2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist

April 30, 2021May 2, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ 2 Comments

The shortlist for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction was announced a few days ago. This year’s shortlist is made up of authors who have never been nominated for the prize before , with authors such as Susanna Clarke, Yaa Gyasi and Patricia Lockwood. The annual award that looks for an “outstanding, ambitious, original” novel by a woman features several stories about “lives you haven’t read about before”, said chair of judges Bernardine Evaristo, the Booker prize-winning novelist.¹

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately: April 26

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ Leave a comment

Welcome to What I’ve Been Reading Lately, a feature where I’ll be giving short reviews of what I’m currently reading:

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2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ Leave a comment

The longlist for the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction was announced a few weeks back. This year’s longlist honors both new and well-established writers and a range of genres and themes, from family to rural poverty and isolation. The novels also range from different global settings, from South London to Deep South, from Ghana to Hong Kong,

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately: March 29

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Welcome to What I’ve Been Reading Lately, a feature where I’ll be giving short reviews of what I’m currently reading:

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Books to Read From the Emerald Isle

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ Leave a comment

On this St. Patrick’s Day, we may not be able to celebrate with other people or visit the great country, full of heritage and culture. But with a pint of Guiness (or Irish Breakfast tea would be my personal preference), you can visit Ireland from the comfort of your favorite reading chair by reading these amazing books by Irish authors:

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately: March 13

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What I’ve Been Reading Lately: February 19

February 19, 2021February 26, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ Leave a comment

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Upcoming Books by Black Authors

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 ~ karma2015 ~ 1 Comment

For Black History Month, there are many book recommendations out there and mostly, its already published books. But what about the upcoming books? This year, we have a slew of exciting upcoming books, and it also includes books that Black Authors are releasing. So make sure you have your pen and paper out! You will want to add these upcoming releases to your ever-growing TBR pile and rush over to Bookshop.org to preorder these anticipating titles:

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