#Awards/Prizes

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Beard book up for Waterstones prize

A graphic novel about a man's beard is up against works by Booker winner Julian Barnes and best-selling author Kate Atkinson for the Waterstones Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Could bees book win top literary prize?

The winner of the UK's leading award for non-fiction books, the Samuel Johnson Prize, will be announced next week, here Nick Higham speaks to nominated author Dave Goulson Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First book prize for Edinburgh author

Edinburgh author Angela Jackson is named the winner of the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival's First Book Award. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angela Jackson wins Edinburgh First Book Award

Angela Jackson has won the 2013 Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award, sponsored... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Red House Children's Book Award shortlist unveiled

Ten books have been shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award, the only national... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donaldson on book prize shortlist

Superworm, Julia Donaldson's tale of a resourceful worm and The 5th Wave, Rick Yancey's novel about an alien invasion, are among the 10 books shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowan Williams to judge Pushkin House Russian Book Prize

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to chair the judging panel for the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas Pynchon, George Packer and others are finalists for National Book Award

The contenders for the fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature prizes are now narrowed down to five. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker Prize winner: Murder mystery wins prestigious award

Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton wrote an 832-page murder mystery set in Catton's homeland, New Zealand. This is the last year that the Man Booker Prize will be open only to writers from the former British Empire. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award finalists announced, with free ebooks

The 2013 National Book Award finalists were announced on Wednesday, and for the first time, the National Book Foundation has offered a free ebook series with samples of the finalists' work.The 2013 National Book Award finalists were announced on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, and for the first... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 reasons Alice Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (+video)

Merit trumped politics this year when modest, retiring, universally admired Canadian author Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature.  Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Terézia Mora Wins the 2013 German Book Prize

On Monday evening, the jury of the German Book Prize announced Terézia Mora as the 2013 winner for her novel, Das Ungeheuer. Mora will receive at 25,000 euro prize. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Awards hopes to make a splash on 'Morning Joe'

The National Book Awards in recent years has been working to raise its profile and increase books' cultural impact. Now it's taking another step toward extending its reach. The National Book Foundation, which administers the prizes, will announce Monday that the 2013 awards ceremony and benefit... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Year of Lessons from Korea’s Book App Developer Moglue

TaeWoo Kim, CEO of Moglue — the Korean platform for book app development — reflects on the first year in business after launching his publishing-related startup. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New award for 'non-traditional' children's books

A new award, the Spark Award, has been created to recognise excellence in a children's book... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nonfiction long-list announced for book awards

A pair of best-selling works by staff writers for The New Yorker, Lawrence Wright's "Going Clear" and George Packer's "The Unwinding," were among 10 books chosen for the nonfiction long-list of the National Book Awards.Besides Mr. Wright's investigation of Scientology and Packer's bleak account... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Awards announces 2013 fiction longlist

So what about that National Book Awards fiction longlist? It's a good one, and the last of the four longlists to be released by the National Book Foundation this week.So what about that National Book Awards fiction longlist? It’s a good one, and the last of the four longlists to be released by... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award Roll-Out Part Three: Nonfiction

The National Book Award for nonfiction longlist screams "USA, USA..." with 8 of the 10 titles covering American history, biography, cultural analysis, music, and religion. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Longlist of National Book Award Poetry Finalists

Nine of the ten poets on the longlist are receiving their first recognition from the National Book Awards. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First long-list of finalists for book awards

Kate DiCamillo and David Levithan were among the 10 authors who made the first-ever long-list of finalists for the National Book Awards, part of a new nominating process that prize organizers hope will lead to increased attention and sales.Ms. DiCamillo and Mr. Levithan were nominees in the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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