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“He’s island,” recalled Blake, 42, who was born in Jamaica.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"Taiwan Travelogue" is the first book translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the award, and Yang, born in 1984, is the first Taiwanese winner of the prize, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

JW: I was born and raised in L.A., so it’s part of living here.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

These smoky lentils were born on one of those evenings, during a week where time, energy and grocery options all felt somewhat limited.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

If you were born with the teeny-tiny DNA glitch that allowed you to slide in and out of time like a knife through butter, you were handed over to your country’s branch of the Academy.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin