At the Festival Neue Literatur, author Garth Greenwell calls on writers and publishers to use their art to resist ‘moral darkness’ of today’s politics.
Gospodinov and Rodel Win the International Booker Prize
Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel have won the 2023 International Booker Prize for ‘Time Shelter,’ the program’s first win from Bulgaria.
The US-Based Lambda Literary Awards Program Names Its 2021 Finalists
Moving this year to digital submissions, the 33rd annual Lambda Literary Awards program names 120 titles in its shortlists.
PEN America’s 2020 Literary Award Winners
More than US$330,000 in prize money is attached to the annual PEN America Literary Awards, each of which is selected by a separate jury.
US National Book Foundation’s Spring Season: Cross-Country Venues
At 19 events in 13 states, the National Book Foundation now is on the road, crisscrossing the country in the spring season of its NBF Presents programming.
New British Book Awards for Illustrators, Authors, Audiobooks
British Book Award organizers have added an Author of the Year and Illustrator of the Year honor to the list of ‘Nibbies,’ as well as a new audiobook category to the Books of the Year division.
British Book Awards 2017: The ‘Nibbies’ Honor Literature and Industry
The combination of the UK’s leading book industry awards with the ‘Nibbies’ produces The Bookseller’s broad picture of a robust and busy books community.
Long on Shortlists at London Book Fair: The Expanded British Book Awards
With 23 categories, the newly re-introduced British Book Awards are an uber suite of combined honors, known to some as the Nibbies.
Festival Neue Literatur This Week Explores Writings ‘Queer as Volk’
Festival Neue Literatur explores ‘how gay and queer identity changes as we move further towards equal rights’ and more, says curator Peter Blackstock.
Editor Leaps to Author’s Defense After Critical Review
The New York Review of Books is hosting a debate about the merits and demerits of Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life between the book’s critic and editor.