2016 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize
The Royal Society announces the winner of the 2016 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize (19 September 2016): The Royal Society has announced Andrea Wulf as the 29th winner … Continue reading
2016 Man Booker Prize Shortlist
The Man Booker Prize has announced the 2016 shortlist: Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien are announced as the six shortlisted authors … Continue reading
2016 National Book Awards Longlist: Nonfiction
The National Book Foundation has announced its 2016 longlist. Below is the complete list of Nonfiction contenders: Andrew J. Bacevich, America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History … Continue reading
2016 National Book Awards Longlist: Fiction
The National Book Awards has announced its 2016 longlist. Below is a complete list of the Fiction contenders: Chris Bachelder, The Throwback Special (W. W. Norton & Company) Garth Greenwell, … Continue reading
2016 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People’s Literature
The National Book Awards announced its 2016 longlist. Below is a complete list of the Young People’s Literature contenders: Kwame Alexander, Booked (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Kate DiCamillo, Raymie Nightingale (Candlewick … Continue reading
2015 Thurber Prize for American Humor
As announced by Thurber House: Thurber House is proud to congratulate Julie Schumacher, the first woman to win the Thurber Prize for American Humor! Schumacher’s winning book, Dear Committee Members, … Continue reading
2015 Thurber Prize for American Humor
From Thurber House: Congratulations to the three finalists for the 2015 Thurber Prize for American Humor! Roz Chast, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Annabelle Gurwitch, I See You … Continue reading
Orwell Prize 2015
As announced by The Guardian: The novelist James Meek has won the Orwell prize for books for his exploration of the privatisation of Britain, Private Island. The leading political writing … Continue reading
Wellcome Book Prize Shortlist 2015
From Wellcome Book Prize: Including two novels and four non-fiction books, the shortlist captures a diverse range of subjects and perspectives, from brain surgeons to historic trailblazers, anxiety sufferers to … Continue reading
Pure Judgment 