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  "id": 12747421,
  "title": "Tayari Jones’ novel ‘Kin’ wins the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/tayari-jones-novel-kin-wins-the-kirkus-prize-for-fiction-earning-a-50",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:30:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/10/07/tayari-jones-novel-kin-wins-the-kirkus-prize-for-fiction-earning-a-50000-award"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York (AP) — Tayari Jones’ novel \"Kin\" has won the Kirkus Prize for fiction, earning a $50,000 cash prize. \"Kin\" is a novel that traces the life and times of two Black friends from small-town Louisiana. Paula Colloff’s \"Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast\" won the Kirkus Prize for nonfiction, while Elizabeth Acevedo’s \"Anger Is Only a Shadow\" was awarded for young readers' literature. The Kirkus awards, presented by Kirkus Reviews, were established in 2014 and have previously honored authors such as Colson Whitehead, Joy Williams, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Literary Hub",
        "title": "Here are the winners of the 2026 Kirkus Prize.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/here-are-the-winners-of-the-2026-kirkus-prize",
        "published": "2026-10-08T00:45:36.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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