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From  NEW! AppendixFrom: Blind Persistence |
This appendix documents the American Book Award winners from 1980 to 2024, honouring literary achievement across poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. | Ishmael Reed; Justin Desmangles | 27 | 2025 | $2.70 Add |
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NEW! Blind PersistenceThe History of the Before Columbus Foundation |
The Before Columbus Foundation, founded in 1976 by Ishmael Reed and others, remains “dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary American multicultural literature.” … | Ishmael Reed; Justin Desmangles | 306 | 2025 | View |
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From NEW! Justin Desmangles introduces the 2024 American Book Award CeremonyFrom: Blind Persistence |
This chapter is Justin Desmangles’ 2024 American Book Award Ceremony introduction as chairman of the Before Columbus Foundation. | Justin Desmangles | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! The Origins of the Before Columbus FoundationFrom: Blind Persistence |
In this chapter, Desmangles traces how artistic communities in 1960s New York and 1970s California inspired and organized the Before Columbus Foundation. | Justin Desmangles | 16 | 2025 | $1.60 Add |
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