: 2022 Kirkus Prize: 18 fiction, nonfiction, young readers’ books compete for ,000 cash prize #IndiaNEWS The finalists for the 2022 Kirkus Prize were announced on September 8 with 18 works of fiction,

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2022 Kirkus Prize: 18 fiction, nonfiction, young readers’ books compete for ,000 cash prize #IndiaNEWS
The finalists for the 2022 Kirkus Prize were announced on September 8 with 18 works of fiction, nonfiction, and young readers’ literature in the running for some of the most high-paying annual literary awards in the world. The winners in each of the categories will receive a ,000 cash award. Their names will be announced on October 27 in a ceremony at the Austin Central Library in Texas, US.The books that have been shortlisted for the prizes have received starred reviews from Kirkus – that are given for ‘exceptional merit’ to approximately 10 per cent of all books reviewed by the publication. “This year’s crop of Kirkus Prize finalists is an exhilaratingly diverse collection of books on a wide range of topics,� said Tom Beer, Kirkus’ editor-in-chief about this year’s shortlist.Fiction shortlistScary Monsters, Michelle de KretserLili’s family migrated to Australia from Asia when she was a teenager. Now, in the 1980s, she’s teaching in the south of France. She makes friends, observes the treatment handed out to North African immigrants and is creeped out by her downstairs neighbour. All the while, Lili is striving to be A Bold, Intelligent Woman like Simone de Beauvoir.Lyle works for a sinister government department in near-future Australia. An Asian migrant,...Read more

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