Former literary agent Hannah Begbie has won The Romantic Novelists' Association's (RNA) Joan Hessayon Award for new writers for her novel Mother (HarperCollins). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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In two new books out this spring, mystery writers provide recipes from their lives, and the lives of their characters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The crowdfunding site has launched Spotlight, customizable presentation pages that can be used for marketing, educational or commercial purposes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New titles dominated the top spots on bestseller lists across international markets last month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rob Biddulph was today (26th March) announced as the overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, as well as the best illustrated book category. Biddulph, who is also the art director of the Observer magazine, won the prize for Blown Away (HarperCollins Children’s Books), about a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published title Strangers Have the Best Candy has won the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. In the closest vote since the prize was opened to public voting in 2000, Margaret Meps Schulte's travelogue won with 26.1% of the vote, just ahead of Diana Rajchel's Divorcing a Real... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A self-published travelogue called Strangers Have the Best Candy wins the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marketing campaigns for books by James Patterson, David O’Doherty and Chris Judge, and Helen Walsh were named as the winners of the Best Marketing Campaign of the Year Awards today (25th March). The Book Marketing Society (BMS), which is now part of Nielsen Book, gave its annual awards at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading UK literary agency Andrew Nurnberg Associates is partnering with Istanbul’s AnatoliaLit agency to expand the agency's activities in Turkey. The post Literary Agent Andrew Nurnberg Partners with Turkey’s AnatoliaLit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Family Christian Stores bankruptcy drama continues to reverberate across the Christian publishing world. Some publishers owed money by FCS are holding back royalty payments, to try to forestall their own financial hiccups. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We spoke with Darling about a new epic adventure she’ll be talking up at the London Book Fair, and how publishing is a "contact sport" in which it's more important than ever to maintain strong business relationships. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Akhil Sharma has won the 2015 Folio Prize for Fiction for his novel Family Life (Faber & Faber). The prize, now in its second year, was awarded at a ceremony at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel in London this evening (23rd March). The Folio Prize aims to recognise and celebrate the best... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lahr has won the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography for his biography of playwright Tennessee Williams. Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh (Bloomsbury Circus) was named the winner in a ceremony held at the Garrick Club in London today (19th March). Lahr, who received... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut author has arranged a marketing and publicity campaign she estimates is worth £200,000 to support the release of her book, and which her agent said “must be unique for a first-time author”. Janet Kelly’s Dear Beneficiary, about an older woman who has a relationship with a Nigerian man... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise O’Neill was yesterday (19th March) announced as the winner of the inaugural YA Book Prize. The Irish author was given the £2,000 award at a ceremony at Foyles’ flagship bookshop in Charing Cross, London, for her debut novel Only Ever Yours (Quercus), a dystopian, feminist satire on how... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK is leading the nominations in the shortlists for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2015, followed by the US and China. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British Sports Book Awards will have a headline sponsor for the first time this year, following a deal with luxury pen-maker Cross. Held on 3rd June at Lord's Cricket Ground, this year's awards will give out prizes for categories including autobiography of the year, biography of the year,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking has acquired an “incredible debut work of fiction” by an Australian writer. Publisher Mary Mount bought world rights, excluding Australia New Zealand, to Abigail Ulman’s Hot Little Hands from Peter Straus at Rogers, Coleridge and White. Mount said: “Abigail Ulman’s work is tender,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customers are being encouraged to help ensure their local bookshop is crowned the Independent Bookshop of the Year by tweeting their support. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published gay erotica writer M.P. Rey reveals his joy at moving from the dusty shelves of hidden rainbow-flag bookstores to better status on Amazon. The post Confessions of a Gay Erotica Writer in the Era of Indie Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A near-record haul from Hachette UK, an impressive total for Pan Macmillan and a history-making all-female Manager of the Year category are some of the highlights in this year's Bookseller Industry Awards (BIA) shortlists. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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