Book Review Byline Tally Shows Gender Disparity

In its annual count of male and female bylines in book reviews, magazines and literary journals, VIDA, a women’s literary organization, revealed that in 2013, the publications still largely favored men over women.

    



At 28, Writer Is Youngest to Receive Booker Prize

Eleanor Catton was awarded the Man Booker Prize for “The Luminaries,” a tale set in 19th-century New Zealand that explores identity, greed and human frailty.