Colson Whitehead and This American Life among Pulitzer 2020 winners

Author wins fiction prize for The Nickel Boys while the first ever prize for audio reporting goes to an episode of the hit podcastColson Whitehead, This American Life and writers from the New York Times are among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.During an online, at-home video, the Pulitzer administrator, Dana Canedy, referred to the “deeply trying times” in which these prizes are being announced but how journalism remains as important as ever and how the arts continue to “sustain, unite and inspire”. Related: Colson Whitehead: ‘We have kids in concentration camps. But I have to be hopeful' Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-05-04 20:00:59 UTC ]
News tagged with: #colson whitehead #american life #nickel boys #audio reporting #dana canedy #concentration camps #pulitzer prize

Other Publishing stories related to: 'Colson Whitehead and This American Life among Pulitzer 2020 winners'


The girl who came back to life: Lisbeth Salander resurrected for a new novel

Early in 2004, a pair of green folders labelled "Men Who Hate Women 1 and 2" landed on the desk of Eva Gedin, an editor at the Swedish publishing house Norstedts. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #eva gedin


Staff Pick: A Little Life

Reviews director Louisa Ermelino recommends Hanya Yanagihara’s sprawling, ambitious new novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Lethem's 'Best American Comics' Reveals Pettibon Cover

Best American Comics Series Editor Bill Kartalopoulos talks about this years volume guest edited by novelist Jonathan Lethem and gives us the first look at the cover by Raymond Pettibon. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #american comics


​This interactive map crams in American literature's greatest road trips

People love road trips. Some like 'em more than others. And some like them perhaps a little bit too much. This interactive map from Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez crams the locations mentioned in twelve road-tripping books including Mark Twain... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2015-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #american literature #interactive map


'Paulo Coelho's Best Story' skims surface of author's life

Paulo Coelho's mega-selling novels and memoirs - allegorical, abounding in aphorisms and supplemented by a prolific social-media output - have made him a revered figure for millions of modern-day seekers. The screen version of the Brazilian author's life, a period-hopping attempt to shatter the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #paulo coelho


Man Booker Prize selections: Americans dominate the longlist

Marilynne Robinson, a novelist who was shortlisted for the Man Booker International prize in 2011 and 2013, is on the longlist with her novel 'Lila.' She's one of several American writers to make the cut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #marilynne robinson #american writers


'Jack Strong' brings true Cold War thriller to life

Fans of Cold War novelists John le Carré and Tom Clancy should warm up to "Jack Strong," a gripping political thriller based on the exploits of Ryszard Kuklinski, a high-ranking Polish army officer who shared top-secret Soviet documents with the CIA between 1972 and 1981. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #tom clancy


Translating Steve Jobs’ Life into a Graphic Novel

Jessie Hartland knew many people interested in Steve Jobs wouldn't read Walter Isaacson’s 630-page biography, so she depicted Job's life in a graphic novel. The post Translating Steve Jobs’ Life into a Graphic Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #people interested


Jaipur Lit Festival Expands to Colorado, Marginalized Americans

The ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival comes to Boulder, Colorado this September and will focus on on Native American, Latino literature and more. The post Jaipur Lit Festival Expands to Colorado, Marginalized Americans appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Food publishers are early winners of Facebook video

Publishers trying to make heads or tails of Facebook video can learn a thing or two from food sites. Two of the most popular Facebook video publishers cover food: BuzzFeed food got 390 million Facebook video views in June, while video network Tastemade's output was watched 165 million views... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2015-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #facebook video


In 'A Full Life,' Jimmy Carter at 90 remains a wise truth teller

Jimmy Carter let me down. Not with his book "A Full Life: Reflections at 90" - a warm and detailed memoir of his youth followed by a clear-eyed assessment of the issues he tackled as president and afterward - but with his response to the question "Does the arc of history bend toward justice?" Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #jimmy carter


Ebury acquires memoir about online life

Ebury Press has bought Ctrl, Alt; Delete, a memoir about growing up online, by journalist and blogger Emma Gannon [pictured].   Commissioning editor Sara Cywinski has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the book, in which Gannon talks about subjects from editing photos for MySpace to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #ebury press #bought uk #robyn drury


Christian Bookseller Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award-Winner Reflects on Five Decades of Writing

Author Josh McDowell on childhood molestation, what he's learned in 55 years of writing, and winning the Christian Bookseller Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


For the Publishing Industry in 2020, Print Will Still Dominate Revenues

Ovum’s new Digital Consumer Publishing Forecast is published tomorrow.  It takes a five year view at how this sector will change. Ahead of publication, Ovum analyst Charlotte Miller gives TheMediaBriefing an exclusive look at some of t ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #publishing industry #published tomorrow


'Original' Levithan among UKLA winners

Books by David Levithan, Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre, Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers were the winners of this year’s United Kingdom Literary Association (UKLA) Book Awards, announced today (10th July) at a ceremony in Nottingham. The awards are divided into three categories – 12-16+, 7-11 and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #david levithan #book awards #philip reeve #sarah mcintyre #drew daywalt #oliver jeffers #uk children


Century celebrates life of Deirdre Barlow

Century is to publish a book celebrating the life of Deirdre Barlow, a character on ITV’s “Coronation Street”. Deirdre: A Life on Coronation Street is described as a “tribute to one of Corrie fans' all-time favourite characters”. Anne Kirkbride, who died in January this year, played the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book celebrating #coronation street


Caine Prize winner shares her £10k award

Zambia's Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, and is to share her £10,000 prize money with her fellow shortlistees. Serpell won the award with short story "The Sack" from Africa39 (Bloomsbury). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #namwali serpell #african writing #short story


IBW 'has taken on creative life of its own'

The co-ordinator of Independent Bookshop Week has said this year's IBW is what the Booksellers Association has "always envisioned", with the event taking on a "creative life of its own." Meanwhile booksellers said their events had been "well attended" this year and that IBW 2015 was "the biggest... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #booksellers association #independent booksellers #meryl halls #media coverage


ALA 2015: Gloria Steinem Says 'Librarians Saved My Life'

Steinem talked about her how her nomadic childhood and read from her upcoming memoir Diary of a Nomad: My Life on the Road. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #gloria steinem


Fergusson and Healey among SoA award winners

The Society of Authors last night (25th June) distributed £85,000 to writers at its annual authors’ awards, giving out prizes to writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and material for teaching English. Author Ben Fergusson won the biggest prize of the night, receiving the £10,000 Betty Trask... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #annual authors