Are these the end times? Who knows! Settle into this current quasi-dystopian reality with recent books by American writers of color. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-10-02 10:35:59 UTC ]
Interviews Matthew Davis Ugandan novelist and short-story writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2019-08-06 13:42:31 UTC ]
Some publishing players in the UK are protesting the Man Booker Prize for Fiction's eligibility rules, saying that the Booker should reimpose a 'ban on American writers.' The post Man Booker Prize Pressured to Rescind Its Internationalist Stance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Marilynne Robinson, a novelist who was shortlisted for the Man Booker International prize in 2011 and 2013, is on the longlist with her novel 'Lila.' She's one of several American writers to make the cut. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]