Items tagged with 'Awards'

George Saunders, Hilary Mantel Appear on Time's 100 Most Influential People List

News by Christopher Shultz

After delighting readers and critics last year, both Mantel and Saunders now have this exclusive bragging right.

Publisher's Weekly Names its Best Bookstore of 2013

News by Christopher Shultz

Now in it's 20th year, PW's annual award goes to a little shop frequented by a famous author.

Shortlist for Oddest Book Title of the Year Announced

News by Dean Fetzer

The Diagram Prize run by the Bookseller seeks to award the most unusual name for a book. This year's shortlist includes speculation on Hitler’s health as well as a pair of ‘How to…’ books.

Camilla Long's review of Rachel Cusk's 'Aftermath'

The Wait is Over: Hatchet Job of the Year Goes to Camilla Long’s Review of ‘Aftermath’

News by Dean Fetzer

The best worst review of 2012 has been awarded for Rachel Cusk’s memoir of her divorce described in the Sunday Times review as “bizarre” .

Eight Finalists Chosen for 2013 ‘Hatchet Job of the Year' Award

News by Dean Fetzer

Book reviews sometimes get a bit vicious. This award is given out annually to a journalist who pens a distinctive review for a magazine or newspaper.

The Results Are In: GoodReads Announces Choice Awards Winners

News by Christopher Shultz

Some surprising results, some not-so-much, but with such a robust list of popular books, it's a good time to be a reader.

National Book Award Winners Announced, Elmore Leonard Receives Special Award

News by Dave Reuss

The results were announced today— you may already be a winner!

2012 UK National Book Award Nominees Include "Fifty Shades of Grey"

News by Dean Fetzer November 14, 2012 (4) comments

The UK’s annual National Book Award nominees have been announced, including the (perhaps) surprise inclusion of E. L. James.

Voting now open for Goodreads 2012 Awards

Voting Now Open For The 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards

News by Dean Fetzer November 1, 2012 (2) comments

With over 11 million members, Goodreads, the largest site for readers and book recommendations, announced it had opened the voting today for it’s annual awards.

2012 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced

News by Benoît Lelièvre September 12, 2012 (4) comments

The Man Booker committee has published the shortlist for its 2012 Award. Many new names!

Arabic Book Award Judges Take Their Prize and Go Home

News by John Jarzemsky March 6, 2012 (1) comments

An Arabic Book Award is refusing to give out their top prize, despite a shortlist of six nominees.

Does Gay Writing Deserve Special Treatment?

Column by Cath Murphy March 2, 2012 (6) comments

A 'gay' book won the Booker in 2004, but awards specifically for gay writers and writing still exist - is it time we all wrote on a level playing field?

Finalists for the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award Announced

News by Rob W. Hart February 22, 2012 (2) comments

The nominees for the 2012 PEN/Faulkner Award have been announced, and it's quite the literary bunch--Russell Banks, Don DeLillo, Anita Desai, Steven Millhauser and Julie Otsuka.