National Book Awards wise up
How America's annual literary prize plans to be less insular and esoteric in the future
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 6:40 PM UTCEntertainment Literary Prizes
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National Book Awards are becoming more relevant
Contrary to reports, the U.S. literary prize ceremony isn't "glamorous" but it is poised to engage more readers
Thursday, Nov 15, 2012 3:19 PM UTCEntertainment Books, National Book Awards
In praise of Nobel obscurity
Quit saying the Nobel Prize should go to Philip Roth or Bob Dylan
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 4:17 PM UTCEntertainment Bob Dylan, Nobel Prize
National Book Awards: Genre fiction dissed again
The National Book Awards name five worthy finalists but ignore "Gone Girl" and 2012's top crime, sci-fi and fantasy
Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 23Entertainment Gillian Flynn, Literary Prizes
Nobel Prize for literature: This year’s favorites
Likely winners include Haruki Murakami, Alice Munro and many writers you've never heard of
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 9:05 PM UTCLife nobel prize literature
Hilary Mantel lands on Booker Prize shortlist
Mantel's "Wolf Hall" won the Man Booker Prize in 2009. Now her sequel makes the 2012 shortlist
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 4:13 PM UTCEntertainment Booker Prize, Hilary Mantel
Nigerian wins Caine Prize
Rotimi Babatunde won the award for African writing
Thursday, Jul 5, 2012 1:56 PM UTCEntertainment Isak, Africa, Writers and Writing
What makes a book great?
Arguments over literary prizes at home and abroad show how little we agree on what constitutes great literature
Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011 12:00 AM UTC 13Entertainment Books, Literary Prizes
How the National Book Awards made themselves irrelevant
A once-influential literary prize is now the Newbery Medal for adults: Good for you whether you like it or not
Wednesday, Oct 12, 2011 10:51 PM UTC 33Entertainment Literary Prizes, Books
Poet Tomas Transtromer wins Nobel in literature
The surrealist poet has been called one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II
Thursday, Oct 6, 2011 11:21 AM UTCNews Literary Prizes
Passing on Philip Roth
So why is every female who dislikes his novels accused of political correctness?
Monday, May 23, 2011 6:23 PM UTC 38Entertainment Philip Roth, Literary Prizes
2011 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts
The New York Times and Los Angeles Times each snag two prizes; Jennifer Egan wins for fiction
Monday, Apr 18, 2011 7:53 PM UTCNews Literary Prizes
No sex, please, we’re literary!
The annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award is an exercise in prudery and cowardice
Tuesday, Nov 30, 2010 3:01 PM UTC 64Entertainment Sex, Literary Prizes
Why do the National Book Awards bar fairy tales?
Humanity's favorite stories are punished for their vaguely disreputable origins
Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010 1:20 AM UTC 18Entertainment Literary Prizes
Who will win the National Book Award for fiction?
With the prize set to be announced Wednesday, we take a closer look at the finalists
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2010 1:20 AM UTCEntertainment Literary Prizes
Booker Prize winner: “The Finkler Question”
This year's recipient is a disarming work of fiction that takes on the most controversial issues facing modern Jews
Thursday, Oct 14, 2010 1:01 AM UTCEntertainment Fiction, Literary Prizes
Why the Booker is the best literary award
Britain's book prize rewards Howard Jacobson's "The Finkler Question" and could teach its American cousins a lesson
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2010 1:10 PM UTC 13Entertainment Literary Prizes
Is Shirley Jackson a great American writer?
The author of "The Lottery" is still not getting the respect she deserves
Wednesday, Jul 14, 2010 2:01 PM UTC 54Entertainment Literary Prizes
J.G. Farrell’s “Troubles” wins “lost” Booker Prize
1970 award was never given out because of a scheduling quirk. The author died in 1979
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 6:43 PM UTCNews Literary Prizes
Washington Post dominates Pulitzer Prizes
Paper wins four. New York Times, ProPublica among other winners
Monday, Apr 12, 2010 7:40 PM UTCEntertainment Publishing News
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