Man Booker longlist announced
The longlist for the 2011 Man Booker Prize has been announced. Early bookies’ favourite is former winner Alan Hollinghurst with The Stranger’s Child but I’m really pleased to see four first-time...
View ArticleCWA Daggers Shortlists Announced
The Crime Writers’ Association has announced the shortlists for their prestigious Dagger awards. Nominees for the top prize – the Gold Dagger Award for the Best Crime Novel of the Year – are: Tom...
View ArticleKaplinsky joins Orange judges
Highly paid newsreader and the first winner of Strictly Come Dancing, Natasha Kaplinsky, has joined the judging panel for the 2012 Orange Prize for fiction. Kaplinsky will work with fellow judges Lisa...
View ArticleJulian Barnes Wins Booker Prize
Dame Stella Rimmington, former head of MI6 and chair of the 2011 Man Booker judging panel, announced tonight that Julian Barnes had won the prestigious award for his novel The Sense of an Ending. This...
View ArticleGalaxy National Book Awards Announced
A star-studded ceremony at the Mandarin Oriental in London last night saw the winners of the Galaxy National Book Awards crowned. Celebrating the best in British books and writing, the list of winners...
View ArticleThe Night Circus
Published: 2011 Author: Erin Morgenstern A enchanting world which will draw you into its magic The longlist for this year’s Orange Prize for Fiction was announced a few days ago. The twenty books...
View ArticleOrange Prize Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for this year’s Orange Prize for fiction has been announced. The nominees for the 17th annual award for excellence in women’s fiction are: Half Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan The Forgotten...
View ArticleMan Booker Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the 2012 Man Booker Prize has been announced this morning. The six nominated novels are: The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng Swimming Home by Deborah Levy Bring up the Bodies...
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