Category: United Kingdom
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Leila Aboulela awarded PEN Pinter Prize 2025
Leila Aboulela was awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2025 at the English PEN’s summer party in London, UK, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The PEN Pinter Prize is awarded annually to a writer from Britain, the Republic of Ireland, or the Commonwealth who, in the words of Harold Pinter’s Nobel Prize-winning speech, casts an ‘unflinching,…
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Book Digest: Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, Denne Michele Norris
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Leila Mottley, Babanifesi B. Apata, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Denne Michele Norris. The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley Publisher: KnopfDate: June 24, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House, Leila Mottley Leila Mottley Leila Mottley is the author of the novel Nightcrawling, an…
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Natasha Brown, Troy Onyango on International Booker Prize 2026 jury
Natasha Brown and Troy Onyango are on the International Booker Prize 2026 jury announced in London, UK, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The International Booker Prize is awarded annually for the finest single work of fiction from around the world translated into English and published in the UK and/or Ireland in the previous year. Founded…
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Book Digest: Sabata-Mpho Mokae, Euphrase Kezilahabi, André Alexis, Rochelle Dowden-Lord
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Sabata-Mpho Mokae, Euphrase Kezilahabi, André Alexis, and Rochelle Dowden-Lord. Letastshe Ke La Badimo by Sabata-Mpho Mokae Publisher: Xarra BooksDate: June 20, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: SetswanaWhere to find it: Xarra Books Sabata-Mpho Mokae Sabata-Mpho Mokae is an academic, award-winning novelist and translator from South Africa who writes in…
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Book Digest: Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, Alison Donnell
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, and Alison Donnell. Promises by Goretti Kyomuhendo Publisher: Catalyst PressDate: May 6, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Catalyst Press Goretti Kyomuhendo Goretti Kyomuhendo is one of Uganda’s leading novelists and founding director of the African Writers Trust. She…
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Book Digest: Abdulrazak Gurnah, José Eduardo Agualusa, Laura Pegram, Adam Oyebanji
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Abdulrazak Gurnah, José Eduardo Agualusa, Laura Pegram, and Adam Oyebanji. Dhulma by Abdulrazak Gurnah Publisher: Mkuki Na NyotaDate: May 31, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: Kiswahili (translated from English by Dr. Ida Hadjivayanis)Where to find it: Mkuki Na Nyota Abdulrazak Gurnah Abdulrazak Gurnah is the 2021 winner of the…
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Book Digest: Foday Mannah, Tochi Onyebuchi, King Kufulula, Olayinka Adekola
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Foday Mannah, Tochi Onyebuchi, Olayinka Adekola, and King Kufulula. The Search for Othella Savage by Foday Mannah Publisher: Quercus BooksDate: May 22, 2025Genre: Fiction, mysteryLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Quercus Books Foday Mannah Born in London, Foday Mannah spent his formative years in Sierra Leone before…
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Ferdia Lennon on Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2025 shortlist
Ferdia Lennon’s novel Eroi senza gloria is on the Premio Gregor von Rezzori 2025 shortlist announced on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Gregor von Rezzori was a novelist, memoirist, screenwriter, and author of radio plays, actor, journalist, visual artist, art critic, and art collector. He passed away in 1998, and his widow, Beatrice Monti della Corte,…
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Yvette Lisa Ndlovu is DAG Prize for Literature 2025 Finalist
Yvette Lisa Ndlovu was announced as a DAG Prize for Literature 2025 Finalist on Monday, May 12, 2025. The DAG Foundation, founded by US citizens Doug and Alyssa Graham, aims to support innovative arts with a focus on music, visual arts, and literature. One of its flagship projects is the DAG Prize for Literature, worth…
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Abi Daré wins Climate Fiction Prize
Abi Daré’s novel And So I Roar was declared the winner of the inaugural Climate Fiction Prize in London, UK, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The Climate Fiction Prize is a new literary prize which rewards the best novel-length work of fiction published in the UK engaging with the climate crisis, worth £10,000. The first…
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Percival Everett, Saara El-Arifi win at British Book Awards 2025
Percival Everett and Saara El-Arifi won in their categories at the British Book Awards 2025 in London, UK, on Monday, May 12, 2025. The British Book Awards, or Nibbies, fronted by The Bookseller, celebrate the literary and publishing industry in the United Kingdom. They showcase the authors, illustrators, and industry practitioners who bring the books…
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Book Digest: Kacen Callender, Akwaeke Emezi, Andile Cele, Marcia Douglas
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books from Kacen Callender, Akwaeke Emezi, Andile Cele, and Marcia Douglas. Chaos King by Kacen Callender Publisher: Tor TeenDate: April 15, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Bookshop.org, Macmillan Kacen Callender Kacen Callender is the bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including…
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Momtaza Mehri is Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2024 winner.
Momtaza Mehri’s poetry collection Bad Diaspora Poems was named the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry 2024 winner on Tuesday, April 22, 2024. The Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry is named for poet, publisher, editor, businesswoman, and philanthropist Glenna Luschei. Administered by the African Poetry Book Fund, it is awarded annually to a book…
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UK’s Jhalak Prize 2025 shortlist announced
The Jhalak Prize 2025 longlist was announced in London, UK, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Here are the writers of African descent in the running. The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is an annual literary prize awarded to British or British-resident BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) writers…
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Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 shortlist announced
The Afritondo Short Story Prize 2025 shortlist was announced on Friday, April 18, 2025. Afritondo, a platform that aims to connect with and tell the stories of African and black minority populations worldwide, is the organisation behind the Afritondo Short Story Prize. Previous award winners, which celebrate the best short story writing by writers of…