German author Inger-Maria Mahlke is the winner of the 2018 German Book Prize for her novel, Archipel, a family saga set in Tenerife, Spain. The post Inger-Maria Mahlke Wins the 2018 German Book Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Scotiabank Giller Prize has announced a shortlist of five titles competing for this year's C$100,000 prize for the best Canadian novel or short story published in English. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The deadline for submission for the coveted FutureBook Awards is fast approaching. So far more than 50 companies, individuals and podcasts have been put forward for the accolades that are to be handed out at FutureBook Live on 30th November. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Women’s Prize for Fiction has introduced a new £1,000 fee for publishers whose books make its longlist of 16. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rachel Cusk has been shortlisted for the £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize for the third time in four years while Olivia Laing and Man Booker-shortlisted poet Robin Robertson have also been nominated. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liam McIlvanney has won the McIlvanney Prize 2018 for The Quaker (HarperCollins). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Abir Mukherjee has won the 2018 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize (£15,000) with his second novel, A Necessary Evil (Vintage). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Liam McIlvanney's book The Quaker picked up the 2018 McIlvanney Prize, named after his father William. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recognizing the careers of the Chilean-American author Isabel Allende and the science-foundation program director Doron Weber, the National Book Foundation's medals are its lifetime achievement honors. The post National Book Awards Names 2018 Medalists: Isabel Allende and Doron Weber appeared... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Ranging across space and time,' according to jury chair Kwame Anthony Appiah, the 2018 Man Booker Prize shortlist includes three authors from the UK, one from Canada, two from the United States. The post The Man Booker Prize for Fiction Names Its 2018 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Danez Smith has been announced as the winner of the Forward poetry prize for best collection, with awards also going to Phoebe Power and Liz Berry. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House and Pan Macmillan dominate the six-strong shortlist for the £30,000 Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hi — I’m Carolyn Kellogg, books editor of the L.A. Times. This week in print you’ll find the Fall Arts Preview — books included. THE BIG BOOKS This fall brings books from Michelle Obama, Jonathan Franzen, Haruki Murakami, Michael Connelly, Stephen King and more; see our picks of books you won’t... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 10 books longlisted by the National Book Foundation for the 2018 National Book Awards in fiction feature five titles from imprints of Penguin Random House and one each from Graywolf, McSweeney's, Soho Press, Workman, and Simon & Schuster. The post National Book Awards 2018 Longlist:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers refuse to ‘jump into the wolf’s mouth’ and order Marco Koskas’ Renaudot-longlisted novel onlineFrench booksellers have called on literary judges to “defend books and not those who threaten them”, after one of France’s most prestigious prizes selected a self-published novel available... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ten books have named to each of the National Book Foundation's 2018 longlists in young people's literature and the widely welcomed new National Book Award in translated literature. The post National Book Awards 2018 Longlists: Nonfiction and Poetry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The longlist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction was announced on Wednesday, with books on history and social issues making up the bulk of the nominations. Notable titles on this year's list include Steve Coll's "Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The team who organised Hull's City of Culture programme last year has won a National Lottery award, according to the BBC. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The growing importance of book podcasts is to be recognised at the FutureBook Awards for the first time, with a specific category for podcasters. The awards, which take place at FutureBook Live, The Bookseller’s annual publishing conference, recognise innovation and excellence across the book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kate Milner, a former librarian, has won this year’s Klaus Flugge Prize for the most exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]