"At Home with Four Indies" wins FutureBook Team of the Year award

The four booksellers behind the "At Home with Four Indies" initiative have been named as FutureBook’s Team of the Year.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-06 01:36:17 UTC ]

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Announcing The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award shortlist

The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award is given annually to the best work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by a British or Irish author of 35 or under. Here at the British Council, we're proud to work with the Prize to support the selected writers early in their... Continue reading at British Council global

[ British Council global | 2023-02-13 14:40:41 UTC ]
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Children’s book ‘Freewater’ wins Newbery, Coretta Scott King awards

The American Library Association has announced the top children’s and young adult books for 2023. This year’s John Newbery Medal for best children’s book went to Amina Luqman-Dawson’s novel “Freewater” about a community of people who escaped slavery. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2023-01-31 16:14:22 UTC ]
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Luqman-Dawson, Salati, and Tahir Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards

The Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning during the American Library Association’s LibLearnXconference in New Orleans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-30 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Victor Navasky, award-winning author and editor of the Nation, dies at 90

Liberal lion won National Book Award and edited leftwing Nation, with writers including Hitchens and Cockburn, from 1978 to 2005Victor Navasky, an award-winning author and journalist who presided over the liberal US weekly the Nation and wrote influential books on the anti-communist blacklist... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-01-25 15:01:09 UTC ]
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Indie Comics Publishers Face Year-End Financial Troubles

The end of the year has produced a spike in financial troubles that include at least four independent comics publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Make Yourself at Home: Meet the U.S. Team at Nosy Crow Inc.

The U.K. children’s book publisher spreads its wings into the North American market. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-28 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Toni Shiloh, Amanda Cox Win Top 2022 Christy Awards

Presented by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and taking place during the Art of Writing conference, the Christy Awards recognized the year’s best in Christian fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sabaa Tahir Wins 2022 National Book Award for Young People's Literature

Sabaa Tahir received this year's Young People's Literature prize for her YA novel 'All My Rage'; during her tearful acceptance speech, Tahir noted, "I am the first Muslim and Pakistani American woman to win this award.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Gunty, Keene, Perry, Schweblin, Tahir Win 2022 National Book Awards

Tess Gunty, John Keene, Imani Perry, Samanta Schweblin, and Sabaa Tahir are the winners of this year's National Book Awards, which were bestowed on September 16 at the first in-person NBA ceremony since 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards.

Big news for the (in my experience, huge) Venn diagram center of book lovers and Top Chef fans: Padma Lakshmi will host this year’s National Book Awards. Lakshmi is the bestselling author of multiple cookbooks as well as a children’s book and a memoir, and host of Top Chef (AKA the show that... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-11 15:50:31 UTC ]
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Financial Times Announces a Shortlist in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year Award

The United Kingdom-based business book competition is in its 18th year. Its shortlist deals with economics, business, and politics. The post Financial Times Announces a Shortlist in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-26 10:02:34 UTC ]
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Frankfurter Buchmesse Wins Hoffmann und Campe’s 2022 Julius Campe Award

The Julius Campe Award this year recognizes the 74-year-old Frankfurter Buchmesse for its work in literature and 'genuine spirit.' The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Wins Hoffmann und Campe’s 2022 Julius Campe Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-31 20:09:54 UTC ]
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In England, Costa Book Awards Is Closing After 50 Years

Taking many in the British publishing community by surprise, Costa Book Awards is discontinuing its long-running program. The post In England, Costa Book Awards Is Closing After 50 Years appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-10 19:12:26 UTC ]
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Costa book awards scrapped suddenly after 50 years

Coffee company announces ‘difficult decision’ to end the prizes, sparking a chorus of disappointment across the books industryThe Costa book awards, after running for half a century, have been abruptly scrapped. The coffee shop chain has said the 2021 awards, which were announced in February... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-06-10 13:00:18 UTC ]
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After 50 years, the Costa Book Awards are over.

The Costa Book Awards, which was founded in 1971 and known as the Whitbread Book Awards until 2005, is no more. Today, Costa Coffee announced that the 2021 Costa Book Awards, held in February 2022, would be the last iteration of the prizes. “We are incredibly proud to have played a part in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-10 12:34:21 UTC ]
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Guardian wins Amnesty media award for best use of digital media

Award given for the interactive reconstruction of the moment Israeli forces hit a residential tower block in GazaThe Guardian has won a prestigious Amnesty media award for the interactive reconstruction Countdown to the airstrike: the moment Israeli forces hit al-Jalaa tower, Gaza, showing the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-06 10:11:30 UTC ]
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Tish Harrison Warren Wins 2022 Christian Book of the Year

At the first in-person ECPA Leadership Summit held in three years, Tish Harrison Warren won Book of the Year for 'Prayer in the Night.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-04 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Awards: HarperCollins India Wins Top ‘Publishing Next’ 2021 Industry Honor

The eighth cycle of the Publishing Next industry award recognizes Indian publishing houses, professionals, and books. The post Awards: HarperCollins India Wins Top ‘Publishing Next’ 2021 Industry Honor appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-29 17:11:25 UTC ]
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Bologna 2022: Marie-Aude Murail and Suzy Lee Win 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

This year’s recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award are France’s Marie-Aude Murail (l.), for writing; and Suzy Lee, from the Republic of Korea, for illustration. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sweden's Lindström Wins 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Swedish picture book author and illustrator Eva Lindström has won this year's Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, which carries with it a $525,000 USD purse. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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