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In London, Ruth Ozeki Wins the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Ruth Ozeki, based in Massachusetts, wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her fourth novel, ‘The Book of Form and Emptiness.’
In Canada, the $75,000 Cundill History Prize Names Its Jury
Four jurors join the chair JR McNeill for the 2022 Cundill History Prize competition, based at McGill University.
David Albahari Wins Serbia’s Aleksandar Tišma International Literary Prize
The Serbian-Canadian author David Albahari wins the €10,000 biennial Aleksandar Tišma International Literary Prize.
At Norway’s WEXFO: IPA Prix Voltaire Names Its Shortlist
At Lillehammer’s World Expression Forum, the International Publishers Association names its Prix Voltaire shortlist.
Abu Dhabi: Kobo Plans To Begin Supporting Uploads of Arabic
The 12-year-old international digital book service’s CEO Michael Tamblyn addressed the Abu Dhabi book fair’s conference.
Allen Lau Leaves Wattpad’s Top Spot; Jeanne Lam Remains in Place
The co-founder and CEO of Wattpad hands off to Jeanne Lam in a ‘final curtain call’ he says is not ‘The End.’
Québec Édition Opens Applications for Its 2022 Rendez-vous Fellowship
This fellowship, planned for November, hosts international publishers during the Salon du livre de Montréal.
Red Pheasant Cree Nation’s Michelle Good Wins ‘Canada Reads’ 2022
Michelle Good’s ‘Five Little Indians’ about survivors of the ‘residential schools’ outlasts the competition in CBCBooks’ ‘Canada Reads.’
In London: Women’s Prize for Fiction Names Its Shortlist
The 2022 shortlist for the UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction is headlined by work of Ruth Ozeki, Elif Shafak, and Louise Erdrich.