Man Booker Prize - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel won the 2009 Man Booker Prize with Wolf Hall, set in the 1520s in the court of Henry VIII. (Find this book in our catalog)
The judges described Wolf Hall as "a thoroughly modern novel set in the 16th century" with "a vast narrative sweep that gleams on every page with luminous and mesmerising detail." They also said the novel, "probes the mysteries of power by examining and describing the meticulous dealings in Henry VIII's court, revealing in thrilling prose how politics and history is made by men and women. In the words of Mantel's Thomas Cromwell, whose story this is, 'the fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes'."

Awards Round Up October 2008

Aravind Adiga has won the 2008 Man Booker prize for his debut novel, White Tiger. The prize was awarded at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Tuesday, October 14. Click here for more information.

Michael Connelly has won the 2009 Carvalho Prize. The prize is awarded by a jury of Spanish writers, booksellers and journalists. The prize is named for a literary private detective, Pepe Carvalho, created by the late Manuel Vázquez Montalbán. Connelly's new book, The Brass Verdict was published October 14.

Larry Doyle has won the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor for his first novel, I Love You, Beth Cooper. One judge, Firoozeh Dumas, called the book "a hilarious yet painfully accurate account of high school in all its pimply glory."

Awards Round-up September 2008

Finalists for the 2008 Thurber Prize AnnouncedThe Thurber Prize for American Humor will be presented at a ceremony at New York’s Algonquin Hotel on October 6.

Man Booker Shortlist announced September 9 Click here for the official news article
The shortlisted titles for the 2008 Man Booker Prize, which "promotes the
finest in fiction," are:
* The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
* The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
* Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
* The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
* The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
* A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz
The winning title will be chosen and announced Tuesday, October 14.

Man Booker Longlist

Man Booker Prize For Fiction Longlist
The longlist for this year's Man Booker Prize for Fiction features 13 titles. The "Man Booker Dozen", which was revealed 29th July was chosen from 112 entries; 103 were submitted for the prize by publishers and nine were called in by the judges. The shortlist will be announced on 9th September, and the winner is revealed on 14th October.

THE LONGLIST IN FULL:
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
From A to X by John Berger
The Lost Dog by Michelle de Kretser
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant
A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif
The Northern Clemency by Philip Hensher
Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith
A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz