‘The Help’ Wins Three SAG Awards
The film adaptation of Katheryn Stockett‘s The Help took three awards at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards last night, including Best Ensemble Cast.
Follow this link for the full list of winners. Lead actress Viola Davis and supporting actress...
Harry Potter Fan Calls For Academy Award Boycott
After the Harry Potter franchise was not nominated for Best Picture this year, Huffington Post writer Linda Kenney Baden suggested that fans of the boy wizard consider boycotting the Academy Awards.
Here’s an excerpt: “Enough already Aca...
Andrew Miller Wins Costa Book Of 2012
British author Andrew Miller has won the Costa Book of the Year for 2012 for his novel Pure, a fictional story set just before the French Revolution. Europa Editions will publish the book in June.
Miller topped four other authors for the win, including...
Washington DC Named America’s Most Literate City
For the second year in a row, Washington DC has been named America’s most literate city. New York City has moved up to the 22nd place on Central Conneticut State University’s annual list.
Here’s more about the study that began in 2003...
‘Hugo’ Nominated for 11 Academy Awards
Martin Scorsese‘s award winning adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick has lead the Academy Award nominations this year, earning 11 Oscar nominations.
We’ve embedded the trailer above–what did you think of the f...
Jack Gantos Wins the Newbery Medal
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos has won the prestigious John Newbery Medal at the American Library Association’s annual youth media awards.
A Ball for Daisy illustrated and written by Chris Raschka won the Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most...
National Book Critics Circle Book Awards Finalists Announced
The National Book Critics Circle have announced the finalists for its 2011 publishing awards.
Teju Cole, Alan Hollinghurst and Jeffrey Eugenides are among the finalists in the fiction category. Manning Marable and John Lewis Gaddis made the finalist ...
Shehan Karunatilaka Wins $50,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Lit
Singapore-based Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka has won the 2nd annual DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The award comes with a $50,000 cash prize.
In February 2011 Karunatilaka made his authorial debut with Chinaman, a novel published by Ra...
National Book Critics Circle Announces Finalists for Publishing Year 2011
For release 7:30 p.m., January 21, 2012
On Saturday, January 21, at 6:30 p.m., the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for its book awards for publishing year 2011 at a gala event held at Artists Space in downtown Manhattan. A cr...
Best Mystery Books of 2011
Looking for a great mystery?
Below, we’ve created a special literary mixtape linking to free samples of books nominated for the 2012 Edgar Awards–the Mystery Writers of America’s newly revealed picks for the best books of the year.
Th...
Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award Nominees
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Bram Stoker‘s death, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the nominees for the “Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award.”
Below we’ve listed the nominees–did they m...
Best Web Video Writing of 2011
For the second year in a row, the Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East will celebrate new media writing at their annual awards ceremony, recognizing pioneers in the frontier of web video writing.
Below, we’ve lin...
