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British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fictionEntertainment - ABC News - November 12 -
British writer Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel 'Orbital' wins the Booker Prize for fiction
British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space StationWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction
Judges praise ‘beautiful and miraculous’ novel that tells the story of astronauts on the International Space StationBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
British author Samantha Harvey wins Booker Prize with space story
The first book set in space to win, Orbital follows astronauts in the International Space Station.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ Wins the Booker Prize
Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set aboard a space station.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Samantha Harvey’s ‘beautiful and ambitious’ Orbital wins Booker prize 2024
The British author’s novel about astronauts on the International Space Station was chosen unanimously as the winner, says judging chair Edmund de Waal. • ‘This is a book we need now’: Sara Collins ...World - The Guardian - November 12 -
‘I’m so not an astronaut!’ Samantha Harvey on her Booker-winning space novel – and the anxiety that drove it
She won the top prize with a time-distorted novel set on the International Space Station. Yet, the writer reveals, Orbital is actually ‘a celebration of Earth’s beauty with a pang of loss’ – ...World - The Guardian - November 13 -
Percival Everett and Samantha Harvey favourites to win 2024 Booker prize
American author Everett and British writer Harvey have been given the shortest odds of winning the £50,000 literary prize but Ladbrokes say the ‘race is wide-open’. Percival Everett and Samantha ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
'Orbital,' which looks down on Earth in awe, wins the 2024 Booker Prize
"Orbital," by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 13 -
China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space exploration
China launches a new crew to its orbiting space station as it seeks a major role in space explorationTech - ABC News - October 29 -
China says it's ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space powerTech - ABC News - October 29 -
China says it's ready to launch next crew to its orbiting space station Wednesday
China says all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station on the latest mission to make the country a major space powerWorld - ABC News - October 29 -
Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel 'Held'
Poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and traumaEntertainment - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel 'Held'
Poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and traumaWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Canadian security forum honors Kremlin critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Vladimir Kara-Murza
A Canadian security forum has presented an award to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Kremlin critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who was freed from prison earlier this year in a massive prisoner exchangeWorld - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Booker prize 2024: and the winner is... you, the reader
The judges have a hard task at this week’s Booker prize ceremony with five of the six shortlisted books worthy winners, though Percival Everett’s James – a retelling of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: a whole new perspective | Editorial
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital, a love letter to our wounded planet, is the perfect choice for the political moment. “To look at the Earth from space is a bit like a child looking into a mirror and ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fictionEntertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf
Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fictionWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space
Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a six-month stay on China’s Tiangong space stationTech - ABC News - November 4 -
Space station crew gets medical evaluation after record 235-day mission
The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station
Four-member mission splashed off Florida coast and one is under observation for an unspecified medical condition. A Nasa astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
China's new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in field
A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer spaceTech - ABC News - October 30 -
Vast’s commercial space station could create opportunities that ISS couldn't
The resulting Haven-2 facility will be immense and filled with capabilities that could meet the needs of a wide variety of customers, both commercial and government.Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
Cargo ship launched to space station with science gear, holiday treats
With an Election Day docking, the cargo ship will deliver 3 tons of supplies and equipment, including an unusual wooden satellite.Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Harvey Barnes wraps up Newcastle’s comeback win at Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest are fishing in the waters Newcastle aspire to swim in. Two years ago, it was Eddie Howe’s team breaking up the metropolitan elite. This season, Nuno Espírito Santo’s team have ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Percival Everett, Author of ‘James,’ Wins National Book Award for Fiction
Jason De León received the nonfiction award for “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.”Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
China's new crew has arrived at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
A Chinese space ship carrying a three-person crew has docked with its orbiting space station as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer spaceWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
China's space station gets new crew as Beijing advances Xi's "space dream"
A new crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's only woman spaceflight engineer, entered the Tiangong space station following an early morning launch into orbit.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
China’s new crew arrives at space station in sign of growing influence in space field
A Chinese spaceship carrying a three-person crew docked with its orbiting space station Tuesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
New crew with China's first female space engineer docks at Chinese space station
A Chinese spacecraft carrying a three-person crew, including the country's first female space engineer, has successfully docked with China's orbiting space station. The launch comes as Beijing ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
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British Land Expects Retail Park Boost as Shops Seek Cheaper Space
British Land expects more shops to move to retail parks to offset anticipated higher costs following the U.K. government’s budget last month.Business - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago
