Josip Novakovich: HarperCollins

Global Recognition Dept: A day after learning he was among 10 finalists vying for the $95,000 prize, the Croatian-born short-story writer and novelist says he's revelling in the practical perks that come with global recognition, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "So hopefully it seems I'll be publishing with them again and that is exciting." TORONTO - Of all the advantages to being named a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize, among the least of them is a potential paycheque, says Montreal writer Josip Novakovich. "Already my publisher HarperCollins, who didn't want to talk to me before, is talking to me," Novakovich said Friday, admitting that sales of his last two books with the publisher "have not been great." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.