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David Shields analyzed over a decade of war-related photos from Afghanistan and Iraq that appeared on the front page of The New York Times to determine what kind of message the paper had bee…

The National Book Foundation presented the 58th Annual National Book Awards for best book in each of the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people’s literature. Fran Lebowi…

Panelists talked about evolutionary biology, racism in sports, and the lack of black sports team owners. Mr. Shields wrote Black Planet, which explores the racial subtext in the NBA thro…

Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award read excerpts from their submissions. Awards were then presented for five categories: general nonfiction, criticism, poetry, biography/au…