A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards.
“His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice,” by Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, was a nonfiction nominee, along with John A. Farrell's “Ted Kennedy: A Life,” New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz's “Lost & Found: A Memoir,” Anna Badkhen's “Bright Unbearable Reality: Essays” and Natalie Hodges' “Uncommon Measure: A Journey Through Music, Performance, and the Science of Time.
The National Book Foundation, which presents the awards, has previously announced long lists for young people's literature and books in translation and will announce fiction nominees Friday. The lists will be narrowed to five on Oct. 4, and winners will be announced Nov. 16.
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