Publishers call on Man Booker prize to drop American authors - The Guardian

Panzer had barely entered the Catosphere when he heard booing and hissing coming into the Panzermobile. Following all the hullabaloo took our inquiring kitty to The Guardian site. With no digging at all he found the source of all the bad vibrations in the Catosphere were about the Man Booker prize.

I'm not sure what to think about that.

According to the post by Sian Cain, in 2014 the rules for the Man Booker prize were changed. Thirty publishers have signed a letter asking Man Booker "prize organizers to reverse the change." The letter signers believe American authors will dominate the competition and the prize. The Man Booker Foundation disputes the rules were changed to favor American authors; instead, stressing the new rules allow "authors of any nationality, regardless of geography, to enter the prize providing they are writing in English and published in the U.K."

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty wonders if an American kitty author's book can enter the competition if Amazon publishes his book in English in the U.K.?"

Note: This is a long-medium post. Being a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

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