One of four debut novelists among the six writers shortlisted this year, Stuart wins for ‘Shuggie Bain,’ also a National Book Award finalist.
The Booker Prize 2020 Ceremony: Barack Obama and Camilla
Produced in partnership with the BBC, the Booker Prize for Fiction winner-announcement ceremony will be streamed on November 19 and feature several star speakers.
The UK’s Booker Prize for Fiction Announces Its 2020 Shortlist
The six-title Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist carries forward four of the eight debuts that were included in its late-July longlist.
Author Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, Translator Michele Hutchison, Win International Booker Prize
A book written in a child’s voice wins the 2020 International Booker Prize, its author from a devoutly religious Dutch farming family.
The UK’s Booker Prize 2020 Longlist: Dominated by Debuts
The Booker Prize longlist of 13 authors includes work from four independent houses–Canongate, Daunt Books Publishing, Faber & Faber, and Oneworld.
Industry Notes: EIBF Condemns Loss of Minneapolis Bookstores; Booker Delays Announcement
The world booksellers organization in Belgium states its support for shops burned in Minneapolis, and the International Booker delays its prize date.
Frankfurt Audio Puts Out 2020 Call; International Booker Postpones Naming Winner
Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Frankfurt Audio submissions and the UK’s International Booker Prize postpones its winner announcement.
The UK’s International Booker Prize Shortlist: Digitally Announced
The original languages of the novels shortlisted for the International Booker Prize are Spanish, German, Dutch, Farsi, and Japanese.
The UK’s International Booker Prize 2020: The Longlist Is Announced
The longlist of 13 titles for the International Booker includes translations from Afrikaans, Farsi, Spanish, Norwegian, German, French, Japanese, and Dutch.
Helena Kennedy Stepping Down from the UK’s Booker Foundation
Kennedy is moving at the end of February to a new directorship at the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute.