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Justin Torres, the queer writer who has reached the pinnacle of American literature

Justin Torres was inspired to write his novel, Blackouts, after discovering a censored book on queer identity from 1941.

The novel explores the lives of queer individuals and the systems of clinical history and criminalization they have faced.

Blackouts is the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.

The novel focuses on recovering the history of erased and ignored gay lives.

Justin Torres' novel Blackouts won the National Book Award for fiction.

The nonfiction prize was awarded to Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.

Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything won the award for young people's literature.

Justin Torres' novel Blackouts won the National Book Award for fiction.

During his speech, Torres invited all the other finalists to deliver a collective statement calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

LeVar Burton and Oprah Winfrey also spoke out against the banning of books from public schools.

Blackouts is the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.

The novel focuses on recovering the history of erased and ignored gay lives.

Justin Torres' novel Blackouts won the National Book Award for fiction.

The nonfiction prize was awarded to Ned Blackhawk's The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History.

Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything won the award for young people's literature.

Justin Torres' novel Blackouts won the National Book Award for fiction.

During his speech, Torres invited all the other finalists to deliver a collective statement calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

LeVar Burton and Oprah Winfrey also spoke out against the banning of books from public schools.

Justin Torres emphasizes the importance of using writing to advocate for social causes and strives to bring queer history to a broader audience.