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Sister Souljah, activist, novelist, former hip-hop performer and cultural lightning rod, has been hailed as a star of "urban lit." But she calls her novels, including the new Midnight: A Gangster Love Story, "literature. Period."In a country where the reading culture is inconsistent with the challenges of having quality products from our education system who can hold their own globally, a place to get the right books that will make the difference in learning and character has become inevitable. As judges select the year's best books in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature, TIME looks back at the award's past In most American text books, Samuel de Champlain serves as a sort of historical speed bump between Christopher Columbus and Lewis and Clark. A book about a slave family with ties to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and novel about a notorious Florida outlaw were among the winners at America's 59th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday.Alex Kuo, an esteemed teacher at Washington State University, again demonstrates his versatility as a writer in his new collection of stories, "White Jade." He discusses it Monday night in Seattle.A book about a slave family with ties to US President Thomas Jefferson and novel about a notorious Florida outlaw were among the winners at America's 59th annual National Book Awards. An enjoyable charm radiates through the air inside Venturoso Books. Maybe it's the homemade "fiction" signs on the wall or the smell of old literature. Whatever it is, it will be missed.NEW YORK (Reuters) - A book about a slave family with ties to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson and novel about a notorious Florida outlaw were among the winners at America's 59th annual National Book Awards on Wednesday.A new digital library, called Europeana, intends to showcase Europe?s history, literature, arts and science.Yahoo! News Search Results for Books Literature
