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A book prize worth £40,000 is seeking a new backer after its current supporter announced it would not be renewing its title sponsorship beyond two years. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has launched #ThisBookClub, a campaign to “celebrate the diversity of the modern day book club and the myriad ways that novels can bring people together”. The prize is partnering with fashion retailer Whistles and city bar chain All Bar One to deliver a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Giancarlo Gemin has won a Welsh book award for his debut children’s novel Cowgirl (Nosy Crow). The English language Tir na n-Og award, organised by the Welsh Books Council, and sponsored by Cilip Wales, is for the best English-language title with an authentic Welsh background. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A writer who penned her first novel in her 40s is among three female authors shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for new fiction. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six years after Book Soup founder Glenn Goldman’s death, his iconic bookstore on Los Angeles’s Sunset Strip is getting ready to celebrate its 40th birthday over the June 12–14 weekend. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books published by Templar, Bloomsbury Children’s, Andersen Press and Flying Eye Books are the winners of the 2015 English 4-11 Picture Book Awards, organised by the English Association. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A title from Welsh press Honno has won the Bread & Roses award for radical publishing. Here We Stand: Women Changing the World, edited by Helena Earnshaw and Angharad Penrhyn Jones, is a collection of interviews and articles in which 17 British women campaigners talk about their activism.... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Kingsnorth’s The Wake, published by crowd-funding platform Unbound, has been named the inaugural Book of the Year at the Bookseller Industry Awards 2015. The book is written in re-imagined old English and set in 1066, and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Folio Prize,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Biblical Archaeology Review' has spent four decades covering a contentious field, standing for authenticity amid controversial claims. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Reach Incorporated for its annual Innovations in Reading Prize. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zondervan, part of the HarperCollins Christian Publishing family, swept five of the eight highest honors Tuesday night. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys is nominated for the Wales Book of the Year award. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roy Keane and Roddy Doyle's memoir The Second Half leads the nominations for the Cross British Sports Book Awards shortlists, as it competes for three separate prizes. The book, published by Orion, is in the running for autobiography of the year, football book of the year and the outstanding... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Enter to win the Frankfurt Book Fair's 2015 Wildcard Award, a competition for creative companies to win a free, 8-square-meter stand at the world's largest book fair The post Wildcard Award: Win a Stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marion Coutts has won the Wellcome Book Prize 2015 with The Iceberg (Atlantic Books). Bill Bryson, chair of the prize judges, said the book was “painful to read, but beautifully expressed”. Coutts’ husband, art critic Tom Lubbock, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2008, and died in 2011.... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House’s crime community Dead Good Books has created six awards to be presented at this year’s Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival by authors including Lee Child and Val McDermid. Each award has been created in collaboration with the Dead Good Facebook community and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memoir written by the wife of an art critic who died of a brain tumour wins a £30,000 prize for new books about medicine, health or illness. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Table and seat bookings for The Bookseller Industry Awards will close in one week’s time (Tuesday 5th May 2015 at 5pm). There are a very few tables and seats left for the event, which takes place at the Hilton Park Lane on May 11th. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April 23, Dia de Sant Jordi, the Catalan festival dedicated to books and roses, accounts for 5–8% of annual book sales in Catalonia. The post Catalonia Celebrates Biggest Book-Giving Holiday of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anthony Doerr (fiction), David I. Kertzer (biography) and Gregory Pardlo (poetry) are among the winners of the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes for Books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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