Debut collections by poets Zaffar Kunial, Fiona Moore, Phoebe Power, RIchard Scott and Hannah Sullivan all feature on the shortlist for this year's T S Eliot Prize (£25,000). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 17th woman to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Anna Burns has won for 'Milkman,' set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Her publisher, Faber & Faber, becomes the second biggest winner of Man Booker titles. The post Northern Ireland’s Anna Burns Wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Anna Burns has become the first Northern Irish writer to win the Man Booker Prize with her novel Milkman (Faber & Faber), a book about the sexual harassment of a young woman, commended by the judges for its “distinctive voice” and for being at once “particular and brilliantly universal”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Milkman,' which is published by Graywolf Press in the U.S., makes Burns the first Northern Irish writer to win the prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Democracy thrives not on disputes, but rather on good arguments,' say author-scholars Jan and Eleida Assmann in their acceptance speech in Frankfurt for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The post Aleida and Jan Assmann Given German Book Trade Peace Prize in Frankfurt appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
With close to 30 speakers announced so far, the FutureBook Live conference in London on November 30 will have three strands again and will name award recipients in five categories. The post FutureBook Awards 2018 Shortlists Announced at Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Indian writer and literary director of the JCB Prize for Literature explains how a prize backed by a construction giant is enhancing the prestige and commercial success of contemporary Indian literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
There's special interest at Frankfurt in the new category for translated literature, as the 2018 National Book Awards in America announce finalists. The post US National Book Awards Finalists: This Year Including Translations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The creation of the Women’s Prize for Fiction made it “embarrassing” for other prizes to have all-male shortlists, Golden Booker judge Kamila Shamsie has said, at a discussion event at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It also triggered a “shift” in the representation of women’s voices, she argued. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The five finalists in the five categories have been named. The winner in each category will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 14. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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 ]