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List features five novels, one memoir, four debutsJenn Ashworth; James Corbett; Sairish Hussain; Tabitha Lasley; Sally J. Morgan; Andrew O'Hagan “The list illustrates the degree to which there is not one North but many, rooted not just in place but time, gender, race and religion: all moulded into elegant prose and conveyed with [...]

Sujit Sivasundaram credit: Lloyd Mann, University of Cambridge A fresh account of imperial history told from the perspective of the peoples of the global South Cambridge historian Sujit Sivasundaram praised for “spellbinding” work of ingenuity and meticulous research #BritishAcademyBookPrize @BritishAcademy_  17.30h BST Tuesday 26 October, LONDON: Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution [...]

Eight debuts across list of 14 books The longlist for The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award for outstanding Northern writing – is announced today, Tuesday 28 September, 2021. The £10,000 biennial prize is open to new works of fiction, non-fiction and poetry that best evoke the spirit of [...]

The British Academy’s £25,000 international non-fiction book prizeGlobal shortlist of four exceptional writers exploring:the impact of revolution and empire on the global Souththe modern colonial nation and its part in the creation of permanent minoritiesracism in America as viewed through the works and example of James Baldwinthe increasingly global experience of living [...]

£10,000 award for outstanding Northern writingJudges are Sarah Hall, Momtaza Mehri, Melanie Sykes, Anita Singh and Gary YoungeDeadline for submissions: 31 July 2021 The Portico Library in Manchester is pleased to announce the panel of judges for the Portico Prize for Literature, as it opens for entries today, Tuesday 8 June 2021. [...]

By Tetiana Michaels Publication date: 22 April 2021 “The tender story of a woman who feels that in converting to Judaism, she is coming home. A love letter about family, faith and osher – happiness”Sherri Mandell, award-winning author Osher, the Hebrew word for ‘joy, fortunate, blessing’, is the truthful, moving story of [...]

25-28 February 2021 An online festival of Georgian writers from the Caucasus, with music and food, inspired by the café culture of the first democratic republic of 1918-21Festival marks centenary of Soviet invasion of Georgia and 30th anniversary of independenceKatie Melua to open festival with specially recorded song in Georgian Following the [...]

Barchester Towers voted world’s favourite Anthony Trollope novel. Fans of Anthony Trollope have voted Barchester Towers their favourite novel in a campaign by the Trollope Society to encourage more readers worldwide to “Pick-Up-A-Trollope”.