Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction
The shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize in Nonfiction has been announced, with the winner to be named on November 10:
Second-hand Time, by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich (Fitzcarraldo Editions/Random House)
Negroland, by Margo Jefferson (Granta/Vintage)
The Return, by Hisham Matar (Viking/Random House)
East West Street, by Philippe Sands (Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Knopf)
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