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The loss of Hilary Mantel feels like a theft of a kind. All those books we still needed from her. That lavish imagination, that beady understanding of power. From the final book in the trilogy: “This is what life does for you in the end; it arranges a fight you can't win.”

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In copy-editing now — the new novel from DEBORAH LEVY — ‘August Blue’, coming next May

'Sad goodbye to Carmen Callil. Devastated she won’t be part of the 50th celebrations for the imprint she founded to `change the world’. Champion of women, outspoken critic, wonderful friend and utterly unique human being. A genius.' - Lennie Goodings theguardian.com/books/2022/oct…

The winners of the 2023 Robert B. Silvers Prize for Literary Criticism are Parul Sehgal & Ryan Ruby. The New Yorker Harper's Magazine The New York Times New York Times Books The Nation New Left Review

Parul Sehgal is a winner of the 2023 Silvers Prize for Literary Criticism. “She exemplifies the virtues of subtlety, surprise, and above all, pleasure” the judges said, “from the smallest of units—the word, the phrase—to the largest: character, perspective, revelation.”

Half the translated faction published in Britain is bought by under-35s. Astonishing research by Nielsen for The Booker Prizes about Generation TF: who is really reading translated fiction in the UK | The Booker Prizes thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

We asked each of our #InternationalBooker2023 shortlisted authors and translators which three works of fiction have inspired their careers the most. Here’s what they said… thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

In her otherwise negative review of his last novel I think Parul Sehgal expressed beautifully how many of us feel about his writing nytimes.com/2020/10/20/boo…

In remembrance of Milan Kundera, who died yesterday at age 94, we’ve unlocked his Art of Fiction interview from the archive. theparisreview.org/interviews/297…

‘All 13 novels cast new light on what it means to exist in our time.’ We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2023 longlist. Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen. 🎉 Find out more: thebookerprizes.com/bp2023

"Before we get going, are there any Moms for Liberty in the house? No? Good. then hands will not need to be thrown tonight." Host LeVar Burton kicks off this year's National Book Awards ceremony. #NBAwards

Today on WWB: our staff members' favorite translated books of 2023, plus the forthcoming ones we’re most hyped about in 2024. A little thread of these staff favorites below: 🧵 wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2…

Cecile Richards spent 12 years running Planned Parenthood, establishing it as a star in the Democratic Party firmament while facing down the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Now, she's battling incurable brain cancer — and working through it. Irin Carmon reports trib.al/wMiTMhc

Here they are in all their glory... the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist! A big thank you to our judges @sixteenthcgirl, @profnicolarollock, @venetialamanna, Anne Sebba and Kamila Shamsie plus our sponsor Findmypast #WomensPrize: bit.ly/WPNF

We are thrilled to reveal the 2024 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist sponsored by Bailey Steinworth and Mark Kelso. 16 luminous novels to take you to different worlds, to share, recommend, love and pass on. Which ones are you excited to get your hands on? bit.ly/WPFiction

We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2024 longlist, featuring 13 books ‘that speak of courage and kindness, of the vital importance of community, and of the effects of standing up to tyranny’. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2024

We at the Review mourn the loss of Alice Munro (1931–2024). In memory of her life and work, we’ve unlocked her Art of Fiction interview from our archive. theparisreview.org/interviews/179…