National Book Award Shortlists Announced

October 16, 2013 Subscribe · Forward National Book Award Shortlists Announced The National Book Award shortlists for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature were announced this morning on "Morning Joe." This is the first year that finalists have been divided into longlists of 10 books, and shortlists of five books.  Continue reading... Season 4 Of 'Sherlock' Is Happening!? Your Favorite Comedians Like You've Never Seen Them Before (NEW BOOK) 'Sh*t Gettin' Real Up In The Kingdom Of Ithaca' Rare Photos Of JFK (NEW BOOK) Here Is The One Perfect Book For Every Single Myers-Briggs Type National Book Award Shortlists Announced 11 Lessons That 'Jane Eyre' Can Teach Every 21st Century Woman About How To Live Well National Book Award Shortlists Announced 11 Lessons That 'Jane Eyre' Can Teach Every 21st Century Woman About How To Live Well Here Is The One Perfect Book For Every Single Myers-Briggs Type 21 Reasons To Quit Your Job And Become A Teacher DEBORA SPAR Fear of Failing This is the generation, after all, that grew up with attachment parenting and Baby Einstein videos. They grew up playing soccer on teams where everyone was captain and watching music videos in which every girl with a gorgeous voice looked like a model as well. Continue reading... SETH BAUM Our Final Invention: Is AI the Defining Issue for Humanity? Humanity today faces incredible threats and opportunities: climate change, nuclear weapons, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and much, much more. But some people argue that these things are all trumped by one: artificial intelligence. Continue reading... REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ Why I Wrote 'For the Next Generation' I hope that the brinkmanship we're seeing in today's Congress will soon be a thing of the past and that we will realize that all of our children, from Democratic and Republican families, will be growing up in the same nation. Continue reading... SIR LAWRENCE FREEDMAN Why Malcolm Gladwell Is Wrong About David And Goliath Gladwell adopts the story for the title and introduction to his latest book, which is about how such lopsided conflicts can produce surprising results. He brings to his account of this familiar story new research to suggest that the conventional interpretations miss the point. Unfortunately it his account which misses the point. Continue reading... RUSS RYAN So, Your Dog Died? Write a Book About It! Although each pet owner had his or her own poignant story to tell, the overall message was clear: You are not alone. There are lots of us who have been devastated by the loss of a hairy loved one. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003