Monthly Archives: January 2012

The 28th German Crime Fiction Prize (Deutscher Krimipreis) was awarded to Mechthild Bormann (Wer das Schweigen bricht), Friedrich Ani (Süden), Elisabeth Hermann (Zeugin der Toten) this week.

Posted on 23 January 2012 by laure

International honourees were Peter Temple (Truth), Don Winslow (Savages) and Kate Atkinson (Started Early, Took my Dog). The award does not entail any prize money and is awarded for literary excellence and achievement of new impulses for the genre. None … Continue reading →

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Francesca Melandri, an italian writer you should keep your eye on

Posted on 20 January 2012 by laure

Best-seller to Box-office recommends to have a look at her two novels. This is an interesting new author in Italy. Francesca Melandri worked for a while as a scriptwriter and now is a full time writer. A first novel Eva … Continue reading →

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Here is a potential bestseller in the vein of The Historian : The Taker by Alma Katsu.

Posted on 19 January 2012 by laure

It was bought by this new imprint from Simon & Schuster called Gallery Books. There will be a sequel : The Reckoning. It is already sold to Longanesi in Italy, Proszynski Media in Poland, Novo Conceito in Brazil, Random House Mondadori in … Continue reading →

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ARABIC FICTION : FOLLOW THESE NAMES

Posted on 16 January 2012 by laure

The names of the six shortlisted authors for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2012 were revealed at a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, the 11th of January. The six shortlisted titles were chosen from a longlist of 13, announced … Continue reading →

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