Founded in 2009, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction celebrates quality, innovation, and ambition of writing for books published in the previous year in the UK, Ireland, or the Commonwealth. To qualify, the majority of the storyline must have taken place at least 60 years ago. The winner, HUNGRY GHOSTS, was announced at the Borders Book Festival on June 13.
For more information check out the Prize’s website.
Longlisted titles in the NLS Collection are:
| NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe (DB 114042) |
| HUNGRY GHOSTS by Kevin Jared Hosein (DB 114849) |
| FRAUD by Zadie Smith (DB 116592) |
| HOUSE OF DOORS by Twan Eng Tan (DB 117570) |
| IN THE UPPER COUNTRY by Kai Thomas (DB 112118) |