Short List Announced
The Union is please to announce the short list of nominees for the 29th annual Danuta Gleed Literary Award.
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The Women of Ravensbrück is a powerful historical novel set in the only Nazi concentration camp built exclusively for women. Publishing April 30, 2026 (ebook worldwide; UK paperback, North America in October), the story follows prisoners who forge bonds of friendship and resistance in the face of…
