Women's Fiction prize returns, announces longlist

Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly as the Orange Prize, which released its longlist today. Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith and Barbara Kingsolver are among the finalists for the $45,000 Women's Prize, known formerly as the Orange Prize, which released its longlist today. The annual prize honors a work of fiction written in English by a woman, and was awarded last year to American author Madeline Miller for her debut novel, "The Song of Achilles." Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 03:34:10 UTC ]
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Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies to be reissued with 'stunning' new design

Fourth Estate will reissue paperback editions of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies with new jackets, ahead of the release of the eagerly-awaited final novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 03:36:27 UTC ]
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Zadie Smith’s debut short story collection is a dazzling experiment in form and genre

The “White Teeth” author is witty and eviscerating in stories sprinkled with current events. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Hilary Mantel's The Mirror & the Light cover revealed

The cover of Hilary Mantel’s eagerly-awaited final novel in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror & the Light, has been revealed featuring waves crashing through green swathes of forest-like greenery. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 02:52:28 UTC ]
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Obama reveals summer reads as Morrison, Whitehead, Chiang and Mantel top list

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Holt Will Publish Mantel's 'The Mirror & the Light' Next March

Henry Holt will publish 'The Mirror & the Light,' the final book in Hilary Mantel’s bestselling and prize-winning series about Thomas Cromwell, on March 10, 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel's final Cromwell novel set for March 2020

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 20:27:05 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel billboard sparks new book speculation

A mysterious billboard in Leicester Square has sparked speculation online that 4th Estate has just dropped a major hint of imminent news on the long-awaited final novel in Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Burns, Smith Among 2019 NBCC Award Winners

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Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver: first major novel to take on Trump

Nonfiction writers began publishing books about Donald Trump even before Sean Spicer could start lying for him. Fiction writers, though, have been slower to incorporate the Mogul into their work. Continue reading at Stuff

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The English Patient crowned Golden Man Booker winner

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