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The Folio Prize
The Writers' Prize, previously known as the Rathbones Folio Prize, the Folio Prize and The Literature Prize, is a literary award that was sponsored by the London-based publisher Folio Society, The Folio Society for its first two years, 2014–2015. Starting in 2017, the sponsor was Rathbone Investment Management. At the 2023 award ceremony, it was announced that the prize was looking for new sponsorship as Rathbones would be ending their support. In November 2023, having failed to secure a replacement sponsor, the award's governing body announced its rebrand as The Writers' Prize. History of the prize The prize came into being after a group in Britain "took umbrage at the direction they saw the Booker Prize taking – they saw it leaning toward popular fiction rather than literary fiction." It was described as "complementary to other awards" and "Booker without the bow ties". Margaret Atwood said that the Folio Prize is "much needed in a world in which money is increasingly be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Folio Society
The Folio Society is a London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971. Formerly privately owned, it operates as an employee ownership trust since 2021. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children's titles. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings and include artist-commissioned illustrations (most often in fiction titles) or researched artworks and photographs (in non-fiction titles). Most editions come with their own slipcase. For many years the Folio Society had a bookshop in Holborn, London, but the bookshop closed in December 2016 when the company moved premises. Folio editions can be purchased only online through their website, by post or over the telephone. Some editions are stocked by independent bookstores, by Blackwell's in Oxford, and by Selfridges, Harrods and Hatchards in London. History The Folio Society was founded in 1947 by Charles Ede, Christopher Sandford ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Friends (novel)
Jane Mary Gardam (born 11 July 1928) is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for ''The Spectator'' and ''The Telegraph'', and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She has won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. Biography Gardam was born in Coatham, North Yorkshire, to William and Kathleen Mary Pearson, and grew up in Cumberland and the North Riding of Yorkshire. Whilst at school she was inspired by a mobile all-woman theatre run by Nancy Hewins who created "She Stoops to Conquer". At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship to read English at Bedford College, London, now part of Royal Holloway, University of London ( BA English, 1949). After leaving university, Gardam worked in a number of literary-related jobs, starting off as a Red Cross Travelling Librarian for hospital libraries, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sport Of Kings (novel)
''The Sport of Kings'' is a 2016 novel by C. E. Morgan. It is a family saga about horse racing set in Kentucky and Ohio. It won the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction and was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Reception In its starred review, ''Kirkus Reviews'' called the novel "vaultingly ambitious, thrillingly well-written, charged with moral fervor and rueful compassion." ''Publishers Weekly'' praised the novel's "authentically pungent shed-row atmosphere" but criticized its "series of melodramatic incidents that undermines the care with which Morgan has created these larger-than-life characters." Awards and nominations * Winner, 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction * Finalist, 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction * Shortlist, 2017 Women's Prize for Fiction * Shortlist, 2017 Rathbones Folio Prize The Rathbones Folio Prize, previously known as the Folio Prize and The Literature Prize, is a literary award that was sponsored by the London-based publisher The Folio Society f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Hill (novel)
''Golden Hill'' is a 2016 novel by the English writer Francis Spufford. It won the Costa Book Award for a first novel, and the Ondaatje Prize. As explained in its acknowledgements, it is heavily influenced by ''The Adventures of David Simple'' by Sarah Fielding and ''Joseph Andrews'' by her brother Henry Fielding. The novel follows a mysterious British traveller named Mr Smith who arrives in New York City in 1746 and upends the lives of the merchant and political classes. Plot In early November 1746 a traveller called Mr Smith arrives in New York, bringing with him a bill for £1000, which he takes to Mr Lovell, a local businessman, who reluctantly agrees to honour it despite Smith refusing to reveal who it is from and how he intends to use it. He meets Lovell's daughters Tabitha and Flora at home and soon afterwards also encounters Septimus Oakeshott, secretary and spymaster to George Clinton, governor of New York. He has his purse stolen and soon afterwards is saved from a mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
''Do Not Say We Have Nothing'' is a novel by Madeleine Thien published in 2016 in Canada. It follows a 10-year-old girl and her mother who invite a Chinese refugee into their home. Critically acclaimed, in 2016 the author was awarded both the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award for this novel. It was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize as well as the Women's Prize for Fiction. Plot summary The novel begins with a girl named Marie living with her mother in Vancouver, Canada. The year is 1991, and the addition to their household of a Chinese refugee fleeing the post-Tiananmen Square crackdown, Ai-Ming, is the catalyst that sets the rest of the plot into motion. The novel quickly fractures into a number of different sub-plots, introduced by Ai-Ming, which span generations of both Marie and Ai-Ming's families, who are later revealed to be intrinsically connected. These sub-plots are set during a tumultuous period in China's history, from the beginning of Mao Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argonauts
''The Argonauts'' is a book by poet and critic Maggie Nelson, published in 2015. It mixes philosophical theory with memoir. The book discusses her romantic relationship with the transgender artist Harry Dodge leading to her pregnancy as well as topics ranging from the death of a parent, transgender embodiment, academia, familial relationships, and the limitations of language. Nelson also explores and criticizes ideas from several philosophers including Gilles Deleuze, Judith Butler and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick. The title is a reference to Roland Barthes' idea that to love someone is similar to an Argonaut who constantly replaces parts of their ship without the ship changing names. The book won a National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outline (novel)
Outline is a novel by Rachel Cusk, the first in a trilogy known as ''The Outline trilogy'', which also contains the novels ''Transit'' and ''Kudos''. It was chosen by ''The New York Times'' critics as one of the 15 remarkable books by women that are "shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century." The ''New Yorker'' has called the novel "autobiographical fiction." Plot An English woman writer flies to Athens to teach a summer writing workshop. On the plane, she meets an older Greek bachelor who tells her about his two failed marriages. The next day she meets with an Irish colleague from the writing school who also tells her his life story. In every chapter, the writer meets people and engages in long conversations on topics such as love, fiction, marriage, and intimacy. Reception ''Outline'' was named one of ''The New York Times'' Top Ten books of 2015. It made the 2014 shortlist of the Goldsmiths Prize, the 2015 shortlist of the Folio Prize, and the 2015 sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Webster
''Nora Webster'' is a historical novel by Colm Tóibín, published October 7, 2014 by Scribner. Reception ''Nora Webster'' is a ''New York Times'' best seller. The book received starred reviews from ''Kirkus Reviews'' and ''Booklist'', as well as positive reviews from ''Publishers Weekly'' and ''Shelf Awareness.'' ''Kirkus'' called ''Nora Webster'' " novel of mourning, healing and awakening," noting that "its plainspoken eloquence never succumbs to the sentimentality its heroine would reject." The audiobook, narrated by Fiona Shaw, received positive reviews from ''Booklist'' and ''Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional prac ....'' ''Kirkus Reviews'' named ''Nora Webster'' one of the best fiction novels of the year. References 2014 Irish novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How To Be Both
''How to Be Both'' is a 2014 novel in Scotland, novel by Scottish author Ali Smith, first published by Hamish Hamilton. It was shortlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize and the 2015 Folio Prize. It won the 2014 Goldsmiths Prize, the Novel Award in the 2014 Costa Book Awards and the 2015 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Plot introduction The story is told from two perspectives: those of George, a pedantic 16-year-old girl living in contemporary Cambridge, and Francesco del Cossa, an Italian renaissance artist responsible for painting a series of frescoes in the 'Hall of the Months' at the Palazzo Schifanoia (translated as the 'Palace of Not Being Bored' in the novel) in Ferrara, Italy. Two versions of the book were published simultaneously, one in which George's story appears first, the other in which Francesco's comes first. George Struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother (Dr Carol Martineau Economist Journalist Internet Guerilla Interventionist – acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Puny Sorrows
''All My Puny Sorrows'' is the sixth novel by Canadian writer Miriam Toews. The novel won the 2014 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the 2014 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the 2015 Folio Prize for Literature, and the 2015 Wellcome Book Prize. Toews has said that the novel draws heavily on the events leading up to the 2010 suicide of her sister, Marjorie. Plot The novel recounts the tumultuous relationship of the Von Riesen sisters, Elfrieda and Yolandi, the only children of an intellectual, free-spirited family from a conservative Mennonite community. Yolandi, the novel's narrator, has always lived in her sister's shadow: whereas Elfrieda is a gifted, beautiful, happily married, and much celebrated concert pianist, Yolandi is something of a failure, with a floundering writing career and teenage children from separate fathers. Yet it is Elfrieda who suffers from acute depression and a desire to die, much like her father before her, who killed himself by step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
