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The shortlists for the seven distinct literary prizes that make up the BC Book Prizes were announced today, delivering the names of the finalists vying for recognition in seven categories at the 34th Annual BC Book Prizes. The BC Book Prizes were…
The longlist for the 2018 Man Booker International Prize, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world, has been announced. The 13 novel list represents translated fiction from around the world. “The longlist introduces a wealth of talent, a variety…
Japanese-born British author Kazuo Ishiguro has been awarded the 110th Nobel Prize for literature. The award was presented to Ishiguro as an author “who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the…
The shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize has been announced. Paul Auster, Emily Fridlund, Mohsin Hamid, Fiona Mozley, George Saunders and Ali Smith were announced as the six shortlisted authors. The Man Booker is the leading English language prize for fiction….
A couple of Canadian co-workers were the upset winners of a SXSW Design Excellence Award in Austin, Texas a few days ago. Competing against such heavy hitters as the Stranger Things television show and a trailer for the feature-length Dr. Strange. But…
In a less than celebratory moment in America, Colson Whitehead (The Intuitionist, Sag Harbor) has won the National Book Award for his 2016 novel, The Underground Railroad which, in its announcement, the New York Times called “a hallucinatory novel about the horrors…
Folk icon Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in a move that permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Sara Danius, said was not “a difficult decision,” she said, comparing the songs of the American songwriter to the works…
A debut author from Ireland has won the prestigious Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction. Lisa McInerney’s first novel, The Glorious Heresies (John Murray), scooped up the coveted prize: a £30,000 (about $45,000 US) check and the Bessie, a limited edition bronze figurine…
Philosophy Now has named Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon books as an effective weapon against stupidity. It is the first time the award has been bestowed on an author of books for children. From The Guardian: Given in the past…
On November 18th, bestselling author and literary activist James Patterson (Along Came A Spider, Women’s Murder Club) will be presented with The National Book Foundation’s 2015 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. From the National Book Foundation: For…