Half the shortlisted books for the £50,000 Booker Prize for Fiction are from independent publishers. The winner will be known October 17.
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Its 2022-2023 Scientific Committee
Looking forward to the ‘experience the new members will bring,’ Dr. Ali Bin Tamim names the Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s new committee.
The UK’s Booker Prize for Fiction Names its 2022 Longlist
The 2022 Booker Prize longlist comprises writings from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka.
The UK’s Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest
The ‘Booker Prize Book Club Challenge’ will be won by a book club that produces the most impressive social media for the shortlist.
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.’
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Trustees Endorse 2022 Winners
The winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award will be honored in May at a ceremony parallel to the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
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.
Awards: The UK’s Women’s Prize for Fiction Jury Names Its 2022 Longlist
On International Women’s Day, the Women’s Prize for Fiction names 16 novels to its £30.000 longlist for 2022.
Awards: In London, Neil MacGregor Leads the Booker Prize 2022 Jurors
To ‘survey this year’s harvest,’ as jury chair Neil MacGregor puts it, the Booker Foundation announces its 2022 jurors.
Russian Court Closes Memorial International, 2021 Michalski Prize Winner
In what France’s foreign minister terms ‘a terrible loss,’ Moscow’s high court closes the organization and publisher Memorial International.