Here’s a short entry for this busy holiday week. In Fiction, It Was the Year of the Woman An interesting look at the bulk of novels published this year: They didn’t launch any franchises — no “girl”-titled blockbusters and probably no future Jennifer Lawrence vehicles — but collectively, they dominated a shrunken literary ecosystem. Each …
Show Us Your Tsundoku! Loosely translated as the practice of piling up books you might never read, the Japanese word tsundoku seems to be everywhere right now. In recent months, The New York Times, the BBC, Forbes, and plenty of others have reported on the phenomenon. Here’s the feature’s subtitle: “We want to see your …
Source: Maryse Condé Awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature
Source: 2018 National Book Award Finalists Announced
HERE ARE YOUR 2018 HUGO AWARD WINNERS! Source: Congratulations to Your 2018 Hugo Awards Winners!
Source: Women’s Prize for Fiction Revealing the 2018 Women’s Prize shortlist… – Women’s Prize for Fiction
The winners of the 2017 National Book Awards in all four categories, as well as the presenters and the lifetime achievement award. Source: The Recipients of the 2017 National Book Awards in All Four Categories
Seven books—six novels and a memoir—were named finalists for the 2017 BookLife Prize. Each book was selected by an award-winning or bestselling author who served as a guest judge in one of seven genres. Source: Seven Finalists for 2017 BookLife Prize Announced
Source: Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to British author Kazuo Ishiguro – UPI.com
Source: The 2017 National Book Award Longlists This list from Publishers Weekly includes links to its reviews of many of the nominated works.
