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Bryan Washington

Bryan Washington Biography

Bryan Washington is a writer from Houston. He's also a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 winner, a New York Public Library Young Lions Award recipient, an Ernest J. Gaines Award recipient, an International Dylan Thomas Prize recipient, a Lambda Literary Award recipient, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Fiction award, the James Tait Black Prize, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, a PEN/Robert W. Bingham prize finalist, a National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize finalist, the recipient of an O. Henry Award, and was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30. He is a columnist for the New York Times Magazine.

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    Sebastian Barry was born in Dublin in 1955. The 2018-21 Laureate for Irish Fiction, his novels have twice won the Costa Book of the Year award, the Independent Booksellers Award and the Walter Scott Prize. He had two ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    Memorial

    Try:
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    by Sebastian Barry

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    Allen Bratton

    Allen Bratton was raised in Alexandria, Virginia. He's since spent time in West Texas, New York City, London, Vancouver, and Dublin. Henry Henry is his first novel. (more)

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    by Allen Bratton

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