Category: Baileys Prize 2014

The Bear by Claire Cameron

In October 1991, Raymond Jakubauskas and Carola Frehe were killed by a bear whilst camping in Algonquin Park, Canada. An a examination of the scene provided no rationale – investigators were left to assume, as Cameron says in her introduction, that the bear had ‘decided to take a chance on

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Bailey’s Prize 2014

And So It Begins – The Longlist is Announced So the speculation is over. Not only have the longlisted books been named, but the debate about whether the nature of the prize would change with its sponsors has been answered with a resounding No. The longlist is unashamedly, unapologetically literary.

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