Carnegie medal shortlist celebrates novels in free verse

Three of the eight shortlisted novels for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award are coming-of-age stories in verseAlmost half of the novels shortlisted for the UK’s most prestigious children’s book award, the Carnegie medal, are written in free verse.Founded in memory of the Scottish-born philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who set up more than 2,800 libraries around the world, the CILIP Carnegie medal has been awarded to CS Lewis, Mary Norton, Philip Pullman and Arthur Ransome. This year, for the first time in the prize’s history, three of the eight novels in the running are written in verse: Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X, Kwame Alexander’s Rebound and Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christopher Tolkien, son of author J R R Tolkien, is to receive the Bodley Medal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Everyman's Library celebrates a quarter century

Publisher David Campbell celebrated the 25th anniversary of the revival of hardback imprint Everyman's Library at Spencer House in St James Place, in the presence of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ryan, Barry, McBride on Irish Book Awards shortlists

Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry, Eimear McBride and Emma Donoghue are all shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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How one Kiwi author is making $200,000 a year publishing romance novels online

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One adaptation of the Bible you've never seen before: graphic novel

Christian publisher Kingstone recently released a 2,000-page graphic novel adaptation of the Old and New Testaments, which it claims is the world's longest graphic novel. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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HarperCollins acquires new Paddington Bear novel

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[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Max Mosley-funded press regulator would be 'attack on free speech'

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[ The Guardian | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Actor Nick Mohammed pens children's novel

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