http://www.themillions.com Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:16:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced last night and the hardware keeps piling up for Hilary Mantel. Wolf Hall has already taken home the Booker Prize (and is in the running for the Rooster). Mantel's book has also held a spot in our Top Ten of ... http://www.themillions.com/2010/03/wolf-hall-wins-the-2009-nbcc-award.html As a judge for an upstart literary award specializing in translated literature, it’s hard not to feel insignificant. After all, aren’t there enough literary awards out there already? And translated literature—what’s up with that? Don’t Americans care far more about the latest celebrity bio than some piece of literature written ... http://www.themillions.com/2010/02/the-best-translated-book-award-shortlist.html The finalists for the annual National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Award are now out. The fiction list includes four books by women, three of which have already gotten some award love from the National Book Award and the Booker Prize. The other two books have received strong notices ... http://www.themillions.com/2010/01/national-book-critics-circle-award-finalists-announced.html From across the bookstore, it flashes at me like the plumage of a wild bird seeking a mate: one of those small gold circles indicative of acclaim. And, frankly, I'm a little turned on. I already know I like shiny gold things; could this be a PEN finalist? A Pulitzer ... http://www.themillions.com/2010/01/the-problem-with-prizes-or-who-cares-about-the-international-booker.html The National Book Award winners for 2009 have been announced. The big prize for fiction went to Colum McCann for Let the Great World Spin. McCann was the highest profile name among the nominees, and his book which revolves around Philippe Petit's tightrope walk between World Trade Center towers ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/11/mccann-wins-national-book-award.html The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has unveiled its massive 2010 longlist. Recall that libraries around the world can nominate books for the prize, and these nominations, taken together, comprise the longlist. This year there are 156 novels on the list, nominated by 163 libraries in 43 countries. All of ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/11/digging-into-the-2010-impac-longlist.html Award season is hitting its stride, and this year's National Book Award finalists have been announced. The big name among the fiction finalists is Column McCann. He is joined by an intriguing mix of newcomers and lesser known writers. Overall, it looks like the National Book Award ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/10/2009-national-book-award-finalists-announced.html It's becoming a tradition of sorts, the Nobel jury gives the Prize to an author virtually unknown in the United States, and newspaper columnists grumble while small and university presses bask in a moment of publishing glory. Nobody outside a few square miles in New York cares that this year's Pulitzer ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/10/small-presses-and-nobel-prize-glory.html The Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to the 56-year-old German writer Herta Müller. Müller is the author of 19 books. Not all of them have been translated into English and only a handful are anywhere close to being in print. The Prize committee said Müller, ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/10/herta-muller-wins-the-nobel-prize-for-literature.html Long considered likely to win the prize one day, Hilary Mantel has finally taken home the Booker for Wolf Hall. The book will hit shelves in the States next week but has already been warmly received overseas. To win, Mantel edged out other big names like J.M. Coetzee ... http://www.themillions.com/2009/10/hillary-mantel-takes-home-the-booker-prize.html