Prizes
October 18, 2011
The Favorite Takes Home the Booker 0
by C. Max Magee
We called Barnes’s book one of our Most Anticipated for the second half of 2011.
October 12, 2011
2011 National Book Award Finalists Announced 8
by C. Max Magee
Women dominate the fiction finalists again, and small presses are well represented.
October 6, 2011
Swedish Poet Wins Nobel Prize 10
by C. Max Magee
“Because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality.”
September 20, 2011
2011′s Literary Geniuses 2
by C. Max Magee
The MacArthur grant awards $500,000, “no strings attached” to “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.”
September 6, 2011
Two Debut Novelists on the 2011 Booker Shortlist 4
by C. Max Magee
Julian Barnes leads a shortlist that includes a pair of newcomers.
August 3, 2011
Why Do We Care About Literary Awards? 15
by Mark O'Connell
Getting worked up about the fact that really interesting, innovative fiction so often gets ignored by awards judges is, when you think about it, a little bit absurd.
