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International Booker Prize doubles cash award to "100, 000 after being named for new sponsor
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International Booker Prize doubles winnings to "100k
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (72+ words) The Bookseller International Booker Prize doubles winnings to "100k Register to read for FREE. Serious about the book trade? Want full access? This month, you can Subscribe for just 99p and unlock full access to exclusive interviews, rights deals, industry data and…...
The Bukhman International Booker Prize 2027
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (824+ words) The 2027 judging panel for the Bukhman International Booker Prize, the world's most influential award for translated fiction, has been announced This year's judges are looking for the best works of long-form fiction or collections of short stories translated into English…...
Tik Tok awards literary prizes - and changes what is considered worth reading
1+ week, 2+ day ago (862+ words) The Tik Tok Book Awards will be presented for the third time this year at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It is no longer just critics who determine what is good literature. On Tik Tok, click figures decide on bestsellers and…...
Winner Announced for New Chinese/English Literary Translation Prize
1+ week, 6+ day ago (322+ words) The new award seeks to champion "translators as vital cultural connectors," and to bring "contemporary Chinese literature into sharper focus for English-language readers worldwide." At the Beijing International Book Fair, bestselling author and BIBF Reading Ambassador Liu Zhenyun (l.) announced the…...
Taiwan pavilion returns to Seoul International Book Fair
2+ week, 2+ day ago (349+ words) A Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)-organized pavilion will return to the Seoul International Book Fair from June 24-28, featuring 160 titles from 55 publishers. The pavilion aims to build on the record book sales and rights deals generated when Taiwan served as…...
How to write like a Booker-nominated author
2+ week, 2+ day ago (640+ words) Behind every Booker Prize novel are routines and rituals that define the work. Here, 12 authors and translators reveal how they shape a story from beginning to end Written by Grace Sansom "A good writer needs a good rubbish bin," said…...
Taiwanese literary anthologies make Spanish debut in Madrid
2+ week, 3+ day ago (316+ words) Two anthologies of contemporary fiction and poetry from Taiwan have been published in Spanish and launched in Madrid, marking a milestone in the National Museum of Taiwan Literature's efforts to expand the global reach of local literature. The books, titled…...
9 Booker Prize Winners You Can Read In A Single Sitting
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The "Every Year After" Ending Makes A Big Departure From The Book
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (245+ words) Here's what happens in Carley Fortune's 2022 novel, Every Summer After. Weeks after Off Campus inspired everything from haircuts to crush playlists to a newfound appreciation for bras, Prime Video has arrived with yet another swoony book-to-screen adaptation. Every Year After…...