Eleanor Catton vs. New Zealand
Should an acclaimed, award-winning novelist be free to speak out against her home country’s neoliberal politicians without being told by a radio show host to “stick [her comments] where the… Read more »
Eleanor Catton wants to give you time to read
Eleanor Catton is a national treasure. She’s not strictly “our” national treasure… well, she was born in Canada and grew up in New Zealand. And yet! Catton, Booker-winning author of… Read more »
Shortlist for Hatchet Job of the Year is announced
Any author with a new book dreams of the reviews. From the biggest newspaper to the smallest blog, every review is a chance to have your hard work recognized—your book… Read more »
Is it the year of short stories or 900 page novels?
This year was a year of extremes: 2013 yielded unprecedented sales numbers for George Saunders’s story collection and an unfathomable advance for a 900 page debut by Garth Risk Hallberg.… Read more »
Eleanor Catton wins Man Booker Prize
Eleanor Catton has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for The Luminaries. At 28, the Canadian-born, New Zealand-bred, Iowa-educated Catton is the youngest author to ever win the award. A 848… Read more »
Could bookies affect the outcome of the Nobel Prize for Literature?
“Highbrow gambling” is on the rise: Alex Donohue, spokesman for Ladbrokes, reports that betting on the Man Booker Prize with his company is up from £4,000 in 2005 to £15,000… Read more »
Shortlist for Booker Prize announced
The shortlist for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Britain’s most prestigious literary award, has been released. The six finalists are: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton… Read more »