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Literary Prize: Honored Books Certainly Sell, But How Well?

First Posted: 09/22/10 02:25 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:50 PM ET

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However, rejected longlistee Christos Tsiolkas' The Slap (Tuskar Rock) continues to outsell all the shortlistees, as it has done since the longlist was announced on 27th July. The controversial novel sold 4,461 copies last week.

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However, rejected longlistee Christos Tsiolkas' The Slap (Tuskar Rock) continues to outsell all the shortlistees, as it has done since the longlist was announced on 27th July. The controversial novel ...
However, rejected longlistee Christos Tsiolkas' The Slap (Tuskar Rock) continues to outsell all the shortlistees, as it has done since the longlist was announced on 27th July. The controversial novel ...
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Lev Raphael
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02:09 PM on 09/22/2010
It depends on how big the prize is and how good the PR is. I have spoken to other authors who've won prizes as I have and not see a significant change in sales. But publishers love their authors to be prize-winners.
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