Topic: Man Booker Prize
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10 best books of 2012 – fiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.
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3 new novels about young people on a mission
Characters wonder if they're the right ones for the job in these talked-about new novels.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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Man Booker Prize: 6 nominees on the shortlist
These six novels made the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize. Which will win?
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3 of the best summer 2012 novels
Old crimes come back to haunt characters in three of the summer's best novels.
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 'A Room With a View' screenwriter, dies
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala won two Acadamy Awards for screenwriting for her adaptations of the E.M. Forster novels "Howards End" and "A Room With a View." Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a novelist, too, and won the Man Booker Prize,
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Chapter & Verse Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian Literary Prize
Tan Twan Eng captured the 2012 award for his book 'In the Garden of Evening Mists.'
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Chapter & Verse Holocaust survivor writes memoir about Oskar Schindler
Leon Leyson, who was 13 when Schindler took him from a ghetto in Poland, will have his memoir 'The Boy On the Wooden Box' published this August.
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Chapter & Verse New James Bond novel will arrive this fall
Booker Prize-nominated author William Boyd is the newest writer to be asked to pen a Bond adventure by the estate of the original spy author, Ian Fleming.
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'Downton Abbey': Fans struggle to avoid spoilers
'Downton Abbey' coming to the US after it airs in the UK means spoiler-phobic fans have to stay away from news articles and websites.
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10 best books of 2012 – fiction
Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.
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3 new novels about young people on a mission
Characters wonder if they're the right ones for the job in these talked-about new novels.
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Director Ang Lee takes on the 'unfilmable' 'Life of Pi': movie review (+video)
Life of Pi: One of the challenges was preventing the leading man from being eaten by a tiger. Fortunately, this movie adaption fares better than the 'unfilmable' Clout Atlas.
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Chapter & Verse Does the literary world need a women-only prize?
The Rosalind Prize for Fiction – named for Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' heroine – follows awards like Australia's women-only Stella Prize and the U.K.'s Orange Prize.
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11 best books of November, according to Amazon's editors
What are the best books to pick up this month? From fiction to nonfiction, Amazon's editors suggest the titles that they believe are the cream of the crop.
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Chapter & Verse Man Asian Literary Prize loses funding
The Man Group, which also sponsors the Man Booker Prize, has withdrawn its support from the Man Asian Literary Prize, which will be unable to go on after this year if another sponsor isn't found.
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Chapter & Verse Hilary Mantel wins the Man Booker Prize for 'Bring Up the Bodies' (+video)
Hilary Mantel is the first woman and only Briton to win the Booker Prize twice.
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Chapter & Verse Booker Prize nominee Tan Twan Eng talks about his novel 'The Garden of Evening Mists'
Malaysian writer Tan Twan Eng: how to write historical novels that are also timeless.
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Man Booker Prize: 6 nominees on the shortlist
These six novels made the shortlist for the Man Booker Prize. Which will win?
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Chapter & Verse The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?
The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news.
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Chapter & Verse 'Cloud Atlas': 6-minute trailer stokes excitement – and book sales (+ video)
An unusually long trailer for the upcoming film version of David Mitchell novel 'Cloud Atlas' suggests an ambitious and visually stunning movie.
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Chapter & Verse Man Booker Prize longlist is announced
Two novels that have received praise in the US – 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Hilary Mantel and 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce – made the cut.
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3 of the best summer 2012 novels
Old crimes come back to haunt characters in three of the summer's best novels.
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Bestselling books: How well do you know the books on the top?
From the IndieBound's bestseller list, test your knowledge of today's popular books.
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10 best books of March, 2012, according to Amazon's editors
The editors at Amazon pick their 10 favorite titles for March, 2012.
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Chapter & Verse Costa Book Awards are dominated by newcomers
Two 2011 Costa Book Award winners were debuting in their genres, while writer Andrew Miller surprised some by beating out Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes for the best novel prize.
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Finally – a Booker Prize win for Julian Barnes
His fourth time nominated was the charm for British novelist Julian Barnes, winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize.
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Booker Prize winner to be announced tomorrow amid controversy
The favorite to win the award, author Julian Barnes, once called the prize "posh bingo."
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3 stand-out 2011 novels by award-winning writers
Three new works by three award-winning writers look at love, regret, and memory in this month's fiction roundup.
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Nobel Prize in Literature: Winners from the past 10 years
The 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, a notoriously hard-to-predict award, will be announced on Thursday. Here are the winners from the past decade. Some were surprise candidates while others were expected but all – in their own unique styles – caught the attention of the Nobel committee.
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