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Kevin Powers, the Glossary

Kevin Powers (born 1980) is an American fiction writer, poet, and Iraq War veteran.^[1]

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Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award winners
Michener Center for Writers alumni

Alden Ehrenreich

Alden Caleb Ehrenreich (born November 22, 1989) is an American actor.

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Alexandre Moors

Alexandre Moors (born 1972) is a French director, writer and editor.

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The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award is an American literary award dedicated to honoring written works that make important contributions to the understanding of racism and the appreciation of the rich diversity of human culture.

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Bildungsroman

In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman (plural Bildungsromane) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is important.

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Dave Eggers

Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher.

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Dexter Filkins

Dexter Price Filkins (born May 24, 1961) is an American journalist known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for The New York Times.

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Guardian First Book Award

The Guardian First Book Award was a literary award presented by The Guardian newspaper.

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Iraq War

The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

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Jack Huston

Jack Alexander Huston (born 7 December 1982) is a British actor.

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Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Joanna Aniston (née Anastasakis) (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress.

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Library Journal

Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians.

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Literary fiction

Literary fiction, mainstream fiction, non-genre fiction, serious fiction, high literature, artistic literature, and sometimes just literature, are labels that, in the book trade, refer to market novels that do not fit neatly into an established genre (see genre fiction); or, otherwise, refer to novels that are character-driven rather than plot-driven, examine the human condition, use language in an experimental or poetic fashion, or are simply considered serious art.

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Michiko Kakutani

is an American writer and retired literary critic, best known for reviewing books for The New York Times from 1983 to 2017.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel

The PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel is awarded annually to a full-length novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a full-length book of fiction.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Ron Charles (critic)

Ron Charles (born 1962 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a book critic at The Washington Post.

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Salon.com

Salon is an American politically progressive and liberal news and opinion website created in 1995.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.

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