My Top 14 Books for 2015
This year I read 104 novel, 4 of which I didn’t finish. My two favourite novels of the year – that is two books you should read immediately if you haven’t already, were: A Brief History of Seven Killings by...
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So who should have won this year’s Man Booker Prize?
As reminder below are the nominees and links to my reviews. Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications) Tom McCarthy, Satin Island (Jonathan Cape) Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen (ONE, Pushkin Press)...
Read MoreAnd the Winner of the Man Booker Prize is…
… Marlon James fantastic novel A Brief History of Seven Killings which I reviewed earlier in the year. As I said a month back when the finalists were announced, it was going to take something special to knock Marlon James...
Read MoreAnd here we go again – The Man Booker Prize 2015 shortlist…
About 90 minutes ago the judges of this year’s Man Booker award announced the 2015 shortlist. Below are the finalists: Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications) Tom McCarthy, Satin...
Read MoreAnd the Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award is…
… Marilynne Robinson for Lila. Back in late February I predicted this might be the case saying, However, if I had to pick who was going to win the NBCC, my money would be on Marilynne Robinson’s Lila. It’s not a book that...
Read MoreWho Should Win the National Book Critics Circle Award?
These were the novels nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Click on the links to read my entertaining but always insightful reviews. Rabih Alameddine, An Unnecessary Woman (Grove Press) Marlon James, A Brief...
Read MoreBook Review: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James
What’s It About In December 1976 Bob Marley returned to Jamaica to perform at the “Smile Jamaica” free concert. The event was aimed at easing tension between the two major political parties. Two days...
Read MoreThe National Book Critics Circle Finalists Have Been Announced
The National Book Critics Circle have announced this year finalists ranging from criticism, to poetry, to biography to fiction. I’m only interested in the fiction category so here are the five nominees. Rabih Alameddine,...
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