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A guide to the books on today's big lists from Obama and the Booker Prize
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarack Obama's favorite books of 2022 include John le Carré's 'Silverview.' In the Booker Prize...
Booker Prize 2022 shortlist features oldest author
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoBritish author Alan Garner has become the oldest writer to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Garner, who was born in Cheshire and grew up in Alderley...
Booker Prize semifinalists include 4 Irish writers, 4 debut novelists
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAuthor Sebastian Barry, who has received four previous nominations for the Booker Prize and twice...
Booker-winner Paul Lynch: ‘The riots were a wake-up call to Ireland’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPaul Lynch turns up to our interview in a black dinner jacket that looks just like the one he was...
Just because men are in the minority in fiction, it doesn’t mean we should scrap the Women’s Prize
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSTATE OF THE ARTS: Barbara Kingsolver took home the prestigious award this week for her novel ‘Demon...
How 2022's Booker Prize winner managed a whirlwind novel and a roller-coaster year
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe year 2022 is one Shehan Karunatilaka won’t soon forget. The author is only now beginning to catch his breath after a journey that began by watching his native Sri Lanka explode from afar ...
Nicholas Goldberg: In defense of long, bug-crushing, Kleenex-box sized novels
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2009, author Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize for her 600-plus-page novel "Wolf Hall," the...
Richard Ayoade To Direct & Star In ‘The Semplica Girl Diaries’ With U.S. & UK Talent In Early Talks...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEXCLUSIVE: BAFTA winner Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) has been set to direct and stars in The...
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Wraps Up Top Feature Prize at 51st Annie Awards
Variety via AOL· 4 months agoSony Pictures Animation’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” swung its way to victory at the 51st...
Rachel Howzell Hall, George Saunders, James Hannaham among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Los Angeles Times Book Prizes recognize works in 12 categories, with winners to be announced at...