Booker Prize

4+ hour, 41+ min ago   (696+ words) "American Writers Come from All Over the World": 39th recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Literature Award Famous writer Salman Rushdie, who has been a US citizen for ten years, is the recipient of the prestigious National Literary Award for Lifetime…...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago   (129+ words) Zolima CityMag Booker Prize-winning Author Jenny Erpenbeck in Conversation Why We Recommend it The International Booker-winning author talks about creativity and inspiration at an intimate fireside chat. While in town, the Thomas Mann Prize-winning writer will also make a more…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (438+ words) “I remember somebody told me that when Ray(mond) Carver got some major American award, he described himself as being ‘out there in literature now.’ And I thought, ‘Maybe I’m out there in American literature now,’” Rushdie added, speaking during…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (213+ words) “I remember somebody told me that when Ray(mond) Carver got some major American award, he described himself as being ‘out there in literature now.’ And I thought, ‘Maybe I’m out there in American literature now,’” Rushdie added, speaking during…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (207+ words) Author Salman Rushdie appears at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 20, 2023. Credit: AP / Michael Probst NEW YORK — Salman Rushdie, a U.S. citizen for the past decade, is to receive a literary honor reserved for the elite of American writers…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (468+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, a U.S. citizen for the past decade, is to receive a literary honor reserved for the elite of American writers — a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement. “Although I lived here for many, many years…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (514+ words) The book, entitled "In The Blink Of An Eye: Short Stories To Keep You Up At Night," contains 30 of her micro, flash and short fiction stories, many of which originally appeared in magazines, ezines, anthologies and blogs, beginning in 2020. Almost…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (69+ words) The Times This ‘magnificent’ novel about dementia would be a worthy Booker winner Switzy by Emma Cline is a deeply moving story about a dying man flying to a Zurich euthanasia clinic — it’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich of the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (509+ words) Five crime novels, including two debuts, have been shortlisted for this year’s McIlvanney Prize ahead of the Bloody Scotland festival. The McIlvanney Prize was established as the Scottish Crime Book of the Year award before being renamed in 2016 in memory…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (296+ words) Two of Australia's leading First Nations-owned literary organisations, Magabala Books and Blak & Bright, have launched First Stories Collective, a national network for Blak storytelling and publishing. Registration is now open for Blak creators from every corner of the country, across…...