Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders was named Audiobook of the year at the annual Audie Awards, presented by the Audio Publishers Association in the US.
George Saunders Wins the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
The second American to win the UK’s coveted Man Booker Prize for Fiction, George Saunders takes the £50,000 purse for his novel ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’.
From Novel to VR: Making The Times’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
Director Graham Sack and producer Jennifer 8. Lee collaborated with The New York Times on a short virtual reality film based on ‘Lincoln in the Bardo.’
The UK’s Booker Prize Announces California’s Crankstart as Its New Anchor Sponsor
A California-based charitable fund, Crankstart–the foundation created by a British venture capitalist and an American journalist–has been named the Booker Prize’s new sponsor.
Man and the Prize: Reactions to the Booker Losing a Sponsor
The Man Group is ending its sponsorship of the UK’s most prestigious literary prize, the Man Booker Prize, and complaints and criticism are now following.
Dublin Literary Award Names Its 2019 Librarian-Nominated Longlist
With Mohsin Hamid’s ‘Exit West’ the title getting the most nominations this year, the Dublin Literary Award this year features 141 books.
Amazon Original Stories Introduces a Cli-Fi Collection With Literary Studio Plympton
Amazon releases a series of seven short fiction works on climate change called ‘Warmer’ to tap into the growing body of cli-fi books on the market.
Northern Ireland’s Anna Burns Wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
The 17th woman to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Anna Burns has won for ‘Milkman,’ set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Her publisher, Faber & Faber, becomes the second biggest winner of Man Booker titles.
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2018 Shortlist
‘Ranging across space and time,’ according to jury chair Kwame Anthony Appiah, the 2018 Man Booker Prize shortlist includes three authors from the UK, one from Canada, two from the United States.
The 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist Is Announced in London
‘Slavery, ecology, missing persons, inner-city violence, young love, prisons, trauma, and race’ all are said to figure into the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist, as the award starts its second 50 years of competition.