Here are the seven shortlisted debut novels for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

Lit Hub is excited to announce the shortlist for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. This year’s judging panel included Tommy Orange, Emma Straub, Monique Truong, Maaza Mengiste, and Claire Messud. They are: De’Shawn Charles Winslow, In West Mills Chia-Chia Lin, The Unpassing Julia Phillips, Disappearing Earth Pitchaya Sudbanthad, Bangkok Wakes to Rain […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-26 13:59:29 UTC ]
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Eleventh Hour Films (EHF) has optioned the screen rights to Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider novels (Walker Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Simon Sebag Montefiore has been awarded the €20,000 Literary Prize Lupicaia del Terriccio 2017 for his book The Romanovs: 1613-1918 (Weidenfeld & Nicolson). Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Oxford student wins inaugural $100k Nine Dots Prize

James Williams, a doctoral candidate researching design ethics at Oxford University and former Google employee, has won the inaugural $100,000 (£77,730) Nine Dots Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Handmaid's Tale tops book charts after TV series UK debut

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First Book of Dust novel to be called 'La Belle Sauvage'

The title of the first novel in Philip Pullman's new series The Book of Dust, a companion series to his famed His Dark Materials trilogy, has been revealed as La Belle Sauvage. The book, set for publication this autumn, will feature a new hero, 11-year-old Malcolm Polstead, and his daemon... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Dome Press signs Dyer's 'tender' novel

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Reggie Yates debut to BBC Books

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Alan Johnson among judges of £40k David Cohen Prize

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