Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent is the only novel on the six-book shortlist, up against JK Rowling’s play script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and a long-lost Beatrix Potter storySarah Perry’s novel The Essex Serpent might have missed out on the big literary prizes this year, but her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Thien has won the Canadian literary prize, which comes with a C$100,000 purse, for her novel 'Do Not Say We Have Nothing.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
J K Rowling and Beatrix Potter are among the six authors shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2016, chosen by Waterstones booksellers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A Harry Potter script and a Beatrix Potter story are among the titles up for Waterstones Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
A literary tribute to Istanbul wins the 1-million-ruble award based at Leo Tolstoy's estate in this year's round of awards, just announced. The post Turkey’s Orhan Pamuk Leads Russian Yasnaya Polyana Literary Prize Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Stratford Literary Festival and independent publisher The Salariya Book Company are launching a prize for new picture book authors and illustrators. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bob Dylan has broken his silence over winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, saying he will attend the ceremony “if possible”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Called in promotional text “exclusively Irish, inclusive in every other sense,” the Bord Gáis Energy Book Awards shortlists are now open for readers’ votes. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 November 11 Is Vote Deadline he shortlists for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards have been... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
YA author Kathryn Evans has won the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award for her début novel, More of Me (Usborne). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry, Eimear McBride and Emma Donoghue are all shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Beatty's book 'Sellout' tells the story of an African-American who attempts to bring back segregation and slavery. The novel had previously won the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Beatty, author of The Sellout, is the first American winner of the Man Booker Prize in its 48-year history, giving Oneworld its second consecutive win of the award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Concerning to some UK observers of the Man Booker Prize: a US author has won the prestigious literary award: Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' is widely hailed. The post Paul Beatty is the First American to Win the Man Booker Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 'The Sellout,' making him the first American author to win the award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
As Frankfurt Book Fair’s press officers report a slight increase in trade-visitor attendance this year, the German trade gives Carolin Emcke its 2016 peace prize. A reminder here that many more articles of this kind bring to light various moments and programs at the just-ended Frankfurt Book... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Booker bounce is what every publisher dreams of, yet the upfront spend can be considerable. Roger Tagholm investigates how indies balance costs against sales potential. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Folio Prize is planned to return in 2017, with its remit extended to include non-fiction for the first time. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Half of the authors shortlisted for the 2016 T S Eliot Prize are published by Picador. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irvine Welsh and James Kelman are among the authors shortlisted in this year's Saltire Literary Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 40 companies, individuals and products have been shortlisted across eight different categories at this year's FutureBook Awards. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]