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Winter by Ali Smith
Winter is Ali Smith at her very best. Expect to see this novel deservedly feature on awards lists next year.
Read MoreAnd the Winner of the Baileys Prize is…
… the magnificent How To Be Both by Ali Smith. Obviously I’m delighted by this choice, given how much I adored the Smith. And it’s increasingly looking like that How To Be Both is going to go down as the most...
Read MoreNominees announced for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction
Announced yesterday (or earlier this morning my time) were the six nominees for the Baileys Women’s Prize For Fiction. You can check out the very schmick website here or, you know, lower your eyes and check out my...
Read MoreWho Should Have Won This Year’s Folio Prize
Here is a reminder of the eight finalists of the Folio Prize, with a link to my reviews: 10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta) All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta) Dust by Yvonne...
Read MoreThe Shortlist for the Folio Prize has been announced
And here it is: 10:04 by Ben Lerner (Granta) All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (Faber) Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill (Granta) Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Granta) Family Life by Akhil Sharma (Faber) How to Be Both by...
Read MoreAnd The Winners of the Costa Book Awards are…
How to Be Both by Ali Smith in the best novel category and Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey for best first novel. The announcement (including winners of the other categories) is here. Absolutely endorse the best novel...
Read MoreMy Top 13 Books of 2014
I read 79 novels or author collections in 2014. Of those, 31 were written by woman and 48 were written by men. 49 of the novels were “core” genre in that they were recognisably written or published by someone...
Read MoreSo Who Should Have Won The Goldsmith Prize
As I announced in this post the winner of the Goldsmith Prize was Ali Smith for How To Be Both. But did it deserve the 10,000 pounds? Before I answer this momentous question, here’s a refresher of the books that were...
Read MoreAnd the Costa Book Award Finalists for 2014 have been announced
Apparently Costa makes fine coffee. Also, apparently, they’re interested in promoting fine literature. I can’t say much about their coffee because I don’t live in the UK, but I’m sure I’ll have a...
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