Percival Everett

Percival Everett’s ‘James’ awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

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Percival Everett’s ‘James’ awarded Carnegie Medal for fiction

NEW YORK —  For author Percival Everett, libraries have long been a source of knowledge and discovery and pleasure, even of the forbidden kind. “I remember making friends at age 13 with the librarian at the University of South Carolina, and she used to let me go through the stacks when I wasn’t supposed to,” … Read more

Booker Prize organisers announce history-making shortlist

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Booker Prize organisers announce history-making shortlist

The Booker Prize organisers announced the shortlist for the 2024 edition on Tuesday at Somerset House’s Portico Rooms in London. The shortlist includes five women and one man, making it the highest number of females ever shortlisted in its 55-year history. Authors from five countries were shortlisted alongside the first Dutch writer and the first … Read more