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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated Ant-Man (2015) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

Ant-Man (2015)

2015 | Action, Comedy, Mystery

9

7.8

(108 Ratings)

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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

2017 | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

10

8.3

(500 Ratings)

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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

10

8.1

(306 Ratings)

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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

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Jordanne Wilson (2 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) in Movies

Oct 4, 2017

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 4, 2017 (Updated Oct 4, 2017)

The finalists for the 2017 National Book Awards have arrived.

The National Book Awards serve roughly the same function in the book world that the Oscars do in the movie world. Pulitzer-winner Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach was widely reviewed and much discussed, but although it was on the longlist for fiction, it didn’t advance to the final round.

Find out more here: http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2017.html#.WdUIZWhSzIU

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National Book Awards Longlist 2017

Below are the nominees for this year’s National Book Award, in four categories — Fiction, Nonfiction, Young People’s Literature and Poetry:

Afterland: Poems

Mai Der Vang

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Afterland is a powerful, essential collection of poetry that recounts with devastating detail the...

Poetry

Don’t Call Us Dead: Poems

Danez Smith

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Award-winning poet Danez Smith is a groundbreaking force, celebrated for deft lyrics, urgent...

Poetry

Square Inch Hours

Sherod Santos

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A vividly rendered collection tracing the aftermath of a breakdown and the struggle to reconnect...

Poetry

In the Language of My Captor

Shane McCrae

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Acclaimed poet Shane McCrae's latest collection is a book about freedom told through stories of...

Whereas: Poems

Layli Long Soldier

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WHEREAS confronts the coercive language of the United States government in its responses, treaties,...

Poetry social issues

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 4, 2017

We are in the midst of a Golden Age of Audiobooks. And thanks to the tiny-but-infinite digital libraries we carry in our pockets, audiobook sales have been consistently rising for years.

So here are just a few to start you off:

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Best Audiobooks of 2017 (So Far)

Whether you’re an audiobook newbie or an audiophile, if you’re looking for some sure bets, these are The Paste's best audiobooks of 2017 so far.

American Street

Ibi Zoboi

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In this stunning debut novel, Pushcart-nominated author Ibi Zoboi draws on her own experience as a...

young adults

Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz

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When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has...

The Hate u Give

Angie Thomas

8.4 (54 Ratings) Rate It

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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...

Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder

The Pearl Thief

Elizabeth Wein

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From the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes a stunning new story...

Young Adult

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

Ellen Oh

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Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, first crushes, or new neighborhoods, this bold...

Young Adults anthology essays

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 4, 2017

It's an exciting time for international literature, and the breadth and diversity of these longlists reflect that.

From established authors like Javier Marías to new voices like Basma Abdel Aziz, from works of speculative fiction like Wicked Weeds to family sagas from Senegal like Doomi Golo, there’s something on here for every type of reader.

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Best Translated Book Award 2017

Founded in 2008 by Three Percent at the University or Rochester, the focus on finding the best books in translation from the past year has been constant.

Super Extra Grande

Yoss and David Frye

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“Intergalactic space travel meets outrageous, biting satire in Super Extra Grande…. Its author...

Science fiction

Moshi Moshi

Banana Yoshimoto and Asa Yoneda

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In Moshi-Moshi, Yoshie’s much-loved musician father has died in a suicide pact with an unknown...

Fiction

My Marriage

Jakob Wassermann and Michael Hofmann

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Alexander Herzog, a young writer, goes to Vienna to escape his debts and a failed love affair. There...

Thriller

Vampire in Love

Margaret Jull Costa and Enrique Vila-Matas

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“Arguably Spain’s most significant contemporary literary figure” (Joanna Kavenna, The New...

Fiction

Memoirs of a Polar Bear

Susan Bernofsky and Yoko Tawada

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Someone tickled me behind my ears, under my arms. I curled up, became a full moon, and rolled on the...

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Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list

Oct 4, 2017

Dystopian books explore the bleak worlds that await if society gives in to extremes.

We find these reads throughout literature: The Handmaid’s Tale, 1984, and more recently, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Maze Runner. Here are the latest front runners in the genre: