National Book Awards branded ‘DEI checklist’ by NY Times columnist for streak of minority winners: ‘Bald politicization’

Behold the literary world’s DEI checklist

Behold the literary world’s DEI checklist

National Book Awards branded ‘DEI checklist’ by NY Times columnist for streak of minority winners: ‘Bald politicization’

Those overwhelming recipients prompted New York Times columnist Bret Stephens to brand the awards a "DEI checklist" Tuesday, and to question whether the National Book Foundation was really interested in selection America's best books or just pandering to "bald politicization."

The Award-Givers Are Still Woke

Analysis of woke influence on National Book Awards and Pulitzer Prizes favoring minority and progressive topics.