Olusoga scoops PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize

David Olusoga has won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2017 for Black and British: A Forgotten History (Macmillan). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stargardt wins the PEN Hessell Tiltman Prize 2016

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Carby's 'exceptional' history of British Empire scoops £25,000 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize

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