Percival Everett's “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham's acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are among the nominees for National Book Critics Circle prizes.
Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been jailed in Russia as part of the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet times.
Vadim Kobzev, Igor Sergunin and Alexei Liptser were jailed from 3 1/2 to 5 1/2 years. They were arrested in 2023 on charges of involvement with extremist groups, as Navalny’s networks were deemed by authorities.