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Nina Kennedy's "Practicing for Love: A Memoir" Nominated for 2021 Lambda Literary Award



On March 15th, the Associated Press announced the finalists for the 2021 Lambda Literary Awards. Practicing for Love: A Memoir by Nina Kennedy is nominated in the Lesbian Memoir/Biography category. Kennedy is the only African-American author nominated in this category.


Lambda Literary has championed LGBTQ books and authors for over 30 years. To quote their website: "We believe that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published, and read."


The announcement of the finalists as reported by the Associated Press has appeared in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Book Reviews, NYU Press, among other publications.