By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, already a million-selling author, is also a prize-winning author. PEN America announced Wednesday that Obama will receive its second annual Voice of Influence Award in recognition of how his writings 'have traversed political, social, and ideological bounds and framed a self-reflective humanism that has marked his influence on public life.' Obama, whose memoir 'A Promised Land' came out last week, will be honored Dec. 8 at the literary and human rights organization's annual gala, to be held virtually because of the coronavirus. During the ceremony, Obama […]

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