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Latest: Stories of migration from around the world are longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Latest: Stories of migration from around the world are longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction

LONDON -- Novels that give voice to the often unheard stories of migrants around the world are among the nominees for the 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction.The 16-book longlist announced Tuesday for the 30,000 pound ($38,000) award includes works by writers from Ghana, Barbados, Britain, the United States, Ireland, South Korea and Australia.Novelist Monica Ali, who is chairing the panel of judges, said the works range from science fiction — Barbadian writer Karen Lord’s “The Blue, Beautiful World” — to historical fiction, coming-of-age stories, “intimate domestic dramas” and epic sagas. The settings include Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Australia and Korea.Ali said many of the books deal with themes of migration or immigration, in very different ways.Maya Binyam's “Hangman” and Isabella Hammad’...
Latest: 2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington
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Latest: 2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington

18:46 April 15, 2054 (GMT‑5)Arlington National CemeteryThat night in her apartment Julia Hunt ordered in sushi and watched the coverage of Slake’s botched press conference on her living room sofa. Days later, Slake’s panicked responses to the questions about Castro’s death continued to air, and they appeared even worse on the news.Hunt raised a piece of salmon sashimi between two chopsticks as she read the chyron for the next story: Castro Autopsy Leaked on Common Sense Confirms Foul Play and White House Lies. She dropped the fish onto her lap.News of the withheld autopsy exploded. On every channel the prime-time anchors flashed printed copies of the report to the camera. They read whole sections aloud, describing the dimensions of the marble-sized mass of cells inexplicably lodged in Cast...
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