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National Book Award in nonfiction goes to Gaza polemic ‘One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This’

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025Jesse Orine

A provocative essay collection about the West’s response to the Gaza war and a children’s book about young Iranians helping a Jewish refugee in World War II were two of the big winners at the National Book Awards Wednesday evening. “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” by Egyptian-Canadian journalist and author Omar […]

National Book Awards defends lifetime award for influential Black publisher who reissued antisemitic books

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024Sara Wood

As the National Book Awards gears up for its annual literary awards show this Wednesday, the foundation is defending its decision to honor someone who recently republished an infamous antisemitic tract from the 1990s. Paul Coates, founder of the pioneering Afrocentric publishing house Black Classic Press and father to journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates, will […]