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Novel based on Maine’s Malaga Island comes up short at National Book Award ceremony

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 16, 2023

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“Blackouts” by Justin Torres beat out “This Other Eden,” novel inspired by the sad history of Maine’s Malaga Island, and three of works of fiction for the top honor at the 2023 National Book Awards ceremony in New York on Wednesday night. The other finalists for the National Book Award for fiction were: “Chain-Gang All-Stars” by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, “Temple Folk” by Aaliyah Bilal and “The End of Drum-Time” by Hanna... + full article



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