The annual Prize for American Fiction, one of the LoC's most prestigious awards, honors an American literary writer "whose body of work is distinguished not only for its mastery of the art but also for its originality of thought and imagination." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Society of Authors has launched a new prize for debut novelists over the age of 60: The Paul Torday Memorial Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eight members of publishing collective the Northern Fiction Alliance have joined the Publishers Association for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world’s most beautiful libraries are monuments to knowledge. It’s not every day that the internet agrees on something. But last week, it united to defend the humble local library after Forbes published an outrageous article proposing that cities should shut down all libraries and replace... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why librarians should thank Forbes for its misguided (now retracted) anti-library editorial; The Library Publishing Coalition releases an “Ethical Framework for Library Publishing”; And, Facebook faces the music. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus author Elly Griffiths emerged triumphant at the Dead Good Reader Awards with a double win while Clare Macintosh, C J Tudor, Lee Child and Lisa Jewell also scooped awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Study finds that fewer books for young adults by black and minority ethnic authors have been published in the UK since 2010, despite rise in diversity initiativesDespite a raft of diversity initiatives, the percentage of young adult books written by black and minority ethnic (BME) authors has... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kevin Jared Hosein has won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for his “uncanny bar story” combining “ideas of civility and ferality”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist and York bookseller Fiona Mozley is in the running for the Polari First Book Prize 2018, competing with authors including 23-year-old transgender YouTuber Alex Bertie and historical writer Sarah Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hernán Díaz, Renee Macalino Rutledge, and Elena Georgiou have been named finalists for the inaugural Institute for Immigration Research New American Voices Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US news media company Forbes has removed a controversial article suggesting that Amazon bookshops should replace local libraries. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors including Kit de Waal and Kathryn Kettle have paid for more than 150 entries to a writing prize from low-income authors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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During his brief, comic stint as White House press secretary, Sean Spicer had a special, up-close view of President Trump. In his memoir, "The Briefing," he portrays a president who may seem foreign to many Americans. In Spicer's telling, Trump has a "deep vein of compassion and sympathy." He is... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public libraries should be replaced by Amazon stories, argued Panos Mourdoukoutas in an article published on Forbes’ website Saturday. "At the core, Amazon has provided something better than a local library without the tax fees," wrote Mourdoukoutas, an economics professor at Long Island... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The children’s independent publisher, founded as an offshoot of New Island Books, is going from strength to strength both at home and abroad. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ireland’s Nielsen-measured market has enjoyed strong, UK-beating growth this year to date, with a grass-roots author campaign propelling the late Emma Hannigan to the top of the bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of non-fiction in Ireland, and much of the nation’s publishing, has moved away from big-money celebrity and onto more authentic, enduring voices. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From July 31 to August 5, IKEA Wembley shoppers in London can book slots in its new Reading Room, featuring books on the 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist. And they'll get to take their book home free of charge. The post IKEA and the Man Booker Prize Create Reading Rooms With Free Books... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There are many national awards and prizes for writers in Ireland, but outlined here are some of the recent accolades and nominations Irish authors have received beyond the Irish shores. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Bettany Hughes has been revealed as the chair of judges for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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