Granta apologises for ceremony debacle

Granta has apologised for a major overcrowding problem at last night's announcement ceremony... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta Books scores 'exuberant' Mozart biography

Granta Books has snapped up rights to biography Mozart in Motion by poet Patrick Mackie. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 10:21:21 UTC ]
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Amazon apologises for 'technical error' following early US release of The Testaments

Amazon has apologised for the “technical error” which saw Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated The Testaments distributed to some pre-order customers almost a week ahead of the publication date, breaking a worldwide embargo. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-05 14:05:02 UTC ]
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Anne Meadows made editorial director at Granta

Granta’s senior commissioning editor Anne Meadows has been promoted to editorial director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 10:37:27 UTC ]
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Noel Murphy to join Granta

Noel Murphy will join Granta Books and Granta Magazine as commercial director next month.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-12 05:35:44 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury, Faber and Granta make Polari 2019 shortlists

Bloomsbury has scooped two nominations on the Polari 2019 shortlists with titles from indies Faber, Granta and Orenda also up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-29 01:46:32 UTC ]
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Granta signs novel and non-fiction from Jenny Erpenbeck

Granta Books has bought two books by the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize-winning author Jenny Erpenbeck. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-23 05:32:17 UTC ]
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Granta signs 'urgent and unflinching' Peru reportage by Zárate

Granta Books has picked up an "urgent and unflinching" collection of reportage from Peru on the stories of three environmental activists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-15 23:09:55 UTC ]
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British Library acquires Granta magazine archive

The British Library has acquired the 40-year archive of Granta magazine featuring letters and papers from authors including Margaret Atwood, JG Ballard, Angela Carter and Kazuo Ishiguro. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-09 06:16:31 UTC ]
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Jonathan Lee swaps William Heinemann for Granta

​British novelist Jonathan Lee has moved from William Heinemann to Granta for his next two novels following “a closely fought” auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-07 15:12:04 UTC ]
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Sparks apologises to LGBTQ community

Nicholas Sparks has apologised to the LGBTQ community following the release of an email exchange from 2013.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-17 23:46:19 UTC ]
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2019 Shiekh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Emphasizes Tolerance

In the UAE's 'The Year of Tolerance,' the Shiekh Zayed Book Award ceremony honors writers and intellectuals from many countries and diverse backgrounds. The post 2019 Shiekh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Emphasizes Tolerance appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah celebrates World Book Capital reign with opening ceremony

Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated the start of its year as UNESCO World Book Capital last night (23rd April) with a spectacular theatrical sequel to One Thousand and One Nights held in the city’s open-air Al Majaz amphitheatre.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Montague's Diagnosis Cure scooped by Granta at auction

Consultant neurologist Dr Jules Montague explores “something rotten at the heart of western medicine” in her new book, The Diagnosis Cure, won by Granta at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta downs tools for 'Inactivity Afternoon'

Granta is “downing tools” for the afternoon on Monday for an “Inactivity Afternoon" to celebrate publication of Not Working: Why We Have to Stop by psychoanalyst Josh Cohen. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta scoops Buckingam's 'sparkling' strangers' book

Granta Books will publish “a powerful antidote to our atomised world” from author and academic Will Buckingham, Hello Stranger. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber and Granta among first recipients of Mo Siewcharran grants

The Mo Siewcharran Fund has dealt out its first grants since it was founded, rewarding two publishing houses - Faber & Faber and Granta Books - with £5,000 each to subsidise internships for young people pursuing a career in the Arts.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah’s 37th International Book Fair Opens With Spectacle, Ceremony

As the 2018 Sharjah International Book Fair has its ceremonial opening, the emirate's royal family reaffirms its commitment to literature and a knowledge economy. The post Sharjah’s 37th International Book Fair Opens With Spectacle, Ceremony appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta unveils bookshops' Share a Pint campaign

Around 20 bookshops are partnering with Granta, author Rose George and the NHS to encourage the public to give blood through the ‘Share a Pint campaign’. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Memoir written from a Turkish prison cell to Granta Books

Granta Books is to publish I Will Never See the World Again, the "profoundly moving" memoir of Ahmet Altan, written from the jail in which he is serving a life sentence. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year

Hope and cross-cultural understanding were big themes at the official ceremony honoring the winners of the 2018 Sheikh Zayed Book Award in Abu Dhabi. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Ceremony Honors 2018 Winners and Cultural Personality of the Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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