IMPAC Shortlist
Finally, the prize that has the three-digit longlist has whittled itself down to a shortlist of eight – and it’s guaranteed that the winner of the world’s largest literary fiction prize will be male: A...
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Ellah Allfrey Named Deputy Editor at Granta
The literary journal Granta has appointed Ellah Allfrey as deputy editor. Earlier this year, editor Alex Clark stepped down, making John Freeman the journal’s acting editor. Allfrey is a publishing...
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Man Booker Shortlist Revealed
Canadian born novelist (who lives in Oregon) Patrick deWitt has joined the Man Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist with his novel, The Sisters Brothers. We interviewed deWitt about his work back in...
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Nielsen BookScan Analyzes the Booker Bump
Nielsen BookScan sales data tracking team has released a report studying the effects of the Booker bump in the UK. Novelist Julian Barnes saw a 473 percent increase in sales the week after he won the...
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Jennifer Weiner Analyzes Gender Balance in NYT Fiction Coverage
Novelist Jennifer Weiner has made a count of men and women reviewed by the New York Times last year. Overall, Weiner (pictured, via) found that out of 254 fiction reviews, nearly 60 percent of the...
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Your Name in Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith, or Ken Follett’s Book
Just like Will Ferrell’s character in “Stranger Than Fiction,” you might find “yourself”—or your namesake, your avatar—spinning through a tale told by Ian McEwan, Margaret Atwood, Julian Barnes, Ken...
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