Titles exploring climate change, expressing difficult emotions and exploring the wonders of the scientific world have been shortlisted this year for the Society of Authors (SoA) and Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 00:18:25 UTC ]
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Grace Nichols has been given the royal seal of approval as the winner of Her Majesty’s Gold Medal Award for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-11 00:32:56 UTC ]
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The Festival for Working-Class Writers' team are on the lookout for books to promote as part of their new book club, which launches in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 23:43:53 UTC ]
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Alongside Richard Osman and JK Rowling, figures show huge successes for relative unknowns Ellery Adams and Brenda ChapmanThe UK’s library users are widely seen as a traditional bunch when it comes to choosing their next read, but while Richard Osman might have topped the list of the year’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-12-08 16:34:37 UTC ]
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Here's what it's really like to judge a children's book award, including the surprising best part of the process (it's not the free books!) Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-12-08 11:33:00 UTC ]
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The British Academy has awarded the President’s Medal for 2021 to broadcaster and historian David Olusoga. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 07:46:36 UTC ]
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In the lead up to Christmas, many publications, including the Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Financial Times, New York Times and iNews, have released their best book of the year articles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 01:26:05 UTC ]
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What are this year’s top stocking stuffers and can this year’s judge play fair? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-06 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the Portico Prize for Literature has been revealed, featuring four debuts as well as titles from Andrew Hagan and Jenn Ashworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 04:59:56 UTC ]
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The main character in “The Lyrics” is his best friend and fiercest rival, John Lennon Continue reading at The Economist
[ The Economist | 2021-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Hub is pleased to reveal the cover for Sarah Thankam Mathews’ debut novel All This Could Be Different, which will be published by Viking—who acquired it in an 8-way auction—in summer 2022. The publisher describes the book as “an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 15:00:16 UTC ]
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Twenty-three people have been included in The Bookseller's Bookshop Heroes class of 2021, a list of some of the best individual booksellers in the UK and Ireland. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 04:23:58 UTC ]
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The London Library is releasing its second anthology featuring work from its Emerging Writers programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 01:29:13 UTC ]
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Hachette UK has bought John Catt Educational for an undisclosed sum in a deal that sees it become part of Hodder Education Group. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 16:03:02 UTC ]
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Substack is starting a "concerted push" to bring more UK based writers to the platform, and has appointed Farrah Storr as a new head of partnerships for the region. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 08:13:23 UTC ]
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Katie Daynes' Why Do Things Die? (Usborne), illustrated by Christine Pym, has been announced as the overall winner of the School Library Association (SLA) Information Book Award for its “gentle, non-judgemental” tone on "a rare topic" for young readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-25 10:32:58 UTC ]
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A free workshop for writers of colour is being organised by The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-22 20:37:24 UTC ]
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Kate Mosse and Sunny Singh have revealed the opposition facing their book prizes, with people at first accusing the Jhalak of "diluting literary merit". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-20 05:15:55 UTC ]
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Bad Form Review and Penguin Random House's Lit in Colour scheme have jointly won the Discover award at this year's FutureBook Awards ceremony. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-19 17:09:55 UTC ]
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The 2021 Digiday Technology Awards recognize the companies advancing the digital media industry by fostering tech-focused innovation over the past year, powering relevant and personalized advertising. The post LivePerson, Drift and Hootsuite are Digiday Technology Award winners for 2021... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-11-18 19:45:00 UTC ]
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Here are the 2021 winners of the National Book Award across five different categories. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-11-18 12:21:03 UTC ]
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