Shakespeare & Co.'s Paris Literary Prize honors novellas written in English by an unpublished author. Judge Rebecca Carter reports on this year's festivities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest longlist for the biennial Warwick Prize for Writing (£25,000) has pitted... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sally Gardner, a dyslexic author once branded "unteachable" at school, wins the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Maggot Moon. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
A new book award has been founded in the US to reward military history titles. The Guggenheim-... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Icon Books has won the Times Sports Book of the Year Award with Steven Reid... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta is reprinting 60,000 copies of A M Homes' May We Be Forgiven after it scooped the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The American novelist A M Homes has won the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction for her... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Baileys has become the new sponsor for the Women's Prize for Fiction, with the cream liqueur... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
There are so many things wrong with the new book The MILF Diet by former Whole Foods chef Jessica Porter it's difficult to know where to begin. But its name is probably the most glaring so let's dive in there. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2013-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Commonwealth Book Prize has been won by UK debut author Lisa O'Donnell, while the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jack Vance, prolific author of science fiction, mystery and epic fantasy, died Sunday at 96, his son John told the Associated Press. He had written more than 60 books during his long life.Jack Vance, prolific author of science fiction, mystery and epic fantasy, died Sunday at 96, his son John... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Former People by Douglas Smith, published by Macmillan, has won the inaugural £5,000... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Does the Man Booker International Prize lose credibility by overlooking works in translation while favoring books originally written in English? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The judges of the Man International Booker Prize have done what recent Nobel Prize committees have refused to do: honor an American for "achievement in fiction on the world stage." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Dutch writer Gerbrand Bakker has won this year's £10,000 Independent Foreign Fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Submissions are now being accepted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, which is to be re-launched... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Orwell Book Prize for political writing is won by AT Williams for his book on Baha Mousa, while Marie Colvin is honoured with a posthumous award. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Orwell Book Prize has been awarded to A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa by A... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Foyles head of marketing Miriam Robinson has won the Kim Scott Walwyn Prize 2013, with the judges... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book from Random House and Faber have won the £25,000 Wolfson History Prizes. Susan... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]