The Massillon Museum Kicks Off This Year’s Big Read by Handing Out Copies of Circe
The Massillon Museum will kick off The National Endowment for the Arts’ Big Read for 2021 by handing out copies of Circe by Madeline Miller. You can get a free copy of Miller’s popular novel from 1 to 3PM on March 27 at the museum. The NEA’s Big Read program aims to “[expose] people to new genres and ideas and challenges their current tastes in literature.” This is the Massillon Museum’s 14th year participating in the event. Many of the other Big Read events will be held virtually. Check out the NEA’s website for more information.
Amazon and Big Five Publishers Face Another Lawsuit
Amazon and the Big Five Publishers have just had a second lawsuit filed against them. The first lawsuit alleges price-fixing in the digital market. This second one—filed on behalf of booksellers—accuses Amazon along with Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin Random House of a conspiracy to restrain price competition in the retail and online print trade book market.
2020 Nation Book Critics Circle Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced! Among the winners are Cathy Park Hong’s autobiography Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning and the novel Hamnet by Maggie O’Ferrell. See the full list of winners here.
Lonesome Dove Author Larry McMurtry Has Died
Larry McMurtry, the novelist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, has died at the age of 84.