Pulitzer Prize Announcement Postponed
Some of the members of the Pulitzer Prize Board are journalists who have been focused on covering the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the Board to announce that this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners will be announced on May 4th instead of the original date of April 20th. The traditional award luncheon that is held at Columbia University will also be postponed to a later date, those details will be forthcoming.
2020 Hugo Awards Finalists!
The Hugo Awards, awarding the best in sci-fi and fantasy, have announced the finalists in Best Novel, Novella, Novelette, Short Story, Series, Graphic Novel–and so many more categories! If you’re looking to find your next amazing read you have a ton of choices and if you need some help picking, here are some personal favorites: The Deep by Rivers Solomon; This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone; Mooncakes by Wendy Xu and Suzanne Walker; The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow; Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
Treats For Bibliophiles
Social media and the news is all about the pandemic and election right now, plus every post imaginable in what to read and watch while social distancing. Which can be hard to navigate and scroll through, so the Guardian has an updating list of the best free activities being offered right now for bibliophiles. There’s online literary festivals, live concerts, book recommendations, creative challenges, and more!