Authors Rebecca Makkai and Kiese Laymon win Carnegie medals

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Author Kiese Laymon, suspended from college for taking out a library book without permission, can assume he's been forgiven by the library community. Laymon, whose memoir "Heavy" was one of last year's most acclaimed works, has won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. The award, announced Sunday, comes with a ...

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