Corinne Bailey Rae
Jeff Hiller
to Roxane Gay by Jacqueline Woodson
to George Saunders by Deborah Treisman
David Steinberger and Ruth Dickey
Corinne Bailey Rae
Young People’s Literature
David Bowles
Translated Literature
Stesha Brandon
Poetry
Terrance Hayes
Nonfiction
Raj Patel
Fiction
Rumaan Alam
Jeff Hiller
Jeff Hiller is an actor, comedian, and writer. He won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor for HBO’s Somebody Somewhere. His comedic memoir Actress of a Certain Age was released this summer. Jeff regularly performs improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and solo performance work at Joe’s Pub at The Public Theatre.
English singer, songwriter, and musician Corinne Bailey Rae rose to stardom with her self-titled #1 UK debut album in 2006, featuring the global hits “Put Your Records On” and “Like A Star.” Over the course of her career, she has released four critically acclaimed studio albums and earned two GRAMMY Awards, two MOBO Awards, two Mercury Prizes, and a BET Award for Best International Act. Bailey Rae has sold over ten million albums worldwide, and “Put Your Records On” has garnered over one billion streams, achieving four-time platinum status. In 2026, Bailey Rae will publish an aptly-titled children’s book, Put Your Records On.
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