Notable People: James McBride Wins National Book Award

Published November 23, 2013

Notable people: James McBride wins National Book Award
NEW YORK (AP) — James McBride's The Good Lord Bird,” the comic and terrifying adventures of a disguised black child caught up in John Brown's abolitionist crusade, was the winner Wednesday night of the National Book Award for fiction. George Packer's … Read more on TriValley Central

St. Lucie County Detective is Shot During Central Florida US Marshals Drug Raid
A Deputy U.S. Marshal was also shot in this operation and both officers have received medical treatment from an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Sheriff Ken Mascara said Detective Pearson was released from a Sebring medical facility … Read more on WPEC

'Selfie' Declared Word of the Year
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