colson whitehead

Other winners include playwright Lynn Nottage and theater critic Hilton Als.
Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad" won the National Book Award. Now it's reportedly headed for Amazon.
“The Wire” actor Clarke Peters narrates "The Underground Railroad" in 10 parts.
A judge's "unusual sentence" included assigning books like “The Handmaid’s Tale."
The truth is more horrific to face than most modern Americans care to imagine.