The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021 was awarded on October 7 to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents”. Gurnah was...
1948 - 2021 Peter Miller, President and CEO of Global Lion Intellectual Property Management, Inc. (previously PMA Literary & Film Management Inc. of New York) passed away at age 73 due to complications associated with bladder and lung cancers in Pompano Beach,...
Latitude, Nicholas Crane, Pegasus Books – The True Story of the World’s First Scientific Expedition
The Perfect Neighbors, Sarah Pekkanen, Pocket Books – The New York Times bestselling coauthor of the “creepy-crawly tale” (The New York Times Book Review) An Anonymous Girl and The Wife Between Us questions just how well we really know our neighbors in this “deliciously fun beach read”
Submissions are now being accepted for the 10th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Two prizes of $5,000 each are given for works of fiction and nonfiction. The awards, co-sponsored by Stanford Libraries and the William Saroyan Foundation, are intended to...
The final shortlist of six novels was revealed on September 14, 2021, for this year's Booker Prize. As always, the lucky winners will be the readers. The final six includes debut novelist Patricia Lockwood with No One Is Talking About This. Damon Galgut makes the list...
The ten contenders for the National Book Award for Fiction The National Book Foundation announced the Longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction. The Finalists in all five categories will be revealed on October 5. The 2021 Fiction Longlist includes writers...
Each year the National Book Foundation is proud to honor five debut fiction writers whose work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. Selected by previous National Book Awards Winners, Finalists, and Longlisted authors, or writers previously...
Books to read: Lugosi, Koren Shadmi, Life Drawn – The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula
Books to read: Among Thieves, M. J. Kuhn, Gallery/Saga Press – A thrilling fantasy debut—a high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice, and perfect for fans of Six of Crows!
