Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels, is among the jurors for the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction, which will issue its longlist in July.
East of England: A Call for Under-Represented Writers
Norwich’s National Centre for Writing opens applications for its 2020 Escalator Talent Development Scheme for fiction writers in eastern England.
Industry Notes: The UK’s Women’s Prize and Germany’s Nonfiction Prize Name Jurors
Three of the 25th Women’s Prize for Fiction jurors are authors, and the German Nonfiction Prize’s jury is the first for this new award.
Booker Prize 2019 Goes to Two: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo
Termed a ‘shock announcement’ by the Booker Foundation, a 1993 rule against splitting the Booker is defied by this year’s jury, led by Peter Florence.
Is France’s Smaller 2019 Rentrée Littéraire Still Too Big?
Releasing more than 500 new titles in a scant three-month season, say critics, is an overwhelming burden on French booksellers and consumers.
Atwood and Rushdie on the UK’s 2019 Booker Prize Shortlist
A set of six novels the Booker’s Gaby Wood calls ‘political, orchestral, fearless, felt’ is announced in London, the 2019 Booker Prize shortlist.
Booker Prize 2019 Longlist: Novels in English From Nine Countries
The 2019 Booker Prize longlist comprises the work of a particularly international collection of authors, including two former laureates.
US Author Tayari Jones Wins 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction
A story of the ‘New South’ in the States, Tayari Jones’ ‘An American Marriage’ is about injustice, love, and family, its issues of race and class played out in Atlanta.
Jan Michalski Foundation’s Second ‘Bibliotopia’ Weekend Starts Friday
The second ‘Bibliotopia’ weekend at Switzerland’s Jan Michalski Foundation features 14 authors in a consideration of freedom of expression and writers’ roles in society.
Zayed Award Winner Hussain Al Mutawaa on Children and the Habit of Reading
The 2019 Sheikh Zayed Book Award winner in Children’s Literature counsels the publishing industry to stop ‘riding the wave’ of typical entertainment and promote issue-based reality in young people’s books.