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| Josh Spencer | |
The three judges for the 2026/2027 Story Prize include Josh Spencer, founder and owner (with his wife, Jenna Spencer) of The Last Bookstore in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., as well as a branch in Studio City in L.A.; Lost Books, Plants & Vinyl in Montrose, Calif.; and Skull-Face Books & Vinyl in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The other two judges are author Deesha Philyaw, who won the Story Prize in 2020/21, and journalist and book critic Michael Schaub.


