Colson Whitehead Awarded 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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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Buckingham Palace celebrates 50 years of Man Booker Prize

Publishers and past winners joined the Duchess of Cornwall at a reception at Buckingham Palace to celebrate 50 years of the Man Booker Prize last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Review: Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream, by Sarah Churchwell

In the late summer of 1941, as millions of Americans were debating whether to become involved in the war against Hitler, the journalist Dorothy Thompson wrote a celebrated essay for Harper's magazine. The title was Who Goes Nazi?, and Thompson explained that she had devised "a somewhat macabre... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrations Open With Buckingham Palace Reception

The Duchess of Cornwall has welcomed winners of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction along with jurors and others to a Buckingham Palace reception as the 'Golden Man Booker' weekend programming begins at Southbank Centre. The post Golden Man Booker Prize Celebrations Open With Buckingham Palace... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson and Usborne scoop Branford Boase Award

Mitch Johnson and his editors Rebecca Hill and Becky Walker have won this year’s Branford Boase Award with Kick. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Look at Library Programming at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

The librarians are coming! The San Diego Public Library is once again teaming with Comic-Con International to organize the Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians. Here's our select listing of panels for each day of CCEL. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lost Words becomes first children's book shortlisted for Wainwright Prize

The Lost Words (Hamish Hamilton) has become the first children’s book to be shortlisted for the £5,000 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Public's library support 'needs to shift to activism'

The public should be "weaponised" into supporting libraries as part of a shift towards activism, attendees at the annual conference for the library and information association were told. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Banksy offers to help save Bristol's libraries

Graffiti artist Banksy has offered to help support Bristol's threatened library service. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kenyan writer Onjerika scoops £10,000 Caine Prize

Kenyan writer Makena Onjerika has won the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story “Fanta Blackcurrant”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers pledge support to The Feminist Library

Penguin Random House, Virago, 4th Estate and the team behind The Women’s Prize have all made significant book donations to The Feminist Library to celebrate Feminist Book Fortnight and the collection’s 43rd birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Rip-roaring' biography of Princess Margaret scoops South Bank Sky Arts Award

Satirist Craig Brown's biography of Princess Margaret, Ma’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret, published by 4th Estate, has been honoured at The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary fiction and Michelle Obama top Super Thursday picks

Super Thursday will fall on 4th October this year, The Bookseller can reveal, when a whopping 544 new hardbacks will be hitting shelves—40 more than on last year’s equivalent day—all vying for a slice of the lucrative Christmas book market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award, PP, and Frankfurt Book Fair NY Hosts Event Celebrating Arabic Literature in Translation

The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Publishing Perspectives, and the Frankfurt Book Fair New York will host at seminar on Arabic literature in translation in NYC. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award, PP, and Frankfurt Book Fair NY Hosts Event Celebrating Arabic Literature in Translation appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Tiger imprint launches colour fiction range

​Stripes Publishing, an imprint of the Little Tiger Group, is launching a range of illustrated fiction for emerging readers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: June 29, 2018

PW rounds up the news and issues making headlines in the library world this week, including good news for libraries from Capitol Hill, and the swearing in of ALA's next president, Loida Garcia Febo. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More Fiction Softness Leads To Dip in Units in Late June

Gains in the adult and juvenile nonfiction segments were not enough to counter declines in fiction, and as a result, unit sales of print books fell 1% in the week ended June 24, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions

The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair's second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year's A Book Is a Film Is a Game program's awards. The post Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quality control helps fiction from afar punch above its weight, says MacLehose

Christopher MacLehose, rehoused in the Hachette empire with his eponymous list, reflects on the pros and cons of big-business publishing and the health of the market for translated fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&T, Penn Foster Team to Provide Education, Training Via Public Libraries

The partnership will make Penn Foster’s extensive library of courses, degree, and certificate programs available to public library patrons nationwide through Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360 platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Most competitive ever' Northern Writers' Awards revealed

The 26 winners of the Northern Writers’ Awards have been revealed, sharing a prize pot of £40,000, following the “most competitive” ever selection process. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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