No One Is Talking About This
Booker Prize · 2021 · ShortlistNational Book Award for Fiction · 2021 · ShortlistWomen's Prize for Fiction · 2021 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 2021 | Shortlist |
| National Book Award for FictionFiction | 2021 | Shortlist |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 2021 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A woman known for her viral internet presence travels the world to meet her followers, immersed in the absurdist, addictive stream of 'the portal'—social media. When a family crisis pulls her out of the online world and into an unbearably real grief, she must reconcile the two halves of contemporary existence.
About the Author
Patricia LockwoodAmerican
Patricia Lockwood is an American poet and novelist born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1982. Her memoir Priestdaddy (2017) won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. No One Is Talking About This (2021) was shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2021 and the Women's Prize for Fiction. Read more →
