Commended for revealing 'attitudes to female homicides,' Alia Trabucco Zerán's work of research wins the British Academy's £25,000 award. The post ‘When Women Kill’ Wins the 2022 British Academy Book Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-27 02:56:02 UTC ]
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka spent seven years writing The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, which won the prestigious award on Monday, and asks readers to honour the work put into itBooker prize-winning author Shehan Karunatilaka has asked people not to circulate pirated versions of his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-10-21 13:11:21 UTC ]
Her Majesty the Queen Consort presented the prize to Shelan Karunatilaka for 'The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' in a ceremony on October 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
As Frankfurter Buchmesse is readied for its opening, the German Book Prize spotlights a daring debut novelist as its 2022 laureate. The post Kim de l’Horizon Wins 2022 German Book Prize for ‘Blutbuch’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-18 00:19:03 UTC ]
Tonight, the 2022 winner of the Booker Prize, the biggest literary prize in the UK, will be announced in a ceremony hosted by comedian Sophie Duker and featuring a keynote speech by Dua Lipa. So who will win the £50,000, book sales, bragging rights, and chance to have their trophy presented to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-17 14:45:47 UTC ]
The T. S. Eliot Prize, the prestigious literary prize that honors new poetry collections in the UK, has announced its shortlist of 10 books. Judges Jean Sprackland, Hannah Lowe and Roger Robinson determined the shortlist from a record submission pool of 201 books; each of the poets on the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-13 16:59:04 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse adds a networking reception for publishers, translators, and partners. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Expands Its Frankfurt Cultural Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-13 00:13:07 UTC ]
Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 15:50:31 UTC ]
This morning, the Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to the French author Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.” Annie Ernaux is the author of some twenty works of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-06 11:09:56 UTC ]
Annie Ernaux, 82, was cited for “the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory." Continue reading >> [ Source: The Huffington Post | 2022-10-06 11:03:31 UTC ]
Today, the National Book Foundation announced their finalists for the 2022 National Book Awards in five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature. Five winners will be selected from the twenty-five finalists and announced on Wednesday, November... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-10-04 14:15:32 UTC ]
Twenty five books, spread across five categories, were named on Tuesday, including fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The winners will be announced next month. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-10-04 14:00:07 UTC ]
Gayl Jones, Sharon Olds, Imani Perry, and Yoko Tawada are among the finalists for the 72nd annual National Book Awards. The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 16. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
The 2022 Guadalajara Literature Prize, awarded by Feria Internacional del Libro, goes to Romanian writer Mircea Cărtărescu. The post Romania’s Mircea Cărtărescu to Receive Guadalajara’s $150,000 Literature Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-10-04 00:43:28 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation is preparing for its first live marquee event since the pandemic hit—even as its team looks to the horizon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award at Frankfurter Buchmesse will present two panel discussions on Arabic literature and publishing. The post At Frankfurter Buchmesse: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Programming appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-28 20:05:10 UTC ]
Five of the six titles on the UK's Royal Society Science Book Prize list are from independent publishers, two from Profile Books. The post The UK’s £25,000 Royal Society Science Book Prize Names Its 2022 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-27 08:47:37 UTC ]
Do you enjoy gambling—but, you know, in a cultured way? None of that racetrack nonsense or three card monte for you? Well you’re in luck: the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature will be announced next Thursday, October 6, and the bookies have begun taking bets. (You know literary prize season has... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-09-26 15:42:09 UTC ]
The United Kingdom-based business book competition is in its 18th year. Its shortlist deals with economics, business, and politics. The post Financial Times Announces a Shortlist in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-26 10:02:34 UTC ]
The two-time Booker Prize-winning author was known for “Wolf Hall” and two other novels based on the life of Thomas Cromwell. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2022-09-24 00:46:55 UTC ]