Fiction – Nonfiction – Poetry – Translated Literature – Young People’s Literature FICTION 2024 NBA DEADLINES & KEY DATES Wednesday, March 13 —Submissions for the National Book Awards open. All titles must be submitted via the entry form between March 13 – May 15, 2024 to be considered for this year’s Awards cycle. Wednesday, May…

By Sofia Lambis, First Year, English Literature As English students we are constantly discovering books that challenge how we think and give us new perspectives. Often books will stay with us long after we have read them. Here is a (by no means exhaustive) list of some of the most impactful texts on the course…

The award-winning novelist and social critic Marilynne Robinson has turned the focus of her literary intelligence on to the first book of the Bible. Genesis, the foundational imaginative text of western culture, has permeated our art and literature, as well as shaping a whole understanding of life, including politics. Its stories remain at once compelling and…

Bars in bookstores, lavish literary series, contemporary libraries, indie publishing houses—per capita, Seattle has the most arts organizations in the United States. The Emerald City even boasts a Seattle Civic Poet. Back in 2017, Seattle was designated a UNESCO City of Literature, only the second U.S. city to receive the distinction (Iowa City was the…

Twenty four writers, including English author Neelum Saran Gaur and Hindi novelist Sanjeev, received the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2023 here on March 12. The award ceremony coincided with the 70th anniversary celebrations of the National Academy of Letters at the Sahityotsav. The awards were given for literary works including nine books of poetry, six…

The London International Book Fair, one of the world’s largest gatherings for the publishing industry, kicked off on March 12th. Azerbaijan is proud to be among the participating countries, with support from the Ministry of Culture, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Great Britain, and the Ministry’s organization efforts. Tural Akhundov, CEO of Education Publishing-Polygrafia LLC, and…

Diaries at the ready, booklovers! Borders Book Festival, a favourite on the literary calendar amongst audiences and authors alike, is back this June at its spiritual home of Harmony Garden, Melrose, in the Scottish Borders. Running this year from Thursday 13th to Sunday 16th June, the annual extravaganza will feature over four days the very…

Hungary will participate in the London Book Fair 2024, which takes place between March 12-14, 2024, with programs organized by the Petőfi Cultural Agency. During the event, when the city is buzzing with literature, publishers, book agents, rights traders, and prominent representatives of the book industry from all over the world will be present, writes…

I feel the thing people love the most about witnessing messy moments is the ability to look someone in the eye and see the humanity behind them. It’s the recognition; When someone screws up, it can sometimes make us feel like we don’t have to be so perfect either; that our humanness goes beyond social…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The National Book Development Board (NBDB) returns to the London Book Fair (LBF), happening from March 12 to 14, at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, London. Following its successful participation at the fair’s previous editions, having sold the rights of Filipino titles such as award-winning novelist Gina Apostol’s The Revolution According to Raymundo…