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’.
Man Booker Juror Colin Thubron: ‘The Prize Is Important’
As the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction is announced, prize juror Colin Thubron offers an inside look at the selection process.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award and the ‘Cultural Renaissance’ in the Arab Region
Organizers aim to strengthen the Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s international platform and build bridges between Arab regions and the rest of the world.
2017 Prix Goncourt Shortlist Announced in Frankfurt
With France as Guest of Honor at the Fair, the shortlist of the Prix Goncourt is announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair for the first time.
‘I Didn’t Believe It’: Responses to Kazuo Ishiguro’s Win of the Nobel Prize
Surprise–for Kazuo Ishiguro and industry–mixes with reassurance as the Swedish Academy returns to more traditional interpretations of the literature Nobel.
Heading for Frankfurt, Kalem Agency Cheers Author Burhan Sönmez’s Havel Award
For the genius of his work ‘about hope and hopelessness, darkness and light,’ Turkey’s Burhan Sönmez wins the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation award.
Canada’s $75,000 Cundill Prize Longlist: Historical Takes on Contemporary Issues
The Montreal-based Cundill History Prize longlist includes historians’ looks at Islamic culture, US evangelical faith, the Attica Prison uprising, and more.
Forward Prizes for Poetry Awarded in the UK, for Best Collections and Poem
The three winners of the Forward Prizes for Poetry have been announced. Now in their 26th year, the prizes aim to raise the visibility of poetry and poets.
National Book Foundation Honors Author Annie Proulx and Scholastic CEO Richard Robinson
Hailed for grasp of ‘the beauty and complexities of rural America,’ Annie Proulx is to be the 30th laureate of the National Book Foundation’s top honor.
‘Perfect Holiday Read’ Author Victoria Hislop Given Four Specsavers Awards
Three gold certifications and one platinum go to big-selling UK novelist Victoria Hislop in the Specsavers Bestseller Awards, in partnership with Nielsen Book.