Bloomsbury, Faber and Granta make Polari 2019 shortlists

Bloomsbury has scooped two nominations on the Polari 2019 shortlists with titles from indies Faber, Granta and Orenda also up for awards. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 01:46:32 UTC ]
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Woolly history to Granta

Granta editorial director Bella Lacey has won world rights to a history of wool in Britain by Fife-based writer Esther Rutter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's drives revenue growth for Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury grew revenues by 15% to £142.6m in the 12 months to the end of Feburary 2017, in what chief executive Nigel Newton has branded "a very strong year" for the company. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International line-up of illustrators on Klaus Flugge shortlist

The shortlist of the second Klaus Flugge Prize reveals a global line-up of American and British publishers with illustrators also from Korea and Italy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney | 'You should make work that you don't necessarily expect people to like or love'

A precocious young Irish writer whose début was at the heart of a seven-way auction has produced a novel that belies its creator’s years, reckons Alice O’Keeffe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Rose 15% at Bloomsbury in 2017

Led by strong gains in its children’s publishing division, revenue at Bloomsbury rose 15% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 over fiscal 2016. Profits slipped, however, dropping to £9.4 million from £10.3 million in fiscal 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published debut on Betty Trask Prize shortlist

The Society of Authors has announced its shortlist for this year’s £10,000 Betty Trask Prize - including for the first time a self-published novel, Speak its Name by Kathleen Jowitt. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google makes Firebase SDKs open source

Today was day one of Google I/O and there was no shortage of news. To name a few, the search giant is bringing its assistant to iPhone, Smart Reply to Gmail on mobile, and voice-calling to Google Home. These things should be very interesting to both consumers and technology enthusiasts. With I/O... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Gripping' new YA from William Sutcliffe to Bloomsbury Children’s

Bloomsbury Children’s Books has acquired two Young Adult titles from William Sutcliffe. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Make Shake Shack’s Famous Shack Burger at Home: A Recipe Report

We tried our hand at the high-end burger joint's quintessential offering, included the new cookbook, 'Shake Shack: Recipes & Stories,' which hit shelves May 16. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus lands two on Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize shortlist

Head of Zeus has two books shortlisted for the £10,000 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury signs 'major' non-fiction book The Growth Delusion

Bloomsury has signed a "major" work of non-fiction entitled The Growth Delusion by David Pilling. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Atyeo to leave Bloomsbury

Charlotte Atyeo, publisher of sports narratives and Wisden at Bloomsbury, will be leaving the company on 18th May after her role was made redundant. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Younge and Foster on Bread & Roses shortlist

Gary Younge and Dawn Foster have been shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two nods for Leyson on Branford Boase shortlist

Chicken House editor Rachel Leyson has two nods on the shortlist for the Branford Boase award, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New QI book to Faber

Faber & Faber is to publish the sixth book in the successful QI series in October to tie in with the BBC 2 Show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Evening Standard' makes claims for new PRH office location

The London Evening Standard has claimed that Penguin Random House UK is “eyeing plush new offices in Nine Elms” in the Southbank regeneration area in London SW8. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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European Commission makes Amazon's removal of MFN clauses legally binding

Amazon's offer to remove its controversial "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) clauses from its ebook contracts has been accepted and made legally binding by the European Commission. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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De Waal, Spufford and Buchanan shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize

My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal (Viking), which was recently optioned by Lenny Henry's production company for television, has been shortlisted for 2017's £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whitehead shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award

Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning The Underground Railroad (Fleet) has found itself a place on the shortlist for this year’s Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Batsford Prize reveals shortlists

The student shortlistees for the fifth Batsford Prize have been announced today, with 28 undergraduates and postgraduates at UK institutions contesting awards for Applied/Fine Art, Fashion, Illustration and, new for this year, Children’s Illustration. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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