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The 2022 International Booker Prize

The winner of the 2022 International Booker Prize is TOMB OF SAND by Geetanjali Shree, translated from Hindi by Daisy Rockwell. This is the first book originally written in any Indian language to win the International Booker Prize, and the first novel translated from Hindi to be recognized by the award. Set in northern India, the novel follows the adventures of an 80-year-old woman who unexpectedly gains a new, and highly unconventional, lease on life.

The 2022 Kirkus Prize

The winners of the 2022 Kirkus Prize were announced on October 27th in a hybrid ceremony at the Austin Central Library in Austin, Texas, hosted by Kirkus Media CEO Meg LaBorde Kuehn and streamed live on YouTube.

The National Book Awards 2022

The winners of the 2022 National Book Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature and Young People's Literature were announced on November 16th at the 73rd National Book Awards Ceremony. Two lifetime achievement awards also were presented as part of the evening’s ceremony. Tracie D. Hall, the Executive Director of the American Library Association, received the National Book Foundation’s Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. And Art Spiegelman, who is best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, MAUS, was recognized with the Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

Week of January 30, 2023

Paperback releases for the week of January 30th include THE OMEGA FACTOR, a fascinating stand-alone thriller from Steve Berry that revolves around the Ghent Altarpiece, the most violated work of art in the world, and the secrets it holds; Alafair Burke's FIND ME, a twisty mystery about the disappearance of a young woman that leaves her best friend reeling and an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past; ENOUGH ALREADY, an intimate memoir from beloved actress and Food Network personality Valerie Bertinelli, who reflects on life at 60 and beyond; and the paperback original HEART BONES by Colleen Hoover, a moving, passionate and unforgettable novel that follows two young adults from completely different backgrounds embarking on a tentative romance, unaware of what the future holds.