Jeffrey Eugenides a hit at Sydney Writers’ Festival

May 24, 2012 Authors / Festivals & EventsLeave a comment

Last week I confessed I have never read any of Jeffrey Eugenides’ books, but that I was planning to fix this soon. Having seen him speak on Thursday (May 17) at the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival I now absolutely cannot wait to …

Jeffrey Eugenides: Dropping fiction Pulitzer deprives authors

May 24, 2012 Authors / Festivals & Events / NewsLeave a comment

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides has criticised the Pulitzer Prize board’s decision not to award a fiction prize this year, during an interview at the 2012 Sydney Writers’ Festival, warning the move could detriment the industry. “There’s not too many people that think …