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Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her 'unflinching' writing
The judges noted Roy's incisive commentary on issues ranging from environmental degradation to huma…
PTI
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Delhi based novelist Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand wins Booker Prize
“I never dreamt of the Booker, I never thought I could. What a huge recognition, I'm amazed,…
PTI
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Scottish author Douglas Stuart wins Booker Prize 2020 for his debut novel Shuggie Bain
"I cannot believe this. Shuggie is a work of fiction but writing the book was extremely healing …
PTI
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Booker winner Geetanjali Shree says the line between mundane and epic is thin
"I always start with curiosity about a mundane event. In this case, it was about an elderly woma…
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Salman Rushdie, who dealt with death threats for his work gets another mention in the Booker Prize longlist
He is known to have penned down all the time he hided in his own autobiography, Joseph Anton…
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The Man Booker Prize is the UK equivalent of America's Pulitzer Prize for books - these are all the finalists from the past 5 years
To win the Man Booker Prize is to be declared the best fiction book of the year that was written in…
Mara Leighton
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Here are the top books of Jaipur Literature Festival for the past decade
The air is crisp and it is the perfect weather to cozy up with a book and maybe brave the chilly wi…
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Cory Booker's tax returns show an eye-popping financial stat that sets him apart from every other 2020 Democrat
Booker's tax returns also reveal that prior to 2018, a bulk of his income came from royalties and p…
Sarah Gray,Sarah Gray
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Man Booker: Embracing A New Language, Casting Expressions In A Different Mold
While English as a language has been traversing through unknown terrains, appropriating expressions…
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Canadian Novelist Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize In Literature
Her subjects and her writing style, such as a reliance on narration to describe the events in her b…
Agence France Presse
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How YouTuber Jack Edwards went from making college content to becoming a top book creator
Edwards diversifies his business as a book-content creator with brand deals tangential to reading, …
Marta Biino
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I walked away from a successful career because it was lonely. Here's how I pivoted and found my dream job.
An author who was successful but lonely working solo all the time wanted to be on a team. So she ch…
Ella Hopkins
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Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of 'Life of Pi' to take centerstage in Broadway, New York
The stage adaptation of Canadian author Yann Martel's Booker Prize-winning novel 'Life of Pi' shine…
PTI
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17 of the biggest controversies in 'Big Brother' history
"Big Brother" has had no shortage of controversial moments in its 25 seasons, from Jeff Schroeder's…
Esme Mazzeo,Caralynn Matassa
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White author won't translate Amanda Gorman's works after criticism it was inappropriate
The Netherlands' Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, the youngest author to win the International Booker Prize…
Naina Bhardwaj
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5 things to know about the most unexpected NBA Finals matchup in years
The unexpected Suns-Bucks Finals begins on Tuesday, but Giannis Antetokounmpo's knee injury lingers…
Scott Davis
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Gen X is late to the leadership table in US politics, prompting the question: Will it ever produce a president?
Boomers have been in charge of the country for most of the past 30 years. Now Gen Xers fret millenn…
Darren Samuelsohn
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Hulu is making a sequel TV series to 'The Handmaid's Tale' based on the new book coming out this month
"The Handmaid's Tale" won the Emmy for outstanding drama series in 2017 for its first season. Revie…
Travis Clark
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35 of the most influential hip-hop songs in music history
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, Business Insider made a playlist of the genre's most …