Posted on March 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The 2023 International Booker Prize longlist, as with years past, includes some notable firsts. Three original languages — Bulgarian, Catalan,...

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Posted on March 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Hay Festival is adding a new feature this year, to tie in with another event taking place in the...

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Posted on March 9, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction is celebrating a milestone with a winner of winners award. The Guardian reports that...

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Posted on March 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The longlist for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction has been released. Last year's longlist seemed noteworthy for containing five...

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Posted on February 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Audio Publishers Association has released the finalists for this year's Audie Awards. Like text book awards, genres include an...

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Tagged As: Audiobook, Awards, Book lists

Posted on February 22, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Opposites attract? Not so much in the case of Jennifer Croft and Boris Dralyuk. Both members of this couple are...

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Posted on February 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Earlier this year, the Booker Prize organizers solicited names for the trophy that winners received. We missed that news, so...

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Posted on February 9, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Women’s Prize for Fiction is adding a sister award for nonfiction. The Guardian reports that this move comes in...

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Posted on February 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to actress (and author) Viola Davis, who has become the third Black woman and eighteenth person overall to achieve...

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Posted on February 3, 2023 at 8:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The contenders for the new incarnation of the Rathbones Folio Prize have been announced. For 2023, the prize has expanded...

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