George Saunders, author portrait
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George Saunders

George Saunders is the author of nine books, including the novel Lincoln in the Bardo, which won the Man Booker Prize, and the story collections Pastoralia and Tenth of December, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. He has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2006 he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. In 2013 he was awarded the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction and was included in Time’s list of the one hundred most influential people in the world. He teaches in the creative writing program at Syracuse University.
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Liberation Day
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
Fox 8
Lincoln in the Bardo
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
Congratulations, by the way
Tenth of December
The Braindead Megaphone
In Persuasion Nation
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
Pastoralia

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Vigil
Liberation Day
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
Fox 8
Lincoln in the Bardo
CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip
Congratulations, by the way
Tenth of December
The Braindead Megaphone
In Persuasion Nation
The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil
Pastoralia

Events

Wed Feb 11
St. Louis County Library
1640 S Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63131
Google Map

Thu Feb 12
ATOMIC BOOKS CORPORATE SALES ACCOUNT
3620 FALLS RD
BALTIMORE, MD 21211-1814
Google Map

Tue Feb 24
LBJ Auditorium
2405 Robert Dedman Dr.
Austin, TX 78712
Google Map

Wed Feb 25
Cullen Theater
501 Texas Ave
Houston, TX 77002
Google Map

Thu Feb 26
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART
1717 N. Harwood St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Google Map

Fri Feb 27
Point Loma Nazarene University
3900 Lomaland Dr.
San Diego, CA 92106
Google Map

Tue Apr 07
THIRD PLACE COMPANY LLC THIRD PLACE BOOKS
17171 BOTHELL WAY NE STE A200
LAKE FOREST PARK, WA 98155-4232
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Our 76th National Book Awards Winner: Omar El Akkad’s One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, and Finalists

On the night of November 19, 2025, the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization, announced the winners of the 76th National Book Awards, which celebrate the best literature published in the United States. Presented from Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, and livestreamed for readers everywhere, the ceremony was hosted by Jeff Hiller, Emmy Award–winning actor, comedian,

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