Man Booker International Prize 2018 Longlist


Literary Prizes

I had to come on here to talk about the Man Booker International Prize 2018 longlist.  It looks a lot more interesting than The Women’s Prize 2018 longlist, which didn’t move me one iota.  The Man Booker International Prize always seems to have that right amount of flavor and difference to get a lot of readers […]

March 12, 2018

The Man Booker International Prize 2016


Bookish Stuff

The Man Booker International Prize 2016 longlist was announced earlier today.  The list is comprised of some very impressive and appealing titles.  It won’t be easy for the judges to choose the shortlist.  I’m thrilled to see a little bit of #ReadSoulLit on the list with Marie NDiyae and Fiston Mwanza Mujila.  Both of their books are […]

March 10, 2016

International Reads Book Club


Book Club

The International Reads Book Club just had its first month in November 2013.  We read The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya.  The Slynx could be described as a Russian satiric dystopian novel.  It will bring to mind while reading other great dystopian works like 1984, Fahrenheit 451, and A Clockwork Orange.  This was not an easy read […]

December 2, 2013