![]() ![]() The National Book Foundation agreed to make a $5,000 donation to the “However, on Friday I was asked to withdraw by the National Book Foundation to preserve the integrity of the award and the judges’ work, and I have agreed to do so.” Shine’s accidental nomination didn’t exactly erode the credibility of the awards - the book, which follows a teenage girl as she attempts to solve the hate crime that left her former best friend beaten to death in their small town, was incredibly well-received by critics, and Myracle has an ardent fan base thanks to her candid and often controversial work. “I was … informed that Shine had been included in error, but would remain on the list based on its merits,” Myracle says in a statement from her publisher. First, the NBF just added Chime to the list of nominees, but then they changed their minds. ![]() The Foundation meant to nominate Chime, by Franny Billingsley, but “NBF staff … originally misheard Shine for Chime when the list of nominees was read by the judges over the phone,” according to Publishers Weekly. Shine, by Lauren Myracle, is a good book, but not NBA good, apparently. ![]() ![]() The National Book Foundation announced its nominees for the National Book Awards last week - and they accidentally announced one book they didn’t mean to nominate because its title sounds similar to the intended book’s. ![]()
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