Tag Archives: Barbara Kingsolver

Award announcements from Britain

Posted on 16 April 2013 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Though they may have been a bit overshadowed in the U.S. by yesterday’s Pulitzer announcement, this week has also brought two important literary news items from the UK. First, the shortlist for the prize formerly known as the Orange Prize … Continue reading →

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Naomi Benaron on novels of witness

Posted on 5 November 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

At this year’s Southern Festival of Books, I had the privilege of interviewing Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, a lyrical novel about a young Tutsi man who wants to run in the Olympics. Benaron’s book bravely confronts the … Continue reading →

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PEN/Bellwether Prize goes to Susan Nussbaum

Posted on 8 June 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

It’s been a whirlwind week at BookExpo America (BEA) for several BookPage staffers, but now that I’m back in Nashville, I thought I’d share one of my favorite moments from the conference . . . the announcement of the 2012 … Continue reading →

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YOUR most-anticipated books of 2012

Posted on 20 February 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

A month ago we revealed our editors’ 30 most-anticipated books of 2012 and asked you to tell us your most-anticipated books of the year by filling out a survey. Here are the unscientific results—a list of the books our readers … Continue reading →

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Memoirs for foodies

Posted on 1 November 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Today’s edition of BookPageXTRA highlights seven wonderful new baking cookbooks . . . but what about those of us who just want to read a good memoir? 5 memoirs for foodies: A Moveable Feast by Don George The premise of … Continue reading →

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Anne Tyler’s new novel—out in 2012

Posted on 9 September 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Any Anne Tyler fans reading the blog? Yeah? Well, get excited: The author of Breathing Lessons (a Pulitzer winner), Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (a Pulitzer finalist), The Accidental Tourist and 15 other novels will have a new book out … Continue reading →

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News on Barbara Kingsolver’s latest

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Here at BookPage, we like Barbara Kingsolver so much we have put her on our cover not once, but twice: once in May 2007 (at the publication of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle) and once in November 2009, when The Lacuna came … Continue reading →

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Barbara Kingsolver wins the 2010 Orange Prize

Posted on 9 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

In March Trisha posted about the Orange Prize longlist, and the results are finally in—Barbara Kingsolver it is, for her novel The Lacuna! (The Orange Prize is a British award given to the best novel written by a woman in … Continue reading →

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‘Complex political questions’ in Bellwether winner

Posted on 3 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The Bellwether Prize has just been announced online—Naomi Benaron won for her novel Running the Rift. The Prize, which comes with a $25,000 award and guaranteed publication by a major publisher, was founded and fully funded by Barbara Kingsolver. The … Continue reading →

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Orange Prize longlist announced

Posted on 17 March 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

The 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction longlist was announced today. This British award is given to the best novel written by a woman in English and published in the UK in a given year. Since many past winners (and nominees) … Continue reading →

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Under the BookPage Christmas tree…

Posted on 25 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

For fun, we asked 14 authors what books they plan to give away for the holidays. And then we turned around and asked ourselves. Read on for staff selections. What books did you give away this year? This is pretty … Continue reading →

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Best of 2009: Top 10 Fiction

Posted on 14 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

It took two rounds of voting and several discussions, but we’ve finally distilled the long list of wonderful novels published in 2009 into a list of 10. Unlike a certain book trade publication, we went overwhelmingly female with this list, … Continue reading →

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Book price war: sweet or sour?

Posted on 19 October 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Depending on how you look at it, last week was a great week for bargain-hunting book buyers or a disheartening one for authors, booksellers and publishers. Wal-Mart and Amazon have engaged in a price war for the holiday season’s hardcover … Continue reading →

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Barbara Kingsolver is back!

Posted on 22 April 2009 by Abby, Fiction Editor

Exciting news for Barbara Kingsolver fans—Harper has just announced that they will release The Lacuna, Kingsolver’s first novel in nine years, this November. Kingsolver’s last novel was The Prodigal Summer, following the tremendous success of her blockbuster (and Oprah pick) … Continue reading →

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