Biography of explorer Humboldt wins Science Book Prize

Andrea Wulf has been named the 29th winner of the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize for her biography of Alexander von Humboldt, The Invention of Nature (John Murray), about an explorer, naturalist and foreign member of the Royal Society. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Alderman and Gaiman made RSL fellows after 'unprecedented' intake

The Royal Society of Literature has doubled its usual intake of fellows, appointing Neil Gaiman and Naomi Alderman among others. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Brixton Review of Books among projects given RSL grants

The Royal Society of Literature has revealed the six recipients of its 2018 RSL Literature Matters Awards which provides writers with financial support to undertake a new literary project. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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RSL campaigns on ‘crucial role' of literature

The Royal Society of Literature is launching a programme, “Literature Matters”, to campaign for recognition of the power and value of great writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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RSL to welcome 40 Fellows under 40

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Authors' unique responses to Austen auctioned by RSL

Authors and artists including Margaret Atwood, Hilary Mantel and Quentin Blake have created one-off, hand-written responses to Jane Austen to be auctioned in aid of the Royal Society of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rankin, McDermid and Levy named new RSL fellows

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Spufford wins £10k Ondaatje Prize

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Marina Warner becomes RSL's first female president

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Libraries 'crucial' for the nation's engagement in literature, says RSL

The role of public libraries is "crucial to sustaining and building engagement in literature", the Royal Society of Literature has concluded from a survey conducted with Ipsos MORI. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Spread the Word launches new Life Writing Prize

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British authors dominate Cundill Prize longlist

Winner of the Royal Society Book Prize, Andrea Wulf, is one of four British authors to have made the six-strong longlist for the 2016 Cundill Prize for Historical Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Biography of explorer Humboldt wins Science Book Prize

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RSL takes on £10k Encore Award

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Indies strong on Royal Society Science Book Prize shortlist

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Popular history writing remains a male preserve, publishing study finds

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