Five debut collections on T S Eliot Prize shortlist

Debut collections by poets Zaffar Kunial, Fiona Moore, Phoebe Power, RIchard Scott and Hannah Sullivan all feature on the shortlist for this year's T S Eliot Prize (£25,000). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pulitzer Prize winners on Sunday Times short story longlist

Two Pulitzer Prize-winners and a Man Booker-shortlisted author are among the 16 people longlisted... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan Filer wins Costa book prize

Debut novelist Nathan Filer wins the Costa Book of the Year with The Shock of the Fall, his debut novel about loss, guilt and mental illness. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager signs up sci-fi debut

HarperVoyager has signed world English rights to two sci-fi/fantasy novels from debut author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Epic! Debuts Kids’ Subscription E-book Venture

Founded by a group of gaming developers looking to provide quality book content for kids, Epic! is a newly launched subscription ebook service offering access to a curated selection of children's ebooks for $9.99 a month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PPC reveals awards shortlists

The Publishers' Publicity Circle (PPC) has announced the shortlist for its annual awards,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online Retailer Books For Animal Lovers Debuts

Launched a month ago in Exeter, N.H. by Jeremy Townsend, Books for Animal Lovers is an online retailer offering just what its name specifies—books about animals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Geoff Dyer to judge Goldsmiths Prize

Author Geoff Dyer will be one of the judges of the Goldsmiths Prize 2014, the second year of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Korea Worthy of a Nobel Prize for Literature?

Korean literary agent Joseph Leo of KL Management says, 'Before asking why Korean authors fail to win the [Nobel], I want to ask them how many books you read a year.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mistry wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2014 has been given to Cyrus Mistry for his novel... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eagle Harbor Books Debuts Handseller Software for Indies

The Handseller software is a digital platform for personalized book recommendations that allows customers to create detailed reading preference profiles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New story collection from Mantel

A new collection of contemporary short stories by Man Booker Prize-winning Hilary Mantel –... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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O’Reilly Media Debuts Atlas at DBW 2014

O’Reilly Media is using this year’s DBW to launch Atlas, a new online service aimed at streamlining the workflow in digital publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hatchet Job of the Year shortlist - 2013's most negative reviews in quotes

Tasters of the reviews competing for the annual prize that recognises 'the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review of the past 12 months'News: Hatchet Job of the Year award draws and quarters shortlistCraig Brown on Distant Intimacy: A Friendship in the Age of the Internet by Frederic... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former winners recapture Costa prize

Novelist Kate Atkinson and poet Michael Symmons Roberts become double winners at the Costa Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prizes for book-lovers in Got it Covered competition

The Bookseller's consumer sister site We Love This Book is inviting book-lovers to test their... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle for Android adds Collections to help organize your e-library

If you've bought quite a library of Kindle books for yourself, you might have a chore scrolling through the lot to find the one you want. Thankfully for Android users, you can now organize your reading material into Collections with a new Kindle app ... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne acquires debut teen mystery

Usborne has acquired the rights to My Second Life, a teen mystery from debut author Faye Bird.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yes, Virginia: Winning the Nobel Prize DOES Sell Books

In the week after Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for literature, sales of her books jumped 6,650% in Canada, and saw significant bumps around the world. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smith and Rickerty win Roald Dahl Funny Prizes

Titles from Simon and Schuster and Egmont/Jelly Pie have won the 2013 Roald Dahl Funny Prizes,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manil Suri Wins the One Book Prize Most Authors Don’t Want

The Literary Review has awarded its 21st annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award to Manil Suri for a scene in The City of Devi featuring a, err, stellar climax. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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