'Ambitious' account of English Reformation wins Wolfson History Prize

Professor Peter Marshall of Warwick University has won the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize 2018 for Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation (Yale University Press)—a book seven years in the making, based on more than two decades of research. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]

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For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize

Novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to honor the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland. The post For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year

The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year was originally conceived in 1978 by Trevor Bounford and Bruce Robertson of The Diagram Group as a way to avoid boredom at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It was first awarded to Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strange sights: Oddest book title prize 2016 – in pictures

A photographic study of Soviet bus stops and a craft manual for flexible children go head to head with a cultural history of the anus on the shortlist for the 38th Diagram prizeDiagram prize: oddest book title shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trans Vampire Nuns book up for prize

A consideration of cult films and a photographic history of Soviet bus stops are among the contenders for an award given to the year's oddest book title. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anderson's Bookshop Wins $3K in Sourcebooks Contest

Sourcebooks is awarding Anderson's Bookshop $3,000 after booklovers voted it their favorite indie bookstore in a six-week campaign sponsored by the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author launches literary prize for 'risk-taking' indie publishers

Award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to celebrate “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland - in part because he believes the publishing business model is "terrible". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion wins auction for illustrator Rubyetc

Orion is publishing the darkly comic sketches of a 22-year-old illustrator exploring struggles with mental health, following a five-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lie Tree sales up over 350% since Costa win

Sales of Frances Hardinge’s YA novel The Lie Tree (Macmillan Children’s Books) have increased 353% in volume terms since winning the Costa Book of the Year, according to Nielsen BookScan data. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Riddell and Ross to judge Klaus Flugge Prize

Children’s laureate Chris Riddell and illustrator Tony Ross are amongst the judges for the inaugural Klaus Flugge Prize, launched last month by Andersen Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oscar's First Book Prize opens for entries

The Evening Standard has launched the Oscar’s First Book Prize 2016 and is inviting UK publishers to submit entries. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Pinter Prize extends reach beyond UK

Vicky Featherstone, Zia Haider Rahman and Peter Stothard will be joining Maureen Freely and Antonia Fraser as judges of the 2016 PEN Pinter Prize, which has extended its eligibility to include writers from the Republic of Ireland and the Commonwealth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kopitar has hat trick, Pearson scores in overtime in Kings' 5-4 win over Rangers

The goalie who returned from the abyss. The usually reliable star player who struggled in his last game and responded with a hat trick. Or the youngster who had been a healthy scratch the last two games getting the winner in overtime. Yes, the Kings had three compelling story lines working... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Fairfax earns share of Western League title with win over Westchester

The City Section season has been about parity among the top teams, so it should come as no surprise that Fairfax and Westchester have ended the regular tied for first place in the Western League after the Lions knocked off Westchester, 47-43, on Friday night in a huge road victory. Freshman Ethan... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Diverse' Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist revealed

Fiction books reflecting the “concerns and issues” of modern day children and teenagers have been highlighted in the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2016 shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate to publish journalist's account of township murder

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate is to publish the account of journalist Justine van der Leun's investigation into the 1993 murder of an American woman titled We Are Not Such Things. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback to publish account of the Lockerbie bombing

Biteback Publishing is to publish the "definitive story" of the Lockerbie Bombing by former Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frugal Innovation wins Management Book of the Year

Frugal Innovation by Navi Radjou and Jaideep Prabhu (Profile/Economist Books) has been named the Chartered Management Institute’s Management Book of the Year 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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History and Historicals: At 75, Avon Romances the Readers

This year marks the diamond anniversary of Avon Books' operation in the market, although it has been focused on romance for 44 of its 75 years. Today, it's HarperCollins' Avon Books. The post History and Historicals: At 75, Avon Romances the Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Diagram Prize launches

The Bookseller's oldest employee falls foul of the finance depart, hence his reluctact return to launch this year's Diagram Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is the winner of the Transmission Prize a book... or a meme?

Today, philisopher Theodore Zeldin is revealed as the winner of the Transmission Prize for his collection of "conversational essays" The Hidden Pleasures of Life.  The reason? Not so much the quality of Zeldin's prose or the breadth of his research, but the power of the book to spread ideas by... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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