2021 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2021.
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Events
- January 1 – British writer and illustrator Anthony Browne is appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to literature.[1]
New books
Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.
Non-fiction
- Steve Wilkins - The Pembrokeshire Murders[2]
Biography and memoirs
Deaths
- January 7 – Neil Sheehan, 84, American journalist (The New York Times) and author "A Bright Shining Lie", Pulitzer Prize winner (1989)
- January 9 – Ved Mehta, 86, Indian novelist[4]
- January 11 – Vassilis Alexakis, 77, Greek-born French writer and translator[5]
- January 22 – Sharon Kay Penman, 75, American historical novelist[6]
References
- "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N8.
- "Pembrokeshire Murders, The". Gwales. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "Nothing compares: Sinead O'Connor memoir coming out in June". USA Today. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- Margalit Fox. "Ved Mehta, Celebrated Writer for The New Yorker, Dies at 86". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- "Littérature : disparition de Vassilis Alexakis, le plus français des écrivains grecs". Le Courrier des Balkans (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- Clay Risen (January 29, 2021). "Sharon Kay Penman, whose novels plumbed Britain's past, dies at 75". New York Times. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- "Zuckmayer-Medaille für Nora Gomringer". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Munich. dpa. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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