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McInerney’s murder tale wins Baileys book prize – Formerly the Orange Prize, the Baileys Prize for Fiction honors the best UK books by women, and this year’s winner is Lisa McInerney for The Glorious Heresies. The Prize is £30,000 and is 20 years old this year. The shortlisted books were as follows: ... more >
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Women’s literary prizes are ‘problematic’ says Lionel Shriver – Orange Prize (now called the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction) winner Lionel Shriver criticized women’s literary prizes, called International Women’s Day “creepy,” and dismissed the idea of a Year of Publishing Women in 2018. Her critique goes back to the debate over ... more >
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Amazon’s first brick-and-mortar store: One big ad for the Amazon app – Contrary to the piece in the Seattle Times I posted yesterday on the new Amazon Bookstore, Ars Technica’s coverage suggests that this isn’t just a bookstore, as Amazon apparently wants its customers to believe. There are a lot of photos ... more >