Natasha Brown (author)
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Natasha Brown | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | Assembly (2021) |
| Notable awards | Foyles BotY—Fiction (2021) Betty Trask Award (2022) |
| Website | |
| https://npbrown.com/ | |
Natasha Brown is a British writer who lives in London.[1] Assembly (2021), her first novel, won a Betty Trask Award, was Foyles Book of the Year (for Fiction), and was shortlisted for several other American, British, and English-language awards.[2]
Career
[edit]Brown spent a decade working in financial services, after studying mathematics at the University of Cambridge. She developed Assembly after receiving a 2019 London Writers Award in the literary fiction category.[2] It was published in hardcover format in the UK through Hamish Hamilton on 3 June 2021, to critical acclaim. It also received penetration into US markets further when Little, Brown and Company released it on 14 September 2021.
According to book review aggregator Book Marks, mainstream critics formed a "Rave" consensus upon its release, based on 14 independent editorials: eight that raved about the book's quality and six that were also positive. There were no neutral or negative reviews.[3]
It was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, Goldsmiths Prize, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, British Book Award for debut book, Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, and The Writers' Prize; it also won a Betty Trask Award.
Her second novel, Universality, is to be published by Faber & Faber on 13 March 2025.[4][5]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | — | London Writers Award | — | Won | [6] |
| 2021 | Assembly | Books Are My Bag Readers' Award | Fiction | Shortlisted | |
| Foyles Books of the Year | Fiction | Won | |||
| Goldsmiths Prize | — | Shortlisted | |||
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction | Shortlisted | [7] | ||
| 2022 | Betty Trask Prize and Awards | Betty Trask Award | Won | [2] | |
| British Book Award | Début Book of the Year | Shortlisted | [8] | ||
| Desmond Elliott Prize | — | Longlisted | |||
| Orwell Prize | Political Fiction | Shortlisted | |||
| The Writers' Prize | — | Shortlisted |
Selected publications
[edit]- —— (2021). Assembly (hardcover 1st ed.). London: Hamish Hamilton. ISBN 9780241515709.
- —— (2025). Universality (hardcover 1st ed.). London: Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571389018. (forthcoming)
References
[edit]- ^ "Natasha Brown". Granta. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Graphic novel wins at the 2022 Society of Authors' Awards". Society of Authors. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Assembly by Natasha Brown". Book Marks. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Bayley, Sian (5 March 2024). "Faber wins six-way auction for Natasha Brown's second novel Universality". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Whiteley, Imogen (5 March 2024). "Faber to publish Natasha Brown's new novel, Universality". Faber. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "London Writers Award Winners". Spread the Word. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "History » Book Prizes » Festival of Books". Festival of Books. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "British Book Awards 2022 shortlist is in, and these are the novels to read next". The Independent. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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