Jokha Alharthi awarded Man Booker International Prize, the first Arabic-language author to win

Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth have won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies," a coming-of-age novel written by Alharthi and translated from Arabic by Booth. Organizers of the literary prize, given annually to a work of fiction translated into English, made the announcement... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-21 22:50:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury wins science writer's 'groundbreaking' Cure for Darkness

Ebury Press has acquired a "ground-breaking" study of depression by science writer Alex Riley at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allen Lane gets two on $75k Cundill Prize shortlist

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Book Aid raises £2k as The Birthday Party win annual quiz

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2017-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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