<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <title>Literary Prizes on Huffington Post</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/literary-prizes" />
    <logo>http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png</logo>
   <id>tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/literary-prizes</id>
     <updated></updated>
    <generator uri="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">Huffington Post</generator>

 <entry>
    <title>Ester Bloom:  &quot;Men&#039;s Fiction&quot; vs. &quot;Mommy Porn&quot;</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ester-bloom/mens-fiction-vs-mommy-por_b_1539197.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ester-bloom/mens-fiction-vs-mommy-por_b_1539197.html</id>
    
    <published>2012-05-23T14:30:13Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-23T14:30:02Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Ester Bloom</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ester-bloom/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Gender distinctions in literature are arbitrary and often ass-backwards. Can women, for example, write &quot;men&#039;s fiction&quot;? Why not?
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/esquire-magazine&quot;&gt;Esquire Magazine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/social-media&quot;&gt;Social Media&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/books&quot;&gt;Books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-fiction&quot;&gt;Literary Fiction&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fiction&quot;&gt;Fiction&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sexism&quot;&gt;Sexism&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/masculinity&quot;&gt;Masculinity&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/vida&quot;&gt;Vida&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/culture&quot;&gt;Culture&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/280256/thumbs/s-SHORT-STORIES-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title>Isabel Kaplan:  How (Not) to Write a Sex Scene</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-kaplan/how-not-to-write-a-sex-sc_b_1124837.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-kaplan/how-not-to-write-a-sex-sc_b_1124837.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-12-02T15:10:04Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-02T15:10:55Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Isabel Kaplan</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-kaplan/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        An incredible number of literary heavyweights have been insulted with spots on the Bad Sex shortlist over the past 19 years. Which begs the question: Has sufficient attention been paid to the art of writing sex scenes?
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bad-sex-in-fiction&quot;&gt;Bad Sex in Fiction&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/haruki-murakami&quot;&gt;Haruki Murakami&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literature&quot;&gt;Literature&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/stephen-king&quot;&gt;Stephen King&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/books&quot;&gt;Books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sex&quot;&gt;Sex&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/writing&quot;&gt;Writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/humor&quot;&gt;Humor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/romance-novels&quot;&gt;Romance Novels&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/cosmopolitan&quot;&gt;Cosmopolitan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/advice&quot;&gt;Advice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/comedy&quot;&gt;Comedy&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/isabel-kaplan/headshot.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title>Anis Shivani:  Philip Levine and Other Mediocrities:  What it Takes to Ascend to the Poet Laureateship</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/philip-levine_b_925788.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/philip-levine_b_925788.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-08-13T13:05:38Z</published>
    <updated>2011-08-13T20:54:05Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Anis Shivani</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The truth about American poetry is that it is in very bad shape.  The professional poetry establishment has taken care to mark serious criticism comin...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/philip-levine&quot;&gt;Philip Levine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;U.S. Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/poet-laureate&quot;&gt;Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate-2011&quot;&gt;u.s. Poet Laureate 2011&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2011-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;2011 Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/current-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;Current Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;New Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/poetry&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/contributors/anis-shivani/headshot.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> How Much Does Your Amazon Ranking Increase When You Become Poet Laureate?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/11/philip-levine-books_n_924819.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/11/philip-levine-books_n_924819.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-08-11T16:21:59Z</published>
    <updated>2011-08-11T16:46:13Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        NEW YORK -- The country wants to know more about its next poet-in-chief.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sales have jumped for books by Philip Levine, a Pulitzer Prize winner who on...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pulitzer-prize-winner&quot;&gt;Pulitzer Prize Winner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;U.S. Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/philip-levine&quot;&gt;Philip Levine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-simple-truth&quot;&gt;The Simple Truth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/poet-laureate&quot;&gt;Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2011-us-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;2011 u.s. Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/news-of-the-world&quot;&gt;News of the World&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/327316/thumbs/s-PHILIP-LEVINE-BOOKS-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> U.S. Poet Laureate Announced </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/us-poet-laureate-2011_n_923080.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/10/us-poet-laureate-2011_n_923080.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-08-10T08:52:55Z</published>
    <updated>2011-08-10T09:10:15Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        NEW YORK &amp;mdash; Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, known for his detailed and personal verse about the working class, has been appointed the countr...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ws-merwin&quot;&gt;W.S. Merwin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;U.S. Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ws-merwin&quot;&gt;Ws Merwin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate&quot;&gt;US Poet Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate-2011&quot;&gt;US Poet Laureate 2011&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pulitzer-prize-winner&quot;&gt;Pulitzer Prize Winner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/philip-levine&quot;&gt;Philip Levine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/us-poet-laureate-2011&quot;&gt;u.s. Poet Laureate 2011&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/poetry&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/326377/thumbs/s-PHILIP-LEVINE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Interviews With Debut Booker Nominees</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/booker-longlist-_n_917343.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/03/booker-longlist-_n_917343.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-08-03T13:32:21Z</published>
    <updated>2011-08-03T13:43:50Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The Man Booker longlist, announced last week, included four first-time novelists. This week we talk to all four about the stories behind their books. ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/authors&quot;&gt;Authors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize-nominees&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize Nominees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/author-interviews&quot;&gt;Author Interviews&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-longlist&quot;&gt;Man Booker Longlist&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/321223/thumbs/s-BOOKER-LONGLIST-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Bravest Booker Longlist Of All Time?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/booker-longlist_n_913360.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/booker-longlist_n_913360.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-29T13:09:24Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-29T13:20:36Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        One of the most difficult aspects of being a judge for the Man Booker Prize, as I discovered in 2008, becomes apparent when the longlist is announced....
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-prizes&quot;&gt;Book Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/booker-longlist&quot;&gt;Booker Longlist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-list&quot;&gt;Man Booker List&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-longlist&quot;&gt;Man Booker Longlist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/booker-list&quot;&gt;Booker List&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/booker-longlist-2011&quot;&gt;Booker Longlist 2011&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/318291/thumbs/s-BOOKER-LONGLIST-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Man Booker Prize Longlist Announced/ Who Made The Man Booker Prize Longlist?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/26/man-booker-prize-longlist_n_910042.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/26/man-booker-prize-longlist_n_910042.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-26T14:36:21Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-26T15:32:35Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The Man Booker Longlist was announced today, and the books offer a surprising variety, from past award-winners to first-time authors, such as Stephen ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize-longlist&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize Longlist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize-nominees&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize Nominees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-longlist&quot;&gt;Man Booker Longlist&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-nominees&quot;&gt;Man Booker Nominees&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/315768/thumbs/s-MAN-BOOKER-PRIZE-LONGLIST-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Forward Poetry Prize Shortlist: Are The Prize Jurists All Sexist?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14/forward-poetry-prize_n_898210.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14/forward-poetry-prize_n_898210.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-14T10:30:20Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-14T10:54:39Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The 2011 Forward prize shortlist has been announced. It&#039;s an anniversary year: the prize is celebrating its 20th birthday. And this year&#039;s list oozes ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-prizes&quot;&gt;Book Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sean-obrien&quot;&gt;Sean O&amp;#039;Brien&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/forward-poetry-prize&quot;&gt;Forward Poetry Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/poetry&quot;&gt;Poetry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/david-harsent&quot;&gt;David Harsent&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/forward-poetry-prize-shortlist&quot;&gt;Forward Poetry Prize Shortlist&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/307961/thumbs/s-FORWARD-POETRY-PRIZE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> What&#039;s Missing From The Guardian First Book Award List? </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/first-book-award_n_894576.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/11/first-book-award_n_894576.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-11T10:41:44Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-11T10:58:20Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        With 136 submissions from publishers, the Guardian first book award has assembled a fascinating list of this year&#039;s hottest debuts. But what are we mi...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/guardian-first-book-awards&quot;&gt;Guardian First Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-publishing&quot;&gt;Book Publishing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/writers&quot;&gt;Writers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-awards&quot;&gt;Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/first-book-award&quot;&gt;First Book Award&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ebooks&quot;&gt;Ebooks&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/305454/thumbs/s-FIRST-BOOK-AWARD-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Samuel Johnson Prize Winner Announced</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/07/samuel-johnson-prize-winner_n_892259.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/07/samuel-johnson-prize-winner_n_892259.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-07T12:04:03Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-07T12:14:24Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        LONDON &amp;mdash; A book chronicling a Chinese tragedy under Mao has won Britain&#039;s richest nonfiction book award, the Samuel Johnson Prize.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Frank Dikott...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-prizes&quot;&gt;Book Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/caravaggio&quot;&gt;Caravaggio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/samuel-johnson-prize&quot;&gt;Samuel Johnson Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/frank-dikotter&quot;&gt;Frank Dikotter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/andrew-graham-dixon&quot;&gt;Andrew Graham Dixon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/samuel-johnson&quot;&gt;Samuel Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bismarck-a-life&quot;&gt;Bismarck: A Life&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/maos-great-famine&quot;&gt;Mao&amp;#039;s Great Famine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jonathan-steinberg&quot;&gt;Jonathan Steinberg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/samuel-johnson-prize-winner&quot;&gt;Samuel Johnson Prize Winner&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/303539/thumbs/s-SAMUEL-JOHNSON-PRIZE-WINNER-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Placing Bets On The Nobel: Who&#039;s The Front Runner?</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/placing-bets-on-the-nobel_n_888447.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/01/placing-bets-on-the-nobel_n_888447.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-07-01T07:30:06Z</published>
    <updated>2011-07-01T07:30:06Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        True, there are only roughly 100 days left until they announce who gets the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature, but it&#039;s pretty early in the season for th...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/murakama-hauki&quot;&gt;Murakama Hauki&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/don-delillo&quot;&gt;Don Delillo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nobel-prize&quot;&gt;Nobel Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/cormac-mccarthy&quot;&gt;Cormac McCarthy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-award&quot;&gt;Literary Award&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nobel-prize-literature&quot;&gt;Nobel Prize Literature&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/102319/thumbs/s-GAMBLING-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Margaret Mitchell&#039;s &#039;Gone With The Wind&#039; Turns 75</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/30/gone-with-the-wind_n_887751.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/30/gone-with-the-wind_n_887751.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-30T10:54:56Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-30T11:19:23Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        In June 1936, a blockbuster of a book was published; it gave the world a sense of the Old South, an unforgettable heroine and (in the movie version) t...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/margaret-mitchell&quot;&gt;Margaret Mitchell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gone-with-the-wind-movie&quot;&gt;Gone With the Wind Movie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/scarlett-ohara&quot;&gt;Scarlett O&amp;#039;Hara&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gone-with-the-wind&quot;&gt;Gone With the Wind&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-adaptations&quot;&gt;Book Adaptations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/film-adaptations&quot;&gt;Film Adaptations&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pulitzer-prize&quot;&gt;Pulitzer Prize&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/299902/thumbs/s-GONE-WITH-THE-WIND-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Literary Prize &#039;Suspended&#039; Due To Funding</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize_n_886896.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize_n_886896.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-29T11:46:58Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-29T12:07:47Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The suspension of the UK&#039;s second oldest literary award due to lack of funding has been met with dismay by authors from William Boyd to Margaret Drabb...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/willaim-boyd&quot;&gt;Willaim Boyd&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-prizes&quot;&gt;Book Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-llewellyn-rhys-prize&quot;&gt;John Llewellyn Rhys Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/vs-naipaul&quot;&gt;Vs Naipaul&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/book-prize-funding&quot;&gt;Book Prize Funding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/booktrust&quot;&gt;Booktrust&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/299227/thumbs/s-JOHN-LLEWELLYN-RHYS-PRIZE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> 6 Egyptian Writers You Don&#039;t Know But Should</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/six-egyptian-writers_n_884156.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/24/six-egyptian-writers_n_884156.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-24T15:28:52Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-24T15:28:52Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        More writers from Egypt made the longlist for the $50,000, 2011 International Arabic Prize for Fiction (IPAF) than writers from any other country. And...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/writers-from-egypt&quot;&gt;Writers From Egypt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-millions-egyptian-writers&quot;&gt;The Millions Egyptian Writers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/nobel-prize&quot;&gt;Nobel Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/egyptian-writers&quot;&gt;Egyptian Writers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/egyptian-authors&quot;&gt;Egyptian Authors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/naguib-mahfouz&quot;&gt;Naguib Mahfouz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/egyptian-books&quot;&gt;Egyptian Books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-eastern-writers&quot;&gt;Middle Eastern Writers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/middle-eastern-authors&quot;&gt;Middle Eastern Authors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/arab-writers&quot;&gt;Arab Writers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/egyptian-literature&quot;&gt;Egyptian Literature&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/261286/thumbs/s-EGYPT-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Andrea Levy Wins Walter Scott prize</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/walter-scott-prize-winner_n_881508.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/walter-scott-prize-winner_n_881508.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-21T15:15:32Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-21T15:28:02Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Andrea Levy&#039;s story of the end of slavery, The Long Song, has won the £25,000 Walter Scott prize for historical fiction....
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tom-mccarthy&quot;&gt;Tom Mccarthy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-long-song&quot;&gt;The Long Song&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/walter-scott-prize&quot;&gt;Walter Scott Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/historical-fiction&quot;&gt;Historical Fiction&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/c&quot;&gt;C&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/david-mitchell&quot;&gt;David Mitchell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/andrea-levy&quot;&gt;Andrea Levy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/walter-scott-prize-winner&quot;&gt;Walter Scott Prize Winner&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/294937/thumbs/s-WALTER-SCOTT-PRIZE-WINNER-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Pritzker Military Library Literature Award Announced</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/carlo-deste_n_881284.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/carlo-deste_n_881284.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-21T11:50:08Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-21T12:01:34Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        World War II historian Carlo D’Este has won the 2011 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. At the...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/military-writing&quot;&gt;Military Writing&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lifetime-achievement-award&quot;&gt;Lifetime Achievement Award&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/carlo-deste&quot;&gt;Carlo D&amp;#039;Este&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/pritzker-military-library-literature-award&quot;&gt;Pritzker Military Library Literature Award&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/294745/thumbs/s-CARLO-DESTE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> The Man Who Doesn&#039;t Like Prizes Gets Another</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/germany-honours-le-carre-_n_881200.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/21/germany-honours-le-carre-_n_881200.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-21T10:42:32Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-21T10:54:49Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        John le Carré might have withdrawn from the running for the Man Booker International prize because he &quot;doesn&#039;t compete for literary awards&quot;, but the ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/german-literary-prizes&quot;&gt;German Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/germany&quot;&gt;Germany&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-le-carre&quot;&gt;John Le Carre&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/john-le-carre&quot;&gt;John Le Carré&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize&quot;&gt;Man Booker Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/goethe-prize&quot;&gt;Goethe Prize&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/294689/thumbs/s-GOETHE-PRIZE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Royal Society Kids&#039; Book Prize Shortlist </title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/royal-society-kids-prize_n_879100.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/royal-society-kids-prize_n_879100.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-17T12:01:10Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-17T12:24:30Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        A guide to astronomy and a pop-up guide to how the world works are among the shortlisted titles for the first Royal Society Young People&#039;s Book Prize ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/steve-alton&quot;&gt;Steve Alton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/royal-society-kids-book-prize&quot;&gt;Royal Society Kids&amp;#039; Book Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/royay-society-young-peoples-book-prize&quot;&gt;Royay Society Young People&amp;#039;s Book Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/christiane-dorion&quot;&gt;Christiane Dorion&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mick-manning&quot;&gt;Mick Manning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jacqui-bailey&quot;&gt;Jacqui Bailey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/293004/thumbs/s-ROYAL-SOCIETY-KIDS-BOOK-PRIZE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Boston Globe&#039;s Best Children&#039;s Books</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/boston-globe-horn-book-awards_n_876735.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/boston-globe-horn-book-awards_n_876735.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-14T11:21:52Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-14T12:24:59Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        The 2011 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winners have just been announced!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Boston Globe-Horn Book Wards are one of the more prestigious honors in ...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/childrens-book-awards&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#039;s Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boston-globe&quot;&gt;Boston Globe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/stewart-ross&quot;&gt;Stewart Ross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/childrens-books&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#039;s Books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/steve-sheinkin&quot;&gt;Steve Sheinkin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/martin-jenkins&quot;&gt;Martin Jenkins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/salley-mavor&quot;&gt;Salley Mavor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tim-wynne-jones&quot;&gt;Tim Wynne-Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/joyce-sidman&quot;&gt;Joyce Sidman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/boston-globe-horn-book-awards&quot;&gt;Boston Globe Horn Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/atinuke&quot;&gt;Atinuke&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/franny-billingsley&quot;&gt;Franny Billingsley&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/291043/thumbs/s-BOSTON-GLOBE-HORN-BOOK-AWARDS-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winners Announced</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/amazon-breakthrough-novel-award-_n_876627.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/amazon-breakthrough-novel-award-_n_876627.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-14T10:37:50Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-14T10:48:18Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Amazon.com, Penguin Group (USA) and CreateSpace, a part of the Amazon group of companies, today announced the winners of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/east-of-denver&quot;&gt;East of Denver&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/breakthrough-novels-spookygirl&quot;&gt;Breakthrough Novels. Spookygirl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gregory-hill&quot;&gt;Gregory Hill&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/penguin-group&quot;&gt;Penguin Group&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/amazon-breakthrough-novel&quot;&gt;Amazon Breakthrough Novel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jill-baguchinsky&quot;&gt;Jill Baguchinsky&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/amazon&quot;&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/amazon-breakthrough-novel-award&quot;&gt;Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/290938/thumbs/s-AMAZON-BREAKTHROUGH-NOVEL-AWARD-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Why Orange Prize Winner &#039;The Tiger&#039;s Wife&#039; Beat The Odds</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/tea-obreht-orange-prize_n_873847.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/09/tea-obreht-orange-prize_n_873847.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-09T10:49:24Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-09T10:49:24Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Clearly, I wasn&#039;t the only one caught on the hop by Téa Obreht&#039;s Orange prize win. With odds of 2/1, Emma Donoghue&#039;s novel, Room, was the galloping f...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/authors&quot;&gt;Authors&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tigers-wife&quot;&gt;Tigers Wife&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tigers-wife-orange-prize&quot;&gt;Tigers Wife Orange Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tea-obreht&quot;&gt;Tea Obreht&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/orange-prize&quot;&gt;Orange Prize&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/121997/thumbs/s-GAMBLING-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> 2011 Indie Book Award Winners Announced</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/08/indie-book-award-winners_n_873058.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/08/indie-book-award-winners_n_873058.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-08T09:50:38Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-08T10:10:02Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		         Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group has named the best indie books of 2011....
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/indie-book-publishers&quot;&gt;Indie Book Publishers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/indie-book-award-winners&quot;&gt;Indie Book Award Winners&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/indie-bookstores&quot;&gt;Indie Bookstores&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/2011-indie-book-awards&quot;&gt;2011 Indie Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/indie-books&quot;&gt;Indie Books&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/next-generation-indie-book-awards&quot;&gt;Next Generation Indie Book Awards&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/288129/thumbs/s-INDIE-BOOK-AWARD-WINNERS-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> New Children&#039;s Laureate Announced</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/new-childrens-laureate_n_872503.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/new-childrens-laureate_n_872503.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-07T11:58:37Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-07T12:16:13Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        Julia Donaldson, the author of the bestselling picture book The Gruffalo, has been appointed the new children&#039;s laureate, taking over from illustrator...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-childrens-laureate&quot;&gt;New Children&amp;#039;s Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-snail-and-the-whale&quot;&gt;The Snail and the Whale&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/childrens-laureate&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#039;s Laureate&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-gruffalo&quot;&gt;The Gruffalo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/julia-donaldson&quot;&gt;Julia Donaldson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/anthony-browne&quot;&gt;Anthony Browne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/287587/thumbs/s-NEW-CHILDRENS-LAUREATE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry> <entry>
    <title> Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Awarded</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/jewish-quarterly-wingate-prize_n_872459.html" />
    <id>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/jewish-quarterly-wingate-prize_n_872459.html</id>
    
    <published>2011-06-07T11:22:47Z</published>
    <updated>2011-06-07T11:33:27Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">
		        David Grossman&#039;s novel To the End of the Land (Jonathan Cape) has won this year&#039;s £4,000 Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize, trumping both the 2010 Booke...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/emily-kasriel&quot;&gt;Emily Kasriel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/man-booker-prize&quot;&gt;Man-Booker Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-awards&quot;&gt;Literary Awards&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/michael-prodger&quot;&gt;Michael Prodger&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/the-finkler-question&quot;&gt;The Finkler Question&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/literary-prizes&quot;&gt;Literary Prizes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/david-grossman&quot;&gt;David Grossman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/jewish-quarterly-wingate-prize&quot;&gt;Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/to-the-end-of-the-land&quot;&gt;To the End of the Land&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/books&quot;&gt;Books News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

	    </content>

   
        
	            <link href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/287566/thumbs/s-JEWISH-QUARTERLYWINGATE-PRIZE-154x114.jpg" type="image/jpeg" rel="enclosure"/>
            </entry></feed>
