JENNIFER PLATT | It’s Sunday Times Literary Awards time and here are the shortlists

Five fiction and the same number of non-fiction books will vie for this year’s title, while six others will look to bag a Booker

07 September 2022 - 21:03

Literary prizes are just one way of giving outstanding books the recognition they deserve. We, with our partner Exclusive Books, have released our Sunday Times Literary Award shortlists: five non-fiction and five fiction. These books were published between December 1 2020 and December 1 2021. The Booker Prize shortlist was also announced earlier this week, with six fiction finalists. Personally, literary shortlists are probably the best part of the award process. They make me aware of other books out there and help me to narrow down my huge, ever-increasing, to-be-read (TBR) pile...

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