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October 23, 2019

The Shortlist is Announced for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2019

The £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize is a nonfiction literary award. The prize was launched in…

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October 16, 2019

The Winner of the 2019 Kindle Storyteller Award is Announced

The Kindle Storyteller Award was the first literary award to promote self published authors. Now…

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October 14, 2019

Shock Result With Double Booker Prize Winners for 2019

In a shock result, judges have flouted the rules for the Booker Prize, awarding the…

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October 10, 2019

Two Nobel Prize for Literature Winners Announced

The Nobel Academy was so mired in scandal last year the Nobel Prize for Literature…

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September 17, 2019

Turkish Author Jailed for Life Nominated for £50,000 Book Prize

Following the failed Turkish coup in 2016, Turkish author Ahmet Altan was sentenced to jail…

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September 4, 2019

The Booker Prize Shortlist 2019 Announced

Today during a ceremony at the British Library which was streamed live on Facebook, The…

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August 24, 2019

George R.R. Martin Wins International Recognition at An Post Irish Book Awards

In recent years, fantasy and sci-fi author George R.R. Martin has become a household name,…

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July 28, 2019

Wainwright Book Prize 2019 Shortlist Announced

The annual Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize aims to reward writing that focuses on "the…

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July 26, 2019

The Booker Prize Longlist 2019 Announced

This week the much-awaited Booker Prize Longlist or “Booker Dozen” was announced with, as usual,…

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June 28, 2019

Joy Harjo becomes the first Native American named as US poet laureate

Joy Harjo- poet, musician, and author- has become the first Native American to be named…

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