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1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (230+ words) by Juliet O. Ogodo Wole Talabi is having a year! His novella Descent is a 2026 Nebula Awards finalist. His second novel, The Fist of Memory, arrives in October from DAW Books and Gollancz. And now, a short story he published three…...

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2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (438+ words) Emma Shercliff, founder of Suffolk-based Laxfield Literary Associates, has been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the 2026 British Book Awards, one of the most coveted trade honours in British publishing, known widely as the Nibbies. She is among…...

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3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (438+ words) From the author of the National Book Award finalist Ghostroots, a debut novel that thrills with its eerie mix of folklore and history. Something is haunting the pregnant women of Lagos. Across the city, they are walking into water . . . and…...

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3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (319+ words) Eugen Bacon Scores Double Nomination at the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards'brittlepaper.com Eugen Bacon Scores Double Nomination at the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Australian -Tanzanian author Eugen Bacon has earned two nominations at the…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago  (359+ words) Bernardine Evaristo to Deliver Oxford Lecture on "The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life"Brittle Paper Bernardine Evaristo to Deliver Oxford Lecture on "The Girl from Woolwich: A Creative Life" Bernardine Evaristo has been appointed as the 20252026 Visiting Professor of…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago  (404+ words) Margaret Busby's Part of the Story Is the Book African Literature Has Been Waiting For | Released Today'Brittle Paper Margaret Busby's Part of the Story Is the Book African Literature Has Been Waiting For | Released Today Margaret Busby, born Nana Akua…...