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Gotham Book Prize Announces 2025 Winners

Gotham Book Prize Announces 2025 Winners

May 19, 2025

Today, the Gotham Book Prize, an annual award first created in the early months of the pandemic to encourage and honor writing about New York City, announced the winners of its fifth-annual prize: Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York’s Greatest Borough by Ian Frazier and Movement: New York’s Long War to Take Back It Streets from the Car by Nicole Gelinas. The two winners, as selected by a jury made up of leading New Yorkers and authors, will split the $50,000 prize.

Fordham University Press: Stepping Up to Promote Literacy in New York City

Fordham University Press: Stepping Up to Promote Literacy in New York City

November 15, 2024

At Fordham University Press (FUP), we believe literacy transcends mere reading and writing—it is a gateway to lifelong learning, critical thinking, and community engagement. In celebration of University Press Week and its #StepUP theme, we’re proud to highlight how FUP is promoting literacy through initiatives and partnerships that enrich the lives of New Yorkers by connecting authors with readers.

Flesh & Spirit, Winner of the 45th Annual American Book Awards

Flesh & Spirit, Winner of the 45th Annual American Book Awards

September 10, 2024

We are excited to announce that Flesh and Spirit: Confessions of a Young Lord by Felipe Luciano is a winner of the Forty-Fifth Annual American Book Awards given by The Before Columbus Foundation.

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