1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (95+ words) openthemagazine.com My thoughts are not original—versions of them would have occurred to most readers of the English language novel in this century. I’ve heard variations of Booker-ennui from writers themselves: “Why are Booker novels unreadable?” One could attribute…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (634+ words) The Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition offers talented unpublished novelists the opportunity to pitch their novels directly to leading publishers and literary agents. The 2026 competition attracted a record-breaking 804 submissions from 38 countries, with 12 writers selected as this year’s winners…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (120+ words) A LUCAN author’s debut novel has been longlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize, a well-renowned literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language.Djamel White’s debut ‘All Them Dogs’ has been…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (89+ words) 247Sports Very cool to see a Kansan on the list. This is one of the most prestigious fiction prizes in the (English-speaking) world. The 13 novels will get pared down to a short list of six in September, and the winner will…...

6+ day, 19+ min ago   (128+ words) Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation gives $4M to support Giller Foundation's literary programming CBC Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation gives $4M to support Giller Foundation's literary programming The multi-year gift will support year-round events for Canadian authors Image | Giller winner Souvankham Thammavongsa…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (382+ words) The Giller Foundation has announced a multi-year gift of $4 million from the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation to support the Canadian literary scene. The donation will expand Giller programming year-round, including a national book tour for shortlisted Giller Prize authors…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (515+ words) Djamel White has told of the mayhem (in the best way possible) that unfolded after the announcement that he's been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2026. The Dubliner's debut novel, All Them Dogs, is being considered for the accolade, and when…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (827+ words) Courtesy of the author There’s “famous,” and then there’s “literary famous.” Turkish-American Overland Park native Kenan Orhan is literary famous (and only looks a little like Jonathan Franzen). If you don’t know his name yet, you’re about to. Orhan’s career…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1062+ words) A closer look at the Booker Dozen, the 13 books competing for one of fiction’s most coveted prizes Widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the literary world, the Booker Prize is awarded each year to the best…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) "It's a Bit Mad": Algerian-Irish Writer Djamel White on His Booker Prize 2026 Longlisting for Debut Novel All Them Dogs Brittle Paper “It’s a Bit Mad”: Algerian-Irish Writer Djamel White on His Booker Prize 2026 Longlisting for Debut Novel All Them Dogs…...