Louise O’Neill was yesterday (19th March) announced as the winner of the inaugural YA Book Prize. The Irish author was given the £2,000 award at a ceremony at Foyles’ flagship bookshop in Charing Cross, London, for her debut novel Only Ever Yours (Quercus), a dystopian, feminist satire on how... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Lahr has won the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography for his biography of playwright Tennessee Williams. Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh (Bloomsbury Circus) was named the winner in a ceremony held at the Garrick Club in London today (19th March). Lahr, who received... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Sports Book Awards will have a headline sponsor for the first time this year, following a deal with luxury pen-maker Cross. Held on 3rd June at Lord's Cricket Ground, this year's awards will give out prizes for categories including autobiography of the year, biography of the year,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Erdrich is the author of such works as 'The Round House,' which won the 2012 National Book Award, and 'The Plague of Doves.' She is also the owner of the Minneapolis bookstore Birchbark Books and Native Arts. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book printers Clays Ltd is sponsoring a UK-wide promotion for The Folio Prize, taking in libraries, bookshops and social media. Clays has backed a publicity push that has recruited 100 independent booksellers to spotlight the shortlisted titles, while, in partnership with The Reading Agency,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new award aims to honor children's books that feature "events and people that shaped the history of the U.S." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tinder by Sally Gardner and David Roberts (Orion Children’s Books) is in the running for a double CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway win after appearing on both shortlists, announced today (17th March). The book, which is a reworking of the Tinderbox fairytale, could also be Gardner’s second... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Novelist Marilynne Robinson and cartoonist Roz Chast were among the winners at the National Book Critics Circle. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jean Vanier, who pioneered inclusive communities for the disabled who were previously isolated and institutionalized, has won the $1.7 million Templeton Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anne Tyler, Sarah Waters, Ali Smith, and five debut novelists including Emma Healey and Sara Taylor are on the longlist for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Meanwhile chair of judges Shami Chakrabarti has told The Bookseller: "Until you can honestly see that women are getting the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Royal Institution of Cornwall is reviving The Winston Graham Historical Prize, following the start of the BBC’s new adaptation of Graham’s Poldark series last night (Sunday 8th March). The competition was first run in 2008 during centenary celebrations for the author. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 20-strong longlist for this year's Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction features five debut novels, alongside an author nominated for her 20th book. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
McCracken won the $20,000 prize for 'Thunderstruck,' her first short story collection in more than 20 years. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Fifty nominees in 10 categories are up for the awards, and the winners will be revealed on April 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Authors Ross Collins and Cathy MacPhail both won their third Scottish Children’s Book Awards, announced today (4th March) at a ceremony in Edinburgh. Debut writer Alex McCall also picked up a prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Toby Mundy, the founder and former c.e.o. of Atlantic Books, is to become the first director of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction. Meanwhile submission deadlines for publishers will change to “accommodate the timelines and deadlines of the publishing calendar”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Plum Johnson has won the C$25,000 RBC Taylor Prize, one of Canada’s top literary awards for nonfiction for her memoir, 'They Left Us Everything.' Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year announces the shortlist for 2015. Vote now to help choose the winner! The post Diagram Prize For Oddest Book Title: Shortlist Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Poet and playwright Tony Harrison has been awarded the £40,000 David Cohen Prize for literature, honouring his career. The prize was presented last night (26th February) at a ceremony at the British Library. Harrison, now 77, said in his acceptance speech that the award was an "enormous... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Witches, camels, nether regions and pavements are just some of the subjects covered by the shortlisted books on this year's Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year. The seven-strong shortlist celebrates the most peculiar titles published in the year, with the winner chosen by a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]