Shappi Khorsandi has expanded on the reasons for her decision to withdraw Nina is Not OK (Ebury) from the Jhalak Prize longlist, saying she wants her writing to be "inclusive" to all her readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
British comedian and author Shappi Khorsandi has withdrawn her book Nina Is Not OK (Ebury) from The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour longlist because she says it "felt like my skin colour was up for an award rather than my book". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller has acquired The British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies, from the estate of Publishing News founder and editor Fred Newman. The deal means that in 2017 The Bookseller will run a unified book awards event for the first time since 2004, when the British Book Awards split... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour has announced its inaugural longlist, recognising authors including Malorie Blackman, Gary Younge and Abir Mukherjee. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ireland's Sebastian Barry, already a two-time Costa winner, may be on track again for the program's Book of the Year at the end of the month. The post Costa Book Awards’ Category Winners Contend for Book of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Jhalak prize lines up 12 titles – taking in fiction, history, politics and YA fantasy – showcasing ‘the strength, range and promise’ of UK writers of colour A debut novel about inherited identity, a dystopian fantasy from a former children’s laureate, a study of Indian healthcare and radical... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
The dominance of three honours in the UK can be prohibitively expensive for small publishers, and end up discouraging risk-taking on ‘difficult’ authorsCutting-edge British literary fiction risks being undermined by its growing reliance on a handful of powerful book prizes, a leading literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Leïla Slimani’s thriller Chanson douce, which opens with the killing of two children by their caretaker, took the top spot on the fiction bestseller list in France at the end of November. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Annual short story competition the White Review Short Story Prize will be running simultaneously in the UK & Ireland and in the US & Canada for the first time next year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
One-sentence novel Solar Bones (Tramp Press) by Mike McCormack has been named the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author, historian and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams has been selected to chair the nine-member judging panel that selects the overall winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rathbone Investment Management has been confirmed as the new sponsor of the Folio Prize, which will become the Rathbones Folio Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year’s Kurt Wolff Prize has been awarded to Frankfurt-based Schöffling & Co. Verlag, honoring its 25-year tradition of independent publishing. The post Schöffling Verlag Wins Kurt Wolff Prize for Independent Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bob Dylan has said that it is “truly beyond words” to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Debut Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume has won the annual Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize 2015 for fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Some book publishers in Australia question whether the expense of entering the increasing number of book awards is worth the potential end result. The post How Rewarding Are Book Awards? Australia’s Industry Debates the Costs appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The organisers of the Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction has launched an academy to help find future winners. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Brooklyn Arts Press is a one-man operation that, despite its scant resources, took home the National Book Award for Poetry this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
A children’s book that combines maths and design activities has won this year’s Educational Writers Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Politicians Alan Johnson, Margaret Hodge, Melvyn Bragg and John Bew have been announced as the winners of the inaugural Parliamentary Book Awards, as voted for by MPs and members of the House of Lords. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]