Benjamin Taylor on his award-winning memoir: It’s the past that is knowable, incandescent, real

“When you’re living your life, it doesn’t feel like a story. It only feels like a story when you look back on it,” says Benjamin Taylor. In the style of his memoir, “The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered,” winner of The Times’ 2018 Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose,... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chris Cleave scoops inaugural Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award

Chris Cleave has won the inaugural Goldsboro Books Glass Bell award for contemporary fiction for his fourth novel, Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Sceptre). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA Honors Jonathan Band with 2017 L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award

Band, a copyright attorney and an adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School, is a longtime advisor and representative for the library community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latino Authors Celebrated At Annual Book Awards

The annual International Latino Book Awards celebrated Latino literature and culture in the U.S. in early September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge University and First Story unveiled as BBC short story awards partners

First Story and the University of Cambridge are the new partners of the BBC’s short story awards, replacing BookTrust, in a three-year collaboration starting in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taylor & Francis buys open access publisher Dove Medical

Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group, part of Informa PLC, has acquired independent Open Access (OA) publisher Dove Medical Press for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador signs second medical memoir from Adam Kay

Picador has acquired a second memoir from comedian and TV writer Adam Kay, author of This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor, in a "major" deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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140 Characters, the Defining Quirk of Twitter, Becomes a Relic of the Past

Twitter's 140-character limit died today after a long battle with Facebook. It is survived by brands, publishers and personalities, who will miss its insistence on wit and getting to the point.That's right: Twitter is expanding its character limit on text posts to 280 characters from 140,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annie Proulx To Receive US National Book Foundation’s Distinguished Contribution Award

Hailed for grasp of 'the beauty and complexities of rural America,' Annie Proulx is to be the 30th laureate of the National Book Foundation's top honor. The post Annie Proulx To Receive US National Book Foundation’s Distinguished Contribution Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robinson Named Winner of NBF's Literarian Award

The National Book Foundation has named Scholastic chairman, president, and CEO Dick Robinson the recipient of its 2017 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six 'compelling' titles contend for FT Business Book award

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three of Granta's Young Novelists up for BBC Short Story Award

Three of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists are shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust worth £15,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2017 National Book Award Longlists

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 at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sanna wins Klaus Flugge Prize for illustration

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Book Award for Young People's Literature longlist announced

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 at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Icelandic crime writing award launches

Icelandic authors Yrsa Sigurðardóttir and Ragnar Jonasson are set to sponsor a new crime writing award to encourage more people to write in their first language. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James and Smith join Blue Peter Book Awards as judges

Kid Normal authors Greg James and Chris Smith are joining the Blue Peter Book Awards’ judging panel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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€25,000 German Book Prize Shortlist Is Out: Award Coincides With Frankfurt

Beginning September 27, you can read English translations of excerpts from the six shortlisted German Book Prize titles at the 'New Books in German' site. The post €25,000 German Book Prize Shortlist Is Out: Award Coincides With Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mina's The Long Drop wins McIlvanney Prize

Denise Mina's The Long Drop (Harvill Secker) has been awarded the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penney wins £10k Wilbur Smith adventure writing prize

Under a Pole Star (Quercus) by Costa-winning author Stef Penney has been awarded the £10,000 2017 Wilbur and Niso Smith Adventure Writing Prize for Best Published Novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Riveting' Tim Waterstone memoir on submission

A ‘riveting’ memoir by Waterstones founder Tim Waterstone is going out on submission to publishers this week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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