Articles related to "Commonwealth Writers Prize"

'Imagine This,' first published in paperback by SW Books in 2007, ISBN 978-0-9555453-0-6, won the Best First Book, Africa Region in the 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize.

Lloyd Jones' novel, Mister Pip, is a truly unique story that will keep readers hooked through to the last page.

The third story in a trilogy, Steven Carroll's The Time We Have Taken describes the events in an unnamed Melbourne suburb during its centenary celebrations in 1970.

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is one of the biggest awards in the literary world - who is in the running for this year's title?

The story of a dignified old man who is quietly losing his mind and his very special family is a pleasure to read: it is hilarious, inspiring and entirely human.

A brief biography of Mordecai Richler and his children, Daniel, Noah, Jacob, Emma and Martha, all who have followed in their father's literary footsteps.

Canadian Author Laurence Hill scores another literary prize in his tale of slavery and freedom.

Nick Hornby writes about the books he reads and the books he intends to read in this 2004 essay collection culled from Believer magazine, a McSweeney's publication.

The Orange prize-winning author's collection of twelve hauntingly intimate short stories examines the complexities of Nigerian professionals living in Africa and the USA

Shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, the new novel by the author of The Idea of Perfection is about the early settlement of Australia from 1806 to the 1820's.

Profiles of Black authors who overcame humble beginnings and minority status to captivate the world with their novels

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' is a feel-good novel, definitely worthy of literary merit and a good summer read.

Canads Reads 2010, hosted by CBC Radio, is back with a vengence with five excellent Canadian books going head to head for five days of heated debate.