Five finalists are named in each of four categories for a total 20 contenders for National Book Award honors in mid-November. This year is the 68th round of the award program’s activity. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Four of the 20 Titles Are Debuts ontinuing its busy... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
In its citation, the Swedish Academy commended Ishiguro as an author "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world." Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Harvill Secker has named Erica Chung the winner of its eighth £1,000 Annual Harvill Secker Young Translator’s Prize, recognising the achievements of translators aged 18-34 at the start of their careers. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
This story originally appeared on Massive and has been republished with permission. Massive publishes science stories by scientists—subscribe to their newsletter and follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2017-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
The annual International Latino Book Awards celebrated Latino literature and culture in the U.S. in early September. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Clarissa Luard Award for Independent Publishers has been revealed with Lantana Publishing, Little Toller Books, Peepal Tree Press and Penned in the Margins all in the running for the £10,000 prize. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
William Heinemann has landed two titles on the Goldsmiths Prize shortlist, with Will Self and Jon McGregor both nominated for the £10,000 award. The Cornerstone imprint has H(a)ppy by Nicola Barker and A Line Made by Walking by Sara Baume in the running alongside contenders from independent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Cundill History Prize has revealed its 2017 longlist which explores topics from economic history and Christianity to the Islamic world and Vietnam. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Judy Murray's memoir will battle it out with a biography on Muhammad Ali and “Four mums in a Boat” for the £29,000 Willimn Hill Sport Book of the Year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The British Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have launched a €20,000 literature prize to promote the “extraordinary richness” of the culture and history of the bank’s countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Six titles ranging from the making of the iPhone to the evolution of financial markets have made it onto The Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year shortlist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Cordelia Fine has won The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, worth £25,000, for her “provocative” book about gender which “debunks” the Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus concept and poses an “urgent call for change”. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
On this year's longlist, the Scotiabank Giller Prize jury has chosen five books published by independent publishing houses of Canada. The post Almost Half the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist Is From Canadian Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation has announced its longlists for the 2017 National Book Awards. The five finalists in each category will be named on October 4, and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in New York City on November 15. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Francesca Sanna has won the Klaus Flugge Prize for most exciting newcomer children’s picture book illustration for her tale of a family escaping conflict, inspired by an Italian refugee centre she visited. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize, considered one of the most prestigious fiction awards in the world, was revealed Wednesday. Three American authors made the cut from the longlist: George Saunders, for “Lincoln in the Bardo”; Paul Auster, for his novel “4 3 2 1”; and Emily Fridlund for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The National Book Foundation on Monday announced the 10 books longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. The list includes a previous National Book Award winner, M.T. Anderson; a three-time Newberry honoree, Gary Paulsen; a debut novelist, Ali Benjamin; Angeleno... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kid Normal authors Greg James and Chris Smith are joining the Blue Peter Book Awards’ judging panel. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Called 'a group of novels grown from tradition but also radical and contemporary,' the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist of six books is announced in London. The post The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Man Booker Prize has announced its shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and it includes books by Paul Auster and George Saunders. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]