Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction

Bill Clinton handed Scholastic's Dick Robinson a lifetime achievement award. 'The happy ending still beckons,' Proulx said at the National Book Awards. The post Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Fiction

The 75th National Book Awards' longlist in fiction is drawn from an initial pool of 473 books submitted by publishers for consideration. The post US National Book Award 2024 Longlists: Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Predicting the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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Ireland’s Paul Lynch Wins the 2023 Booker Prize for Fiction

'Prophet Song,' Irish author Paul Lynch's fifth novel, is a study in contemporary literary intensity, winning the Booker Prize for Fiction. The post Ireland’s Paul Lynch Wins the 2023 Booker Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Barbara Kingsolver Wins the UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction

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Michael Caine’s novel will most likely be rubbish, but I’m glad he’s found his happy ending | Xan Brooks

Most actors make terrible novelists – but writing the ‘cracking thriller’ Deadly Game was life-affirming for the veteran star, so never mind the finished productGod spare us another millionaire actor who fancies themself as a bestselling author –unless the actor is Michael Caine, in which case... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70

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US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Fiction

Five of the 10 authors on the National Book Award longlist in fiction have been honored in various stages of the program in the past. The post US National Book Awards 2021 Longlist: Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Feel-good books to brighten your summer

If you find yourself longing for a happy ending, here are some of the most uplifting reads of the year so far. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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At Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: Salha Obaid on Fact and Fiction

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Grushin's subversive fairy tale The Charmed Wife to Hodder

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Northern Ireland’s Anna Burns Wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction

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National Book Awards 2018 Longlist: Fiction

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Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction

Bill Clinton handed Scholastic's Dick Robinson a lifetime achievement award. 'The happy ending still beckons,' Proulx said at the National Book Awards. The post Jesmyn Ward Wins Second National Book Award in Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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When Sweetwater Books declined to publish a book with a co-author's biography that mentioned a "partner," the book found a new, better home: Scholastic. The post Happy Ending for Gay Author Thwarted by Small Publisher appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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