.Columbia Journalism and Nieman Foundation revealed the winners of the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Prizes, with Ned Blackhawk, Dashka Slater, Alice Driver, and Lorraine Boissoneault taking home the awards for outstanding nonfiction books. ow.ly/mfEE50QWRle

Meet the winners and finalists of the 2024 #LukasPrizes , presented by Nieman Foundation and Columbia Journalism to honor outstanding nonfiction writing.

Well done Dashka Slater, Alice Driver, Lorraine Boissoneault, Ned Blackhawk, KerryHowley and Gary J. Bass! nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/03/w…

Together with Columbia Journalism, we’re pleased to announce the winners & finalists of the 2024 #LukasPrizes , which honor excellence in nonfiction writing. Congratulations to Dashka Slater, Alice Driver, Lorraine Boissoneault, Ned Blackhawk, KerryHowley and Gary J. Bass! nieman.harvard.edu/news/2024/03/w…

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I want to be clear that the Scholastic fairs division is separate from their trade publishing division, which publishes many diverse books. Please continue to support your Scholastic authors, which is the whole point of this.

I’m proud to have signed this letter to Scholastic about their ill-advised decision to ghettoize diverse books.

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It's okay to wait to find out more before commenting on something. Especially on a site like this one that has been re-engineered by its owner to provide unreliable information.

I wrote about going to Milkwood, drawing a horse, and the problem of trying to be 'good' at art.
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Deeply saddened to learn of the death of the beautiful, thoughtful, and extremely talented Echo Brown. She was taken much too soon.
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A pair of students on tour gave me origami dragons which has to be the most super fan move yet. If you can identify this deep cut from The 57 Bus, you’ll know the dragons’ names and who they belonged to.

My newsletter is a place for delving into concepts & topics too complex for shouty social media. This week, read about disinformation, why an astonishing percentage of teens believe in conspiracy theories, & how to breathe through not knowing.

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I hate it here. Please follow me on substack or on blue sky so I can escape. Links in bio.

Mark Isero interviewed me for his Article Club podcast. We discussed boy culture, masculinity, accountability, punishment, the role of adults when teens are in crisis, and much more. Have a listen! Link in bio because this hellish app is in a war against another app.

Bay Area Peeps: if you are thinking about adopting a cat or 2, NOW is the time. I’ve been at OAS for 12 yrs and I have NEVER seen the shelter so full. Cats and kittens are getting 1/2 cages to make more space and it is overflowing. We are averaging 1/2

Oh my goodness! The cuteness!