Prizes
September 11, 2012
Old Names and New on the Booker Shortlist (With Excerpts) 4
by C. Max Magee
Hilary Mantel is still in the running for her second Booker, and a pair of debuts join her on the Shortlist.
July 25, 2012
The Booker’s Dozen: The 2012 Booker Longlist 5
by C. Max Magee
With the unveiling of the Booker Prize longlist, the 2012 literary Prize season is officially underway.
June 18, 2012
The Prizewinners 2011/12 0
by C. Max Magee
With the awarding of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the 2011/2012 literary award season is now over, which gives us the opportunity to update our list of prizewinners.
May 14, 2012
Worlds Beyond Your Ken: A Guide to the Nebula Awards 6
by Chris Barsanti
The six novels nominated for this year’s Nebula Awards run from clanking steampunk fantasy from a first-timer Genevieve Valentine to heady and otherworldly linguistic theorizing courtesy of China Miéville—wonders await.
April 18, 2012
Your Guide to the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Shortlist 6
by Mark Staniforth
Umberto Eco’s fifth novel, The Prague Cemetery is the headline choice for this year’s Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, the winner of which is due to be announced on May 14.
April 16, 2012
2012: The Year With No Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 19
by Nick Moran
For the first time since A River Runs Through It failed to win in 1977, no award was given in the Fiction category.