Authors including Sharlene Teo (Ponti, Picador) Sayaka Murata (Convenience Store Woman, Granta) and Levison Wood (Arabia, Hodder) have been shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, recognising the best travel writing in the world. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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A new study reports that after a book wins an award its social media ratings tend to dip. The Guardian explains why. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elizabeth Gilbert, author of bestseller Eat, Pray, Love, is one of six writers included on the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Past winners include Stephen King, Anne Rice, Joyce Carol Oates, and Ray Bradbury. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To Poo On A Date and The Origin of Faeces make the Diagram Prize shortlist for the oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The prize is divided into 20 print categories, and three additional ebook categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Working class cats, South African trouts and pies as biography are all some of the topics up for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Anthony Marra and David Finkel were the winners of the inaugural prize, established in Cohen's memory. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has awarded this year’s Sebastian Walker award for new talent in children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The founders of Lush cosmetics have named a product line "Christopher North" after... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A scathing review of Morrissey's recent autobiography by AA Gill wins an award presented annually to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review" of the past 12 months. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has achieved three shortlistings for this year’s 10th Waterstones Children’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British novelist Jane Gardam and Irish writer Eimear McBride are on the shortlist for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Iraqi novelists, two Moroccans, one Syrian author and one Egyptian author have been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies are proud to announce the nominees for the second annual Cartoonist Studio Prize. The winner in each of our two categories will be announced March 7; each winner will receive $1,000 and, of course, eternal glory. The shortlists were... Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We are now living in a history glut; the Internet has muddled the line between past and present. As our past gets closer and closer to the present and the line separating our now from our then dissolves, we're approaching an odd sort of asymptote. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europe’s biggest comics festival opened in Angoulême, France Thursday with the streets thronged with avid comics readers and the rights center jammed with meetings from publishers around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookslut is launching the Daphnes, a new award to celebrate the best books of years past and rightfully honor overlooked contenders for prizes, starting with 1963. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate DiCamillo wins Newbery: The awards, the most prestigious in children's publishing, were announced Monday by the American Library Association. DiCamillo, a popular and acclaimed author, won the Newbery a decade ago for 'The Tales of Despereaux.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Edward Snowden will be the focus of such upcoming titles as 'The Snowden Files' and a work about government surveillance. Will Snowden also be the subject of a movie? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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