Hilary Mantel wins Booker prize for fiction Oct 8, 2009
The four other finalists were Byatt's "The Children's Book," Adam Foulds' "The Quickening Maze," Simon Mawer's "The Glass Room" and Sarah Waters' "The Little Stranger.". The prize is open to novels in English by writers from Britain, Ireland or the Commonwealth of former British colonies. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Why Mantel's big,00002660 bold novel deserves the Booker Oct 8, 2009
Of the other five shortlisted novels, Kent said The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters was ''a nice piece of craft but not a lot of depth. She had ''tried'' A S Byatt's The Children's Book and found Coetzee in general ''a bit chilly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Booker winner Mantel flying after 'train crash' Oct 8, 2009
She won the prize over J. M. Coetzee - who would have been the first person to win the prize three times - and other best-selling and acclaimed writers, including Sarah Waters and A. S. Byatt. The long list included former Age journalist Ed O'Loughlin's debut novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Author Mantel wins Booker prize for her historical novel Oct 7, 2009
Mantel, 57, beat five other shortlisted authors, including Sarah Waters and JM Coetzee, with her book based on Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell. Judges praised the "extraordinary story-telling" of Mantel. (BBC News -- UK)
British author Mantel wins Booker Prize Oct 7, 2009
She won the prize over the JM Coetzee who would have been the first person to win the prize three times and other best-selling and acclaimed writers, including Sarah Waters and AS Byatt. The long list, described as one of the strongest in years, included former Age journalist Ed O Loughlin s debut novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Speed reader Oct 6, 2009
SHORTLIST IN FULL AS Byatt - The Children's Book JM Coetzee - Summertime Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall Simon Mawer - The Glass Room Sarah Waters - The Little Stranger. One hundred and thirty-two. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The here and now could fill a book Sep 12, 2009
Several of the books that either reached or narrowly missed the Booker six - including the William Trevor and Sarah Waters' The Little Stranger - featured characters questioning whether to submit to a romantic possibility. And such poignant tension is almost impossible to achieve in a modern setting. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
SA's Coetzee on Booker shortlist Sep 9, 2009
SHORTLIST IN FULL AS Byatt - The Children's Book JM Coetzee - Summertime Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall Simon Mawer - The Glass Room Sarah Waters - The Little Stranger ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Booker shortlist includes former winners JM Coetzee and AS Byatt - 5 hrs ago Man Booker shortlist is announced - 9 hrs ago No first-time writer on Man Booker shortlist - 9 hrs ago J.M. Coetzee, A.S. Byatt, Sarah Waters on Man Booker Prize shortlist - 15 hrs ago Byatt, Coetzee... (BBC News -- Africa)
Coetzee goes for third Booker prize Sep 9, 2009
In a line-up with a strong focus on historical fiction, the favourite, Hilary Mantel, also made the final six, alongside Sarah Waters, but perennial Booker bridesmaids Colm Toibin (who has been shortlisted twice before) and acclaimed Irish novelist William Trevor (shortlisted four times) failed to make the cut. Former Herald correspondent, Ed O'Loughlin, whose first novel Not Untrue and Not Unkind was on the initial list, did not make the shortlist. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Good Books Dont Have to Be Hard, Lev Grossman, The Wall Street Journal Sep 1, 2009
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. (Harper's Magazine)
Plinth moment for Booker authors Aug 12, 2009
" Mr Fudger, 45, said his favourite of the longlisted books was James Lever's Me Cheeta - the purported autobiography of the chimpanzee Cheeta, who gained Hollywood stardom in the Tarzan movies. The list also includes books by Sarah Waters, Colm Tobin, JM Coetzee and AS Byatt. Mr Fudger decided how to spend his hour on the plinth after meeting three of the Booker judges. "I feel the prize is important as it brings things you wouldn't normally hear to the public's attention. It helps to put good... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Chimp's memoir contends for Booker Prize Jul 31, 2009
Other contenders announced Tuesday are former Booker winners A.S. Byatt and J.M. Coetzee, as well as Adam Foulds, Sarah Hall, Samantha Harvey, Hilary Mantel, Simon Mawer, Ed O'Loughlin, James Scudamore, Sarah Waters, William Trevor and Colm Toibin. The short list will be announced Sept. 8 and the winner of the $82,000 prize on Oct. 6. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Literary giants make for strong Booker longlist Jul 30, 2009
The competition will be strong from a field that includes another former winner (for Possession in 1990), A.S. Byatt, for The Children s Book, about the Edwardian cult of childhood and the devastation of war; Hilary Mantel s Wolf Hall, about Henry VIII s court; Sarah Waters s haunted The Little Stranger; Colm Toibin s Brooklyn, about an Irish immigrant in New York in the 1950s; and William Trevor s Love and Summer. Two other first-time novelists made the cut from 132 entries: James Lever for Me... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chimp's Memoir Is Contender for Prestigious Lit Award Jul 29, 2009
Other contenders announced Tuesday are former Booker winners A.S. Byatt and J.M Coetzee, as well as Adam Foulds, Sarah Hall, Samantha Harvey, Hilary Mantel, Simon Mawer, Ed O'Loughlin, James Scudamore, Sarah Waters, William Trevor and Colm Toibin. The shortlist will be announced Sept. 8 and the winner of the 50,000 pound ($82,000) prize on Oct. 6. (Fox News)
Booker Prize longlist is revealed Jul 29, 2009
Sarah Waters, Colm Tobin, JM Coetzee and AS Byatt have been longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize ... BOOKER LONGLIST 2009 AS Byatt - The Children's Book JM Coetzee - Summertime Adam Foulds - The Quickening Maze Sarah Hall - How to paint a dead man Samantha Harvey - The Wilderness James Lever - Me Cheeta Hilary Mantel - Wolf Hall Simon Mawer - The Glass Room Ed O'Loughlin - Not Untrue & Not Unkind James Scudamore - Heliopolis Colm Toibin - Brooklyn William Trevor - Love and Summer Sarah... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Novelist Sarah Waters takes a ghostly turn Jul 24, 2009
CHARLIE HOPKINSONSarah Waters s latest novel, The Little Stranger, is a story set in post-World War II England about the eerie events at a dilapidated Georgian mansion ... British novelist Sarah Waters has often been compared to Charles Dickens. (Boston Globe)
Stay cool and delve into a good book this summer Jun 4, 2009
"The Little Stranger." Sarah Waters. Riverhead. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Happenings atHundreds Hall May 24, 2009
Happenings at Hundreds Hall It's a gloomy place, but in Sarah Waters' 'The Little Stranger,' you'll be thrilled to spend time there ... A reviewer probably shouldn't admit this, but while making my way through Sarah Waters' new novel, "The Little Stranger" (Riverhead, $26. (Erie Times-News, PA)
In 'Little Stranger,' Family's dysfunction is a medical mystery May 11, 2009
That's the set-up for "The Little Stranger," a marvelous and truly spooky historical novel by Sarah Waters, author of such past-set gems as "Tipping the Velvet" and "Fingersmith." But while those books focused more on the Victorian underworld, here the London-based author returns to themes she explored in her last book, 2006's "The Night Watch," zeroing in on a particular moment of flux in British history ... THE LITTLE STRANGER By Sarah Waters Riverhead Books, pp. (Boston Globe)
No stranger to ghost writing May 7, 2009
In her exploration of class, Sarah Waters balances the material with the otherworldly, in her latest novel ... Sarah Waters moves away from the erotic towards the ephemeral in The Little Stranger, writes Paola Totaro ... IT HAS taken her four best-selling novels to get around to it, but Sarah Waters has finally dedicated a book to her mother, father and sister. (Sydney Morning Herald)
