Prizes
July 27, 2010
The Booker’s Dozen: The 2010 Booker Longlist 10
by C. Max Magee
With the unveiling of the Booker Prize longlist, the 2010 literary Prize season is officially underway. As is typically the case, the list offers a mix of exciting new names, relative unknowns and beloved favorites. Notable names include David Mitchell and Tom McCarthy.
June 18, 2010
The Prizewinners 2009/2010 2
by C. Max Magee
With the awarding of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the 2009/2010 literary award season is now over, which gives us the opportunity to update our list of prizewinners.
June 18, 2010
The Twin Wins the IMPAC 0
by C. Max Magee
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has announced its winner: Gerbrand Bakker’s The Twin. The book was previously on the Best Translated Book Award shortlist. See Also: The IMPAC longlist and shortlist.
June 10, 2010
Kingsolver Wins the Orange 0
by C. Max Magee
In a reprise of this year’s Rooster final, Barbara Kingsolver’s Lacuna comes out on top this time, besting Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall (and four other finalists) for the Orange Prize.
April 12, 2010
2010’s Pulitzer Winners: A Big Day for Indie Presses 1
by C. Max Magee
This year’s Pulitzer winner for fiction has gone to a book from Bellevue Literary Press, an “unlikely” operation that runs out of Bellevue, the famous New York psych hospital.
April 12, 2010
IMPAC Unveils Eclectic Shortlist 2
by C. Max Magee
This year’s shortlist is typically eclectic, representing six countries and ranging from bestsellers, to relative unknowns.
