The fiction prize went to C.E. Morgan for The Sport of Kings, the nonfiction winner was Susan Faludi for her memoir In the Darkroom, and young readers’ literature author Jason Reynolds for his book, As Brave as You.
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The Man Booker, The Folio Prize, & More! Your Weekly Lit News Roundup by Emily Ramser
Paul Beatty won the British literary award for his novel The Sellout. This is the first time the British prize has been awarded to an American author since it was opened up to non-UK writers three years ago.
Monsters, Honoring Pat Conroy, Tolkien and More! Your Weekly Lit News Roundup by Laurel Dowswell
The collection of short stories, with starred reviews in Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly, is rich with complex characters, deep in the mountains of West Virginia, and rural North Carolina.
Bob Dylan, President Obama, Billy Collins & More! Your Weekly Lit News Roundup by Emily Ramser
The biggest piece of literary news this week is, of course, Bob Dylan’s winning of the Nobel prize in literature. His winning of the award
On Ferrante & Privacy, New Fiction & More! Your Weekly Lit News Roundup by Emily Ramser
On Elena Ferrante and Privacy Elena Ferrante is the pseudonym of a famous author. Recently an Italian investigative journalist uncovered her true name. This startling
Free Books for Life,Game of Thrones & More! Your Weekly Lit News Roundup by Laurel Dowswell
Heywood Hill, a bookshop in London, is holding a competition to win a free, newly published hardcover book every month for the rest of the lucky winner’s life. The contest is open to readers all across the globe until October 31st.
