Evers and McWatt land £20k British Library residences

Stuart Evers and Tessa McWatt have been announced as the joint winners of the Eccles British Library Writer’s Award. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raven lands Schuler's debut novel on 'real' Lady Macbeth

Raven Books has landed Lady Macbethad, a historical novel exploring the "real Lady Macbeth" set in medieval Scotland, and a second title by debut author Isabelle Schuler. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-19 15:28:38 UTC ]
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Sceptre lands Melvyn Bragg's first memoir

Writer and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg's first memoir, Back in the Day, has been signed by Sceptre. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-18 09:37:29 UTC ]
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William Collins lands new history on the Interregnum by Keay

William Collins has landed a new history on the Interregnum period by Anna Keay, the director of the Landmark Trust, a charity which rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then makes them available for holiday rental. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-17 19:09:49 UTC ]
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Read Ezra Pound’s extensive revisions to T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land.

Today, T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land first appeared in print in The Criterion, a quarterly British literary magazine founded and edited by Eliot. The poem’s final form was heavily influenced by Ezra Pound, who made extensive cuts and revisions to Eliot’s manuscript. Eliot once said of his mentor... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-15 19:30:10 UTC ]
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Granta launches hunts for Best of Young British Novelists

Granta Magazine has opened submissions for the fifth edition of its Best of Young British Novelists list, to be released in spring 2023. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-13 08:19:00 UTC ]
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Walker lands two from O'Donoghue in six-figure deal

Walker Books has acquired two titles in a six-figure deal from novelist and podcaster Caroline O’Donoghue, including the final instalment in her Gifts series and a brand new title. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 23:36:41 UTC ]
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National Centre for Writing and British Council to award £50k for international projects

The National Centre for Writing (NCW) and British Council has announced they will award more than £50,000 to collaborative projects from UK and international literature organisations and practitioners.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-12 00:28:03 UTC ]
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White Lion lands manifesto for misfits by Sink the Pink founder Fussell

White Lion has landed a manifesto for misfits by Glyn Fussell, founder of LGBTQ+ collective Sink the Pink. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-11 23:43:00 UTC ]
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I’m Not a Librarian But I Work in a Public Library

People assume everyone who works at a library is a librarian, but most of the staff you’ll interact with at large libraries aren't librarians. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-11 10:30:00 UTC ]
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William Collins lands book on Britain's lost rainforests by Shrubsole

William Collins has landed a book by environmental campaigner Guy Shrubsole looking at Britain's lost rainforests.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 15:11:28 UTC ]
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How To Run A Successful Manga Club in Your School or Public Library

Tips, tricks, and ideas for how to run a successful manga club in your school or public library. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-08 10:39:00 UTC ]
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Wait's 'stiletto-sharp' literary novel landed by riverrun

Rebecca Wait’s "stiletto-sharp story of sibling misunderstandings” has been picked up by riverrun.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-08 05:58:59 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton's Chukwu wins at Black British Business Awards

Hannah Chukwu, assistant editor at PRH imprint Hamish Hamilton, has won the Arts & Media Rising Star award at this year's Black British Business Awards.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-07 21:27:46 UTC ]
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#Merky lands 'deeply moving' memoir by Olympian runner Caster Semenya

PRH imprint #Merky Books has landed the "powerful and deeply moving" memoir by Olympic champion and elite runner Caster Semenya. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-10-06 10:43:15 UTC ]
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Shortlist revealed for £20k Kindle Storyteller Award

Romance, crime and science fiction novels are among the five shortlisted books for the £20,000 Kindle Storyteller Award, which this year received a record number of submissions.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-29 00:11:05 UTC ]
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Anthony Doerr’s ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ is a convoluted love letter to books

Doerr’s first novel since winning a Pulitzer Prize for “All the Light We Cannot See” is full of people thinking big thoughts. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-09-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine Eight lands first official guide to every Christmas number one

Bonnier Books UK imprint Nine Eight has landed the first-ever official guide to every Christmas number one single between 1952 and 2020.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-28 08:57:24 UTC ]
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Book Review: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ by Anthony Doerr

“Cloud Cuckoo Land,” Doerr’s first novel since “All the Light We Cannot See,” unites five characters over a millennium in a tribute to books and those who love them. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-09-24 09:00:04 UTC ]
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Hodder lands Pottery Throwdown star's memoir

Hodder & Stoughton has landed a memoir by Keith Brymer Jones, star judge of Channel Four’s “The Great Pottery Throwdown”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-23 20:55:02 UTC ]
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Wyden, Eshoo Question Big Five Publishers Over Their Library E-book Practices

The lawmakers seek a wide range of information not only on the publishers’ digital library practices, but also on the economics of the market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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