Fiction bestsellers in China last year were dominated by non-Chinese authors, according to OpenBook, while homegrown authors sold better in nonfiction.
For a second time, the Costa Book Award's chief honor is a posthumous award, the jury chair calling Helen Dunmore's 'Inside the Wave' poetry collection 'a modern classic.'
The PEN America competition program includes eight prizes, and one of the most highly visible is the translation honor. Others include science, biography, sports, work by authors of color, and more.
