Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns, speaks at Yale University
Isabel Wilkerson spoke about the role and impact of the Great Migration at Yale University on January 18, 2011. To view Video: Yale University
View ArticleWarmth Wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
The Warmth of Other Suns won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction at the March 10, 2011, ceremony in New York. Previous NBCC winners include E. L. Doctorow, Frank McCourt, Ian McEwan,...
View ArticleWarmth Wins Mark Lynton History Prize
The Warmth of Other Suns was named winner of the 2011 Mark Lynton History Prize, bestowed by Columbia and Harvard universities. Judges’ citation: “Wilkerson has created a brilliant and innovative...
View ArticleWarmth Wins 2011 Hillman Book Prize
The Warmth of Other Suns wins the 2011 Hillman Book Prize for “an unforgettable portrait of race, class and politics in 20th century America.” Previous winners: Taylor Branch, Thomas Friedman, Arthur...
View ArticleWarmth Wins Heartland Prize for Nonfiction
The Warmth of Other Suns named winner of the 2011 Heartland Prize for Nonfiction. Fiction winner: Jonathan Franzen for Freedom. Previous winners include: Studs Terkel, Eric Larsen, Tim O’Brien, Jane...
View ArticlePresident Obama Takes Warmth for Vacation Reading
The Warmth of Other Suns is one of three books President Obama took with him on vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. The two others were novels, Cutting for Stone and To the End of the Land. Made news around...
View ArticleWarmth Named a Finalist for Dayton Literary Peace Prize
The Warmth of Other Suns named a finalist for the 2011 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, an international award for literature, inspired by the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the War in Bosnia.
View ArticleWarmth Wins Anisfield-Wolf Award
The Warmth of Other Suns wins Anisfield-Wolf Award for Nonfiction, along with John Edgar Wideman for Lifetime Achievement and Nicole Krauss for Fiction. Previous winners include: Langston Hughes, Toni...
View ArticleWarmth Released in Paperback, Audio
The Warmth of Other Suns is released today in both paperback and audio editions….
View ArticleWARMTH Named “One Book/One Chicago” Read for 2013-14
Chicago, one of the great receiving stations of the Great Migration, has chosen WARMTH as the One Book/One Chicago Read for 2013/2014. Many thanks to the Chicago Public Library and to Mayor Rahm...
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