Roy has read Disgrace
I honestly can’t remember the last time I read a Booker Prize-winning work; in fact, I can’t remember the last time I read something written by someone who’s won the Booker Prize (much less won it twice). So, this review of J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace marks something I haven’t done in a while, and since...
The 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards
Have you heard of the Shirley Jackson Awards? In honour of Shirley Jackson, the annual award is given to work of “outstanding achievement in literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic”. The winners were just awarded by a panel of judges on 15th July. The award is given to books and novellas published...
Shortlist for 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction
The shortlist for the Orange Prize for Fiction was announced on 17 April. The Orange Prize for Fiction is an annual fiction award in the UK honouring female writers. 6 books made the shortlist. The Forgotten Waltz, Anne Enright Half Blood Blues,Esi Esi Edugyan Painter of Silence, Georgina Harding The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller...
Longlist For 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction
As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, an exciting piece of news was released – the longlist for the 2012 Orange Prize of Fiction has been announced! The Orange Prize for Fiction is the only award in the UK that honours only female writers. Past winners include Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife in 2011 (which...
Print to Screen: The 84th Academy Awards
For this year’s Oscars aka the Academy Awards coming on 26 February, many of the contenders for the Best Picture category are adapted from or based on books: six out of the nine nominees. This is the highest number of film adaptations we’ve seen these few years. Click here to find out more about books...
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