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THE manager of The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley, Mike Sansbury, was recently approached by publishers Simon & Schuster to be champions of the Jhalak Prize, which is presented annually for the best fiction and poetry by a Writer of Colour. He was given sets of the Adult and Children’s longlists and invited to donate them to a local school and library. The prize has been going for five years and previous winners include Guy Gunaratne, Renni Eddo-Lodge and Jacob Ross. Mike said: “We chose as our recipients Ilkley Library and Bradford Grammar School. On Tuesday I went to BGS to present two sets of the children’s longlist. Staff at the school were keen to add these titles to the library because they feel that the children need positive diverse role models. Not only does this mean that they can read about characters they identify with, but it also informs the way they write and the world they portray when doing so.”
Book lovers have spoken and the nominations are in for the inaugural Caribbean Readers’ Awards, hosted by Rebel Women Lit. Launched on December 1, 2020, phase one of the awards saw readers putting forward their favourite Caribbean books published between November 2019 and November 2020.
Now, with the shortlists revealed, the voting phase of the awards has commenced and everyone is encouraged to vote for their top picks in each category. Voting ends on December 31, 2020, and the winners will be announced at the online awards ceremony on January 3, 2021.
“It’s been so heartening to see the response to the awards so far. So many good books were nominated - some that got a lot of support and publicity from the bookish community and traditional media, as well as some that hadn’t, so this also provides a great opportunity for readers to discover some hidden treasures. The reception to the awards so far has been fantastic as well, and the number of nominations, along with the earl
Features The Penguin Podcast: Alex Wheatle on the book that changed his life
The Cane Warriors author speaks to Nihal Arthanayake about Steve McQueen’s Small Axe films, The Black Jacobins and growing up in Brixton 16 December 2020
Alex Wheatle. Image: Simone Padovani/Awakening /Contributor/Getty
In the latest episode of The Penguin Podcast, guest Alex Wheatle gives an insightful and poignant interview about seeing his life brought to the small screen and the book – and person – who gave him the confidence to be a writer.
Wheatle, known for writing
Brixton Rock and the award-winning children’s book
Crongton Knights, among many others, grew up in the care system before moving to Brixton, south London, at 15. As an author, he drew on his experiences in his early novels, but a screenwriting collaboration with Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen a few years ago led to Wheatle’s life being turned into a short film.
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