{"id":4316,"date":"2019-01-15T20:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T14:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/?p=4316"},"modified":"2020-04-04T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T07:22:09","slug":"wellcome-book-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/wellcome-book-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellcome Book prize celebrates 10th anniversary in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the blog tour of the tenth anniversary of Wellcome book prize. Over the next few days, bloggers will be showcasing titles of the shortlists from the last nine years.<\/p>\n
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The Wellcome Book Prize 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the prestigious award. Over the last decade, the prize has recognised an eclectic variety of titles that deal with medicine, health or illness and their impact on our life. Launched in 2009, the Wellcome Book Prize, worth \u00a330,000, has featured many types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, including novels (Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal<\/em>), memoirs (The Iceberg by Marion Coutts<\/em>) and popular science (It\u2019s All in Your Head by Suzanne O\u2019Sullivan<\/em>). Here is an overview of the first year that the prize was awarded.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n