Corsair is publishing a new novel this year by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jennifer Egan called Manhattan Beach. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
One female writer is setting up a book prize to reward the best crime novel in which no woman is the victim. Some – inspired by the #MeToo movement – are happy with the initiative, others fear it fails to address tough, real life issues. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The organisers of the Klaus Flugge Prize for newcomers in children’s book illustration have shortlisted 15 artists for this year’s award, including three who have books out with Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In this Special Report, Folio: sought to identify where publishers and digital leaders are investing time, money and people as they look to grow their businesses in 2018 and beyond. The post Winning Revenue-Generating Strategies for A New Era appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The couple, whose children’s books include We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Borka, receive BookTrust’s first ever joint lifetime achievement awardTwo giants of children’s books, Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham, are to be honoured with the first ever double BookTrust lifetime achievement award.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 jury for Germany's top literary prize includes literary critics, authors, a bookseller, and a former publisher. The winner will be announced on October 8. The post The German Book Prize Academy Announces Its 2018 Jury in Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The €20,000 EBRD Literature Prize, launched by the British Council and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, has revealed its inaugural shortlist, including titles from Turkey, Croatia, Russia, Albania and Lebanon. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishing players in the UK are protesting the Man Booker Prize for Fiction's eligibility rules, saying that the Booker should reimpose a 'ban on American writers.' The post Man Booker Prize Pressured to Rescind Its Internationalist Stance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have signed a letter urging the Man Booker Prize organisers to reverse their decision to allow US authors to enter, citing concerns it is creating a "homogenised literary future". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A letter from 30 industry figures is urging the award to reverse 2014’s inclusion of US authors, in order to avoid a ‘homogenised literary future’Tensions over the decision to allow US authors to enter the Man Booker prize have flared up yet again, with 30 publishers signing a letter urging the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-soldier and novelist Jan Morris CBE has been recognised for her outsanding contribution to travel writing by The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, while Kapka Kassabova was honoured with the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year for Border (Granta). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Many in publishing and those disheartened by the xenophobia of the times may cheer the National Book Foundation's decision to add a category for translated literature with what Lisa Lucas calls 'the power to touch us as American readers.' The post The US National Book Award Goes International... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A behind-the-scenes look at how three publishers are succeeding with new products and a new strategy. The post Why Publishers Are Winning With Custom Content Studios appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helen Dunmore's poetry collection, Inside the Wave, wins 2018's Costa Book of the Year prize. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The late Helen Dunmore has been awarded the Costa Book of the Year award posthumously for her "life affirming" 10th and final collection, Inside the Wave (Bloodaxe Books), which was written while she was dying from cancer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Usborne has acquired three books by debut author P G Bell in what has been described as the publisher's “most significant acquisition to date”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Kerridge has rustled up a third week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, as Lose Weight for Good (Absolute) bounced upwards 31.5% in volume week on week and leapfrogged Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury (Little, Brown). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Reni Eddo-Lodge are some of the authors in the running for the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour, on a longlist of books published mostly by independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate’s Anna Kelly has won a seven-way auction to publish a debut non-fiction book about the perils of digital start-ups. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Allison Bischoff of Rozzy Learning Co. has won the Business Journal’s Catapult Competition sponsored by Mastercard. Bischoff was chosen as the winner at the St. Louis Business Journal Women’s Conference Friday at Union Station, which was sponsored by St. Luke’s Hospital and AT&T. The final... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2018-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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