The shortlists for this year’s English and Welsh language Wales Book of the Year Awards have been announced, reflecting the “incredible breadth” of the country’s literary scene. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sixteen years after bursting onto the literary scene with his debut short story collection, The Boat (which won, or was nominated for, pretty much every major book prize in Australia), Vietnamese-Australian writer Nam Le’s first book of poetry has earned its author his second Book of the Year... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-05-21 17:46:33 UTC ]
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Earlier today, the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced and Percival Everett’s James was declared the winner for fiction. This came as no surprise to anybody even vaguely tapped into the literary scene: in addition to winning the National Book Award for Fiction, James won the Kirkus Prize and was... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-05-05 22:49:07 UTC ]
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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah burst onto the literary scene in 2018 with the short-story collection Friday Black, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award for Best First Book. He has also written for The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Paris Review, and elsewhere,... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-05-02 08:54:07 UTC ]
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The five finalists for PW's 31st Bookstore of the Year and 25th Sales Rep of the Year awards have been selected. Winners will be announced at the U.S. Book Show, which is set for May 22-25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors, booksellers, publishers, distributors, and others with ties to the book industry are invited to nominate their favorite bookstores and sales representatives for PW's annual Bookstore and Sales Rep of the Year Awards. Deadline for submissions is March 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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She burst onto the literary scene in 1985 with her debut novel, “Face,” and later grappled with the immigrant experience and dangers of the nuclear age. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-16 03:21:25 UTC ]
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New hero alert: Wong May, the winner of this year’s $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in poetry, who expressed surprise at the award given than she has consciously eschewed the literary world in favor of the work itself. On the Windham-Campbell website, Wong May has one of the all-time great... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-29 19:56:25 UTC ]
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This morning, Publishers Marketplace reported the news of a brand new debut author hitting the literary scene with their very first novel. That author is Quentin Tarantino, and that novel is . . . Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. If that sounds vaguely familiar, it’s because 100 years ago, in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-11-17 15:19:40 UTC ]
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Gayl Jones published her first novel in 1975. It was hailed by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and John Updike. Then Gayl disappeared from the literary scene. Now she's releasing her first novel in 20 years. The post The Long-Awaited Return of Gayl Jones appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-08-05 20:30:18 UTC ]
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Alys Conran and Niall Griffiths are among writers shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year award, which includes a new category for children's books for 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-03 06:05:19 UTC ]
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For more than half a century, Sam Adams’ eclectic output has made him a stalwart of Wales’ literary scene. He discusses his latest novel Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 01:59:07 UTC ]
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The Children's Book Council of Australia chose the winners of the 2019 Book of the Year Awards. Get the list of winners and honorable mentions here. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-28 10:39:17 UTC ]
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Cardiff-based poet Ailbhe Darcy has won the £4,000 Wales Book of the Year Award for her "striking" collection, Insistence (Bloodaxe Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-20 03:52:13 UTC ]
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The shortlists for this year’s English and Welsh language Wales Book of the Year Awards have been announced, reflecting the “incredible breadth” of the country’s literary scene. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature Wales has disputed the BBC's claim that some of the Wales Book of the Year winners have only sold as few as 20 copies, describing the Nielsen data as “misleading”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Almost half the shortlisted authors for the Welsh Book of the Year awards have sold fewer than 100 copies. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten titles are in the running for this year’s Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) Book of the Year Awards, which celebrates titles by authors and illustrators who were either born in Ireland or reside in the country. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literature Wales is to administer the Wales Book of the Year awards in 2018, although the future of the prize is still under review. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alys Conran's Dylan Thomas prize-shortlisted debut Pigeon (Parthian) is in the running for the 2017 Wales Book of the Year, alongside titles from Seren, Worple and Granta, among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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