Fall for the Book Announces the 2026 New American Voices Award Longlist This October, Fall for the Book and George Mason University’s Institute for Immigration Research are proud to celebrate the ninth New American Voices Award–a post-publication book prize recognizing the work of first-generation writers. From the many entries, judges Donna Hemans, Angie Cruz, and […]
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The Price of Exclusion with Nicole Carr Monday, June 22 | 9:40 a.m. via Zoom Why are Black doctors and their patients undervalued? What factors in America’s health system have paved the way for this to happen? Award-winning journalist Nicole Carr investigates the long history of medical racism in her first book, The Price of
Shubha Sunder Wins 8th Annual New American Voices Award Shubha Sunder, photographed by Aster Equine Photography. Fairfax, VA (October 10, 2025) – On Thursday, October 9, Shubha Sunder won the 8th Annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award for her novel Optional Practical Training: A Novel. Judge Marie Myung-Ok Lee presented the award
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Olufunke Grace Bankole, Cristina Jiménez, and Shubha Sunder Named Finalists for 8th Annual New American Voices Award Olufunke Grace Bankole’s The Edge of Water, Cristina Jiménez’s Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change, and Shubha Sunder’s Optional Practical Training: A Novel have have been named finalists for the Institute
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A History of the World in Six Plagues Thursday, July 10, 9:40 a.m. Online via Zoom About the Event Historian Dr. Edna Bonhomme explores the shocking truths and deep inequality in care that have festered around the globe during six great plagues: cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola, and COVID-19. In her book,
Shahnaz Habib Wins 7th Annual New American Voices Award Fairfax, VA, October 17, 2024 – On Thursday, October 17, three finalists, three judges, and a group of readers gathered at George Mason’s Center for the Arts to celebrate the 7th Annual Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award and to celebrate Shahnaz Habib, author
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