National Book Award mix-up spurs $5,000 gift to MSF
Rising above personal disappointment amid a swirl of media coverage, young-adult author Lauren Myracle has secured a special $5,000 grant to the Matthew Shepard Foundation to support its pro-diversity educational programs. Myracle, a Fort Collins-based author of several young-adult titles, was named a finalist for the National Book Award, a prestigious honor in the publishing…