Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award Katha Pollitt Wins ‘Lifetime Achievement’ American Book Award
The Nation's Katha Pollitt has been awarded the thirty-first annual American Book Award's prestigious "Lifetime Achievement" prize, celebrating her contributions both as an essayist and a poet. This is Pollitt's first American Book Award; she will be honored on September 19 at the awards ceremony in San Francisco. Pollitt is the author of several collections of essays; her most recent books include Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories(2007) and her second collection of poetry, The Mind-Body Problem (2009). Other ABA winners this year include Amiri Baraka, Dave Eggers and Pamela Ushuk. Pollitt has written for The Nation since 1980, and her regular column, "Subject to Debate" has run since 1995. You can read more about the awards here. The ceremony is open to the public. Pollitt's recent columns can be found here, and information and links for all of Pollitt's books can be found on her website.
Aug 25, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Press Room
UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan UNC Allows Students to Exclude Abortion Coverage From Health Care Plan
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Aug 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan
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Jul 16, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Jun 25, 2010 / Jessica Arons and Shira Saperstein
Choice v. Freedom? Choice v. Freedom?
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Jun 2, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
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We blame girls—but it's the boys who are sabotaging attempts at safer sex, studies suggest.
May 24, 2010 / Lynn Harris
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The Kentucky crackpot wants less regulation on businesses, but more regulation on women's health.
May 22, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
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May 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
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John Nichols explains why he is excited about the possibilities for progressive reform to the healthcare bill.
Apr 16, 2010 / Video / John Nichols
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Mar 22, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders