scott Partington said in a previous announcement. “Revealing them allows us to honor more writers, translators and books than we ever have in a single year.

National Title-Winning College Gymnast, 21, Is Shot Dead in Wisconsin, 23-Year-Old Man Is Arrested

Kara Welsh.Photo:gofundme gofundme A man has been arrested after a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student, who was a national title-winning gymnast, was shot dead off campus. On Friday, Aug. 30 at approximately 11:54 p.m. local time, the Whitewater Police Department responded to reports of an individual suffering a gunshot wound in the 100 block of W. Whitewater Street in Whitewater, according to anews release. Police have sinceidentifiedthe victim as 21-year old Kara Welsh, of Plainfield, Illinois, and they confirmed a 23-year-old male had “been arrested and confined in the Walworth County Jail.

Navy Rescue Swimmer Surprises Family by Returning Home as Santa Claus for 'Special Christmas'

Footage from the reunionshows Sean parading around as Santa and giving out gifts before revealing his identity. Sean then ripped off the hat and beard he walked over to his stunned father for a big hug and told him “I love you, dad. Merry Christmas!” “He didn’t realize it was me. I could tell,” Sean recalled of his father, who claimed he had “a tough day” before the awesome surprise.

Navy Veteran 'Vindicated' by $287M Verdict Against Harley-Davidson After Crash Killed His Partner (Exclusive)

Harold Morris (left) and Pamela SinClair.Photo:Courtesy of Daniel A. Thomas and Paul J. Edelstein Courtesy of Daniel A. Thomas and Paul J. Edelstein When Harold Morris regained consciousness in the hospital eight weeks after his Harley-Davidson motorcycle crashed in Pennsylvania in June 2020, he learned that his passenger and partner of nearly a decade, Pamela SinClair, had died. He’d come close to death himself, he was told. “I guess [the doctors] pronounced me dead three times while I was in ICU,” Morris, 79, says in an interview.