Events The Bridges of Madison County, originally self-published by author Robert James Waller, will go on to become the largest selling novel in history with more than 60 million copies sold. New Books All Around the Town - Mary Higgins Clark Anvil of Stars - Greg Bear The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller The Children of Men - P.D. James Dolores Claiborne - Stephen King The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje Jazz - Toni Morrison Jewels - Danielle Steel Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett Mixed Blessings - Danielle Steel Paddy Clarke - Roddy Doyle The Pelican Brief - John Grisham Silent Passage - Gail Sheehy Small Gods - Terry Pratchett The Stars Shine Down - Sidney Sheldon The Tale of the Body Thief - Anne Rice Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry The Valkyries - Paulo Coelho Waiting to Exhale - Terry McMillan Births Deaths February 16 - Angela Carter, author April 6 - Isaac Asimov, author Awards Booker Prize: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient and Barry Unsworth, Sacred Hunger See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. Nebula Award: Connie Willis, Doomsday Book Newbery Medal for children's literature: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Shiloh Nobel Prize for Literature: Derek Walcott Prix Goncourt: Patrick Chamoiseau, Texaco Prix Décembre: Henri Thomas, La Chasse au trésor and Roger Grenier, Regardez la neige qui tombe Prix Médicis French: Michel Rio, Tlacuilo Prix Médicis International: Louis Begley, Une éducation polonaise Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: James Tate, Selected Poems Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Robert Schenkkan, The Kentucky Cycle Whitbread Best Book Award: Jeff Torrington, Swing Hammer Swing!