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english.elpais.com
8 months ago
Books

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. [ more ]
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The Atlantic
10 months ago
Books

A Redacted Past Slowly Emerges

Blackouts is the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
The novel focuses on recovering the history of erased and ignored gay lives. [ more ]
time.com
10 months ago
Books

National Book Awards Spotlight Overlooked Communities and Celebrate Self-Expression

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. [ more ]
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Books

Justin Torres wins at National Book Awards as authors call for cease-fire in Gaza

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. [ more ]
The Atlantic
10 months ago
Books

A Redacted Past Slowly Emerges

Blackouts is the winner of the National Book Award for Fiction.
The novel focuses on recovering the history of erased and ignored gay lives. [ more ]
time.com
10 months ago
Books

National Book Awards Spotlight Overlooked Communities and Celebrate Self-Expression

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. [ more ]
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Books

Justin Torres wins at National Book Awards as authors call for cease-fire in Gaza

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. [ more ]
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Queerty
2 months ago
Writing

Author Justin Torres knows that resurrecting queer history makes for a better world - Queerty

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