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What does it mean when a book gets optioned? (This week in books)

October 9, 2020 by Nathan Bransford

This week! Books! Quick note that I’ll be away on a brief holiday the week of October 12 and back with fresh content on October 19. Feel free to contact me if you need editing! It’s book award season, and congrats to American poet Louise Glück for winning the Nobel Prize, to this year’s MacArthur […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Beverly Cleary, Dan Blank, DongWon Song, Jacqueline Woodson, Jessica Faust, Kate McKean, Louise Glück, N.K. Jemisen, National Book Awards, Nobel Prize, Science, Star Wars, Tracy Marchini

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