The Booker Prize carries on without The Man
The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker Prize, is a prize for fiction in the UK. The Man Group pulled funding for the prize earlier this year, but… Read more »
Turkish writer Elif Shafak speaks against Turkish censorship
Turkish writers and academics are being persecuted for their work at an alarming rate, thanks to the current turmoil in the country. One writer, Elif Shafak, is speaking out against… Read more »
Han Kang “gives” new work to Norwegian forest
This week, a new work by South Korean novelist Han Kang was “given” to a forest in Norway, where it will remain locked in a spruce-lined room until 2114. The author,… Read more »
Everyone we saw at the London Book Fair 2019
The London Book Fair can be a pretty overwhelming place. As one of the biggest trade fairs in the world, you can expect a LOT of people to show up—many… Read more »
Wellcome Prize shortlist honors writers exploring gender, identity, and sexuality
As the awards season continues on amidst major changes, a younger prize is honoring spectacular new voices in fiction and non-fiction. In its tenth year, The Wellcome Prize just announced… Read more »
Gezi Park in the words of five writers
In the rush of news from Taksim Square and Gezi Park, a few writers have come forward to share their experiences on the ground. The story is ongoing, but here… Read more »
Novels for wannabe civil servants
Turkey is the London Book Fair’s focus country this week, and the wheels of media are correspondingly turning, with a “blagger’s guide to Turkish literature” in the Independent (“blagger” presumably means… Read more »
Women’s Fiction Prize longlist announced
The Women’s Prize for Fiction, formerly the Orange Prize, has announced this year’s longlist. A member of what some call the “trinity” of UK book prizes, including the Man Booker… Read more »