Posted on July 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
The Guardian had a couple of articles that seemed like they would interest readers from all over, so here's what's going on over in the British literary world.
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Waterstones debut fiction prize 2023 shortlist announced: See which six novels are in the running for the second iteration of an award to celebrate the “best of the future of fiction.”
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British Library acquires ultra-rare cricket book: An anonymous donor made sure that Cricket. A Collection of All the Grand Matches of Cricket Played in England Within Twenty Years, Viz. From 1771 to 1791 — a 1799 collection of scorecards compiled by William Epps — will remain accessible to the public, albeit in a conservation-friendly way.
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Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation: Half of the 62 new fellows, announced this week, were elected through an initiative to recognize writers from backgrounds currently underrepresented in UK literary culture.
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