By Bloomsbury on June 7, 2011
The Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna is one of six books shortlisted for The Orange Prize for Fiction, awarded on June 8th… if you’ve already had the pleasure, why not discuss the book with friends and family?
Posted in Contemporary Fiction | Tagged family, Orange Prize
By Molly Flatt on December 5, 2010
The festive season is once more upon Bookdiva’s resident columnist Molly Flat – leaving her with the quandry of what books to buy as gifts. When to choose the classy leather-backed classic, and when to opt for the tawdry La Perla-ripper that will be much-enjoyed but guiltily hidden from view? It’s a minefield!
Posted in The Molly Flatt Column | Tagged Christmas, gift ideas, Molly Flat, Orange Prize, Xmas
By Faber on November 14, 2010
Joanna Kavenna talks about her Orange Prize-winning novel Inglorious, discussing the mock-epic, female protagonists, and escaping the London grind.
Posted in Contemporary Fiction, Fiction | Tagged Heroines, London, Orange Prize
By Simon & Schuster UK on May 18, 2010
Monique Roffey was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and educated in the UK – here she talks about the inspiration for her latest novel, recently shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Articles, Orange Prize
By The Bookdiva on April 24, 2010
With the Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist announced earlier this week, here are extracts or readings from all six of the shortlisted novels for you to enjoy – and we also have a competition.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Extracts, Orange Prize
By Simon & Schuster UK on April 23, 2010
Enjoy an extract from The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, by Monique Roffey, freshly shortlisted for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Extracts, Orange Prize
By Serpents Tail on April 22, 2010
Enjoy Chapter One of Orange Prize for Fiction-shortlisted thriller Black Water Rising by Attica Locke – big oil and its twin, corporate corruption, meet their match with attorney Jay Porter.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged America, crime and thriller, Extracts, Orange Prize
By Faber on March 23, 2010
Three Faber authors have been longlisted for this year’s prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction – Barbara Kingsolver, Lorrie Moore and Maria McCann. You can read the first chapters from all three longlisted novels here on Bookhugger.
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Extracts, Orange Prize
By Fourth Estate on December 4, 2009
Enjoy this Bookhugger audio exclusive – Hilary Mantel reading from the Man Booker Prize 2009 winning Wolf Hall. Running time: 13 minutes.
Listen now
Posted in Fiction, General and literary | Tagged Audio, Booker Prize, exclusive, Extracts, historical fiction, Orange Prize, Podularity, readings
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