Seeking out the best new Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, this year’s finalists range across continents to show ‘the best of what stories can do’The fallout from civil war invades the London home of a high-flying Sri Lankan couple. An elderly Jamaican woman faces up bravely to the inhumanity of deportation. And a young black man struggles to own his sexuality, in an English commuter town where he finds himself continually objectified.“Cadaver” by teacher Sulaxana Hippisley, “Home Is Not Here” by Birmingham-based writer Laura Blake, and “Hopscotch” by Bedford-born poet and essayist Inigo Laguda are among six short stories shortlisted from a record number of entries to the 2021 4thWrite prize. Now in its fifth year, and run jointly by the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate, the award aims to seek out the stars of tomorrow from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Thomas King's "subversive, hilarious, enraging" re-examination of Canada's history with aboriginal people wins $25,000 non-fiction prize Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rolling Stone Keith Richards is to publish a picture book with illustrations by his daughter.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US writer George Saunders has won the inaugural Folio Prize for his short story collection Tenth... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker shortlisted Jim Crace is one of eight recipients of this year’s $150,000 Windham... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weird World of Wonders: World War II wins Tony Robinson a Blue Peter Book Award, as World Book Day organisers reveal the top 50 life-changing teen reads. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six debut novelists will compete against writers at the “top of their form” on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Oscars 2014 ceremony saw the movie '12 Years a Slave,' based on the memoir of the same name by Solomon Northup, score big by winning the Best Picture prize. The Oscars 2014 awards were held on March 2. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The awards will be presented to the winners during a luncheon at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators annual conference in Los Angeles in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Storage expansion went out of fashion over the last two years. Fortunate, then, for those of us wanting to take our music / audio book / photo collection everywhere, that HTC's upgraded One will see a return to microSD storage on its flagship series.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year, there will be seven books, up from six, presented at the Adult Editor Buzz panel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frozen didn't click until the main characters were reimagined as sisters with a complicated relationship. Co-director Jennifer Lee talks with Fast Company about the collaboration that resulted in the highest-grossing Disney animated film of all time.The fact that Jennifer Lee is a woman isn't... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Launched in October of 2013, StoriesAlive is an app and subscription service offering access to a library of multimedia-rich, interactive childrens’ stories for $7.99 a month for the iPad and Android tablets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto's ECW press launches new short non-fiction series of pop classics with titles "It Doesn't Suck" and "Raise Some Shell." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allison Pataki, daughter of former New York State Gov. George E. Pataki, grew up gazing across the Hudson River at West Point Academy and hearing about the life of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious turncoat in American history. But when Pataki uncovered a forgotten romantic triangle and the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Poo On A Date and The Origin of Faeces make the Diagram Prize shortlist for the oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominees for the 34th annual L.A. Times Book Prizes have been announced and include five finalists for the graphic novel prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fifty titles in 10 categories are in contention for the awards, which will be revealed in April. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pocklington - nicknamed Pock - is a small market town in the Yorkshire Wolds, about 13 miles (or 21 kms) from the city of York.Its population of 8,337 is served by a weekly newspaper, the Pocklington Post, which was chosen by its owner, Johnston Press, to pioneer the publishing of user generated... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nominations for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize include journalist Dawn O'Porter's teen novel Paper Aeroplanes and books by an actress, a performance poet and a screenwriter. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strict currency controls that experts say have crippled economy are preventing publishers from importing newsprintFor the editors of Venezuela's oldest newspaper, going web-only is not a commercial strategy to reflect dwindling circulation figures. El Impulso halved its print edition from four... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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