Orange Prize: Women authors can lighten up and still be taken seriously
When Daisy Goodwin complained of too much 'grimness' in this year's list, she was lambasted. She should have been applauded
The ever-controversial Orange Prize hit the headlines last week, when Daisy Goodwin, the chair of the judges, complained that there had been too much "grimness" and not enough "joy" in this year's entries.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Sunday, 21 March, 2010
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