On July 18, 2018, I published the following post on Book Riot.
The longlist for the alternative Nobel Prize, and award meant to be handed out instead of the regular Nobel Prize in Literature, is now available, nominating 47 Swedish and international authors.
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In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.
On July 2, 2018 I published the following post on Book Riot.
The Swedish Academy has announced it will not be awarding a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018. Instead, an alternative Nobel Prize in Literature will be awarded by a recently founded Swedish non-profit organization called The New Academy (Den nya akademien).
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In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.
Curious to hear my voice? I am being interviewed on Book Riot’s podcast Annotated today about the scandal surrounding the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Swedish Academy. I had such a great time doing this interview. Yet another example of the awesomeness of Book Riot and the Book Riot community
In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.
On May 11, 2018, I published the following post on Book Riot.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 has been cancelled. Instead, two prizes will be awarded next year, while the Swedish Academy, who appoints the annual recipient of the prize, reconstitutes itself in an effort to survive the fallout of the scandal it has been embroiled in over the past several months.
The Nobel Prize in Literature is arguably the most prestigious literary award in the world. The decision to postpone the 2018 award has given rise to more questions than answers. Is the prize in jeopardy? Will the Nobel Foundation allow the Swedish Academy to continue awarding the prize? Is the Nobel Prize in Literature at all needed?
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In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.
On May 4, 2018, I published the following post on Book Riot.
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2018 has been cancelled in the wake of #metoo allegations, criminal investigations, conflicts of interest, and resignations by nearly half of the members of the Swedish Academy.
The decision was made during the Swedish Academy’s weekly Thursday meeting on May 3, and was made public through a press release on the morning of May 4.
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In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.
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