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Delighted to spend the afternoon with ayesha manazir siddiqi and nb. Magazine filming content for the NotaBenePrize shortlist. Huge congrats to Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi and other shortlisted authors & thanks to sian | freelance writer & book critic for the thoughtful & fascinating interview 👏📖 Sara Langham

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"It’s the tale of what happens outside of rom-coms; when an ending can’t be tied up neatly with a bow." Talking At Night, the tender and lyrical debut novel from Claire Daverley, is shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize. Read our review:bit.ly/3BMii3p

"An unflinching, scrupulous study of one woman’s transformation... as she transcends the physical boundaries of her life after surviving a traumatic relationship." Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe is shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize. Read the review: bit.ly/3zZoiFy

#MeetTheJudges: Introducing the talented Amy Twigg - UPDATES ONLY Amy's debut novel Spoilt Creatures won the BPA Pitch Prize and was longlisted for the Mslexia Novel Competition. In 2024 she was chosen as one of the Observer's Best New Novelists. Read our chat: bit.ly/4h42gBY

A hypnotic and thought-provoking debut novel, Jenna Clake's Disturbance charts the devastating effects of an abusive relationship, following the narrator as she learns to trust her own judgement again and rediscovers her power. Read the review: bit.ly/4gZbzU1

Illegal raves, Buffy and the power of readership, we chatted all this and more with the lovely Jenna Clake. 'Disturbance', Jenna's hypnotic debut novel shortlisted for the 2024 Nota Bene Prize! Watch the full chat: bit.ly/3Y8WTJ5 Trapeze Books

Shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize, The Centre follows a budding young translator to a mysterious language centre where fluency comes at a chilling cost. Read our review: bit.ly/3A4S5fR Picador Books

Love, loss and the joy of putting your book out into the world, we had the pleasure of chatting about all of this and more with the wonderful Liv Little. Shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize, watch our full chat here: instagram.com/p/DBRTFGOIu_m/ Dialogue Publishing

*emosh post* Readers are at the heart of the #NotaBenePrize. From our notable readers selecting the books, voting on the shortlist, joining our judging panel, & continuing to celebrate the titles throughout the campaign, they are crucial! So thank you, readers. We love ya 🫶

Translation, linguistic hierarchies, and writing the novel in lockdown - we discussed all of this with the brilliant Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi. Darkly comic & satirical, Ayesha's debut, The Centre, is shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize! Picador Books instagram.com/p/DBq37RXoVxZ/

An exquisite book that blew me and the judges away! Congratulations to Colin! Very, very well deserved

Just announced, the winner of the 2024 Nota Bene Prize, KALA by Colin Walsh! 🎉 A dazzling debut set in a town suffocating on its own secrets, find it here alongside the rest of this year’s incredible shortlist: waterstones.com/category/cultu…

Kala by Colin Walsh has won the Nota Bene Prize - it has 'beautiful prose that imbues the characters with a richness that lingers, and a plot that hauls the reader along in the best way' bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Brilliant prose, rich characters & dissecting social issues were all things that the judges praised our 2024 winner, #Kala. We caught up with two of our wonderful judges, Shahed Ezaydi & Zeynep Kazmaz, to discuss Colin Walsh's thrilling debut. @atlanticbooks #NotaBenePrize

This year, we're delighted to share that the judging panel decided to give a highly commended award to Chrysalis by Anna Metcalfe. Our judges felt it was important that the 'breathtaking prose... full of razor-sharp observations and depth' was recognised. #NotaBenePrize

"I think what really drew me in at first was just the prose. It was actually my second time reading it, and... I just couldn't put it down" We caught up with two of our wonderful judges Shahed & Zeynep, on what they loved so much about Metcalfe's brilliant debut. #NotaBenePrize

We're all about asking the big questions, and in our opinion, this one's pretty crucial! According to our authors, there is only one answer... Let us know in the comments, do you prefer a bookmark or to dogear a page? 👇