A lot of big news in the literary world this week!
The National Book Foundation released the finalists for the prestigious award on Tuesday. For a full list, check out NPR’s run-down. The Nobel Prize in Literature was also given, this time around to Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke. The decision to bestow the award upon two Europeans has been somewhat controversial, for reasons that a ElectricLit covers here. Regardless, go check out some of the authors!
And if that’s not enough book recommendations, LitHub ran a great list of the ten best short story collections of the 2010’s. Looking ahead to future authors, here is another run-down from LitHub about the book deals that were announced this week—Rihanna is on there, spoiler alert. Literary darling Ocean Vuong, too, ran a piece in LitHub about the ten books which most influenced the process of writing his breakout debut novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. This list from ElectricLit will help you pick the books you need to have a sad girl fall. And, after all this, if you’re hurting for a good back but low on cash, here is an article detailing some of the secrets to shopping in used bookstores.
And, finally, here is a piece from McSweeney’s about the existential pull of pumpkin space, especially for men.
Happy fall!