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‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer wins £2,025 for ‘compelling tale that, like all good stories about robots, is ultimately about the human condition’

A novel told from the perspective of a robot girlfriend has been named winner of the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction.

Annie Bot by Sierra Greer is “a tightly focused first-person account of a robot designed to be the perfect companion, who struggles to become free,” said chair of judges, the academic Andrew M Butler. The speculative novel follows Annie, the narrator, programmed to cater to the needs of her boyfriend/owner Doug, who treats her in a way that would be abusive if she were human.

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Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war

Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town

A novelist killed in the Ukraine war has won the Orwell prize for political writing.

Victoria Amelina, who died in July 2023 from injuries sustained in a Russian bombing of a restaurant in Kramatorsk, won the prize with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War.

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Review: Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell | Summary |

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell is a psychological suspense novel with Nina as protagonist mourning her husband’s death, but a condolence card from an old friend changes the mood. Is something cooking? Let’s find out…. “He’s the perfect man & surely It’s a perfect lie.Nina is surprised when she received condolence from Nick, […]

Review: The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley – Spoilers

The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley is a heart touching story about teen pregnant moms, there perspective and how they grow in life. Raising children at such a small age is not easy. How they face the challenges, let’s find out…. “Adela Woods is 16 ears old & pregnant. Her parents banish her […]

Review: The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel is a story of jewel thief named Colette Marceau in Germany in 1940s, but is he a Robin-Hood or a criminal, well you will find in the story. Kristin Harmel delivers a beautifully layered, suspenseful tale in The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau. With a jewel-thieving […]

Review: Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston – Spoilers

Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston is a heartfelt story about Joni Lark, a famous songwriter in L.A., finds herself creatively burnt out and tied in family matters (mother’s dementia). unless she randomly, she met someone…fate?? Well let’s jump into it. but if you are fan of Contemporary Romance, and want a similar read, you […]