The sociologist and activist Auma Obama gives the October address as Tsitsi Dangarembga wins the German Book Trade Peace Prize. The post Auma Obama To Give the German Book Trade Peace Prize Lecture appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-30 13:05:41 UTC ]
Faith Shearin has won the Young Adult Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize for both of her entries Lost River, 1918 and Horse Latitudes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 08:47:53 UTC ]
Shola Von Reinhold has won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction for "tour de force" debut Lote (Jacaranda), while Doireann Ní Ghríofa has taken the Biography award for the "luminous" A Ghost in the Throat (Tramp Press). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-25 04:22:39 UTC ]
The longlist for the German Book Prize includes five authors' debuts, and a focus on both 'origin and history' and contemporary concerns. The post German Book Prize Names Its 2021 Longlist: ‘A Broad Bouquet’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-24 11:55:32 UTC ]
Chicago-based writer K L Anderson has won the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize for her novel But First You Need a Plan. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-20 18:19:20 UTC ]
Broadcaster Gabby Logan and award-winning children's author Sharna Jackson are among the judges announced for this year's Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-18 18:21:06 UTC ]
The German Book Prize announces a series of author readings running through October 1 and set in many parts of Germany. The post German Book Prize: ‘Nationwide Blind Date Readings’ With Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-17 18:09:08 UTC ]
The 15-strong longlist for the £30,000 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year has been announced, featuring a line-up where workplace culture, climate change and the pandemic loom large. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-15 18:06:07 UTC ]
The UC-Berkeley professor wrote deeply researched books about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-14 05:31:09 UTC ]
The fourth outing of the award produced by the Desperate Literature bookshop in Madrid features work centered on colonial oppression. The post Madrid’s ‘Desperate Literature’ Short Fiction Prize: Paige Cowan-Hall appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-13 21:40:40 UTC ]
Catherine Belton's book Putin's People (William Collins) has been shortlisted for the £10,000 annual Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, awarded to "the best non-fiction writing in English on the Russian-speaking world". Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-11 17:20:56 UTC ]
The Women’s Prize for Fiction is partnering with Good Housekeeping magazine to launch a new initiative celebrating writers of fiction aged 35 and under. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 23:54:31 UTC ]
The Nan Shepherd Prize is returning this month, coinciding with the publication of Small Bodies of Water by the prize's inaugural winner, Nina Mingya Powles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-06 18:40:15 UTC ]
Claire Wilcox has won the PEN Ackerley Prize 2021 for her "vivid" memoir Patch Work: A Life Amongst Clothes (Bloomsbury). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-04 21:28:36 UTC ]
The new award, with its inaugural presentation set for next summer, is open to submissions both in fiction and nonfiction. The post Newberry Library Announces a $25,000 Chicago-Specific Book Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-03 17:04:37 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation plans to return to Cipriani Wall Street in a physical award program that's to be streamed. The post US’ National Book Awards Schedule a ‘Primarily In-Person’ Ceremony appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2021-08-02 04:05:59 UTC ]
Seeking out the best new Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, this year’s finalists range across continents to show ‘the best of what stories can do’The fallout from civil war invades the London home of a high-flying Sri Lankan couple. An elderly Jamaican woman faces up bravely to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-07-29 11:00:30 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation announced plans to return this year’s National Book Awards ceremony to an in-person ceremony, to be held at New York City's Cipriani Wall Street on November 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-07-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
Independent publisher Influx Press is launching a new fiction prize for Black British women, in partnership with lifestyle platform Black Ballad. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 19:32:32 UTC ]
The longlists for the second Diverse Book Awards have been revealed, recognising inclusivity in children’s, YA and adult fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-27 07:16:05 UTC ]