Morning Bites: National Book Award Winners, Uwem Akpan’s Fiction, Taylor Swift and Literature, and More

"Hell of a Book"

The winners of this year’s National Book Awards have been announced.

PEN published an alarming new report about educational gag orders.

Locus delved into Peter Straub’s short fiction.

At the Star Tribune, Michael Schaub reviewed Uwem Akpan’s New York, My Village.

Julia Fine talked fiction and history at Guernica.

Book Marks chatted with Dave Eggers about all things literary.

Amy Long discussed Taylor Swift and books at Literary Hub.

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