For this year’s Portico Prize, in the fiction section, the shortlist includes AS Byatt for her novel Ragnarok: The End of the Gods, a story about Norse mythology set during World War II, Joan Bakewell for her She’s Leaving Home, a novel set in 1960s Liverpool, and previous winner Val McDermid for her 25th detective novel, The Retribution.
ShortlistedVal’s critically acclaimed standalone novel, Trick of the Dark, has been shortlisted for the Thriller and Crime Novel of the Year category at the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. Fellow contenders include Ian Rankin, Martina Cole, S J Watson, Robert Morris and C J Sansom. Keep an eye out for the winner announcement on Friday 4 November, with the awards ceremony set to be broadcast over six weeks on More4.
The Galaxy National Book Awards honour the best of British writing & publishing, whilst celebrating books with wide popular appeal, critical acclaim and commercial success.
ShortlistedVal’s critically acclaimed standalone novel, Trick of the Dark, has been shortlisted for the Thriller and Crime Novel of the Year category at the Galaxy National Book Awards 2011. Fellow contenders include Ian Rankin, Martina Cole, S J Watson, Robert Morris and C J Sansom. Keep an eye out for the winner announcement on Friday 4 November, with the awards ceremony set to be broadcast over six weeks on More4.
The Galaxy National Book Awards honour the best of British writing & publishing, whilst celebrating books with wide popular appeal, critical acclaim and commercial success.
