Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 09/06/2011 - 10:04 Weidenfeld & Nicolson has already received "five-figures"-worth of orders for Téa Obreht's The Tiger's Wife, following the debut novel's triumph at the Orange Prize for Fiction last night. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another week, another prestigious literary prize announcement. This time, it’s the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, which “celebrates the power of literature to promote peace, social justice, and global understanding.” The nonfiction winner was Rising Out of Hatred, by Eli Saslow, a book... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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Doubleday has made a “substantial” six-figure pre-empt on a debut novel by academic and comedian Marianne Cronin about two women who meet at an art class. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-04 09:03:45 UTC ]
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Orion has pre-empted the first contemporary crime novel from Oscar-winning "The Imitation Game" screenwriter and novelist Graham Moore, inspired by his experience on a jury. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 09:41:07 UTC ]
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The winners of the Faber Andlyn Prize for undiscovered BAME writers and illustrators have been revealed, with Sarah Christou and Simji Park taking the top illustration gong while the writing award went to Nadia Attia and Ayesha Braganza. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 21:43:16 UTC ]
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Two-time winners Donald McRae and Duncan Hamilton are in line for a historic treble after making the 12-strong longlist for the £30,000 William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-24 03:37:08 UTC ]
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Egmont has pre-empted a new beastly series in a three-book six-figure deal, described as "a natural successor to the genius of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-23 02:04:35 UTC ]
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Octopus Publishing Group will publish My Story: How Love Changed Everything by Colin Thackery, the life story of a war hero and winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-22 14:59:25 UTC ]
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David Cameron marked publication day of his autobiography today with a flurry of high profile interviews as HarperCollins hails the success of his memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 16:43:56 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize has reassured readers the £50,000 literary award has “not yet been decided” – after a bookshop mistakenly branded copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments with a “winner” sticker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 10:52:14 UTC ]
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Shockwaves rippled across the book industry last Wednesday after Amazon sent customers a copy of The Testaments almost a week early, which it later apologised for and attributed to "technical error". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 13:11:07 UTC ]
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PRH imprint William Heinemann has pre-empted an “unsettling” horror novel debut from BAFTA-winning writer Will Maclean. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 05:31:43 UTC ]
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The winners of the Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards have been unveiled, with indie Phaidon Press among the winners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-06 03:35:10 UTC ]
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https://www.thebookseller.com/news/atwood-star-global-cinema-event-six-string-uk-tour-970551Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments has been sent out to some readers a week before publication due to “retailer error”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-04 14:55:27 UTC ]
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Jeannette Ng, who won the prize this year, said the man it was named after “set the tone of science fiction that still haunts the genre.” Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-08-28 22:27:26 UTC ]
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The Children's Book Council of Australia chose the winners of the 2019 Book of the Year Awards. Get the list of winners and honorable mentions here. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-08-28 10:39:17 UTC ]
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Klaus Flugge Prize winner Kate Milner's new picture book has been snapped up by indie Barrington Stoke. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-28 07:38:33 UTC ]
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The winners of the 2019 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of Worldcon members—were presented last night at a ceremony at the 77th World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin, Ireland. Congratulations to all! The 2019 Hugo Award... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-08-19 14:33:38 UTC ]
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Oneworld has scooped another novel from Women’s Prize-winner Tayari Jones, a "compelling story of two half-sisters bound by family secrets". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 12:05:38 UTC ]
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Urbane has signed a memoir from Bafta-winning screenwriter and martial arts teacher Geoff Thompson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 17:37:14 UTC ]
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The follow-up to her sensational “The Tiger’s Wife” brings us camels and humans who can talk to the dead. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-12 14:00:00 UTC ]
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