This eighth annual prize in legal storytelling, created with Harper Lee's authorization, goes to CE Tobisman for her novel about a potential elder abuse case, the second book in her series about attorney Caroline Auden. The post Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction to CE Tobisman for ‘Proof’; Abigail Strom Wins RITA Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has signed a deal to publish children’s non-fiction with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2016 British Book Design and Production Awards finalists have been revealed, with publisher Penguin leading the nominations with six titles on the shortlist, followed closely by Pan Macmillan (five), with strong showings from The Folio Society (four titles), Frances Lincoln and Little Tiger... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four independent publishers have come together to form the Northern Fiction Alliance, a cohort assembled to showcase the output of northern indie presses to the international market in an attempt to “level the playing field” and promote regional diversity in publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Royal Society has revealed its six-strong shortlist for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016, five of which are published by independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year after Marlon James and his indie press Oneworld beat publishing giants to win the Man Booker, three independent publishers have made the 2016 longlist. But what effect does the ‘mother of all prizes’ have on tiny teams?Man Booker 2016 longlist – in picturesAlongside heavy hitters such as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet Andrew McMillan has been shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize for his debut poetry collection Physical (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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No adult fiction title released in the January-through-June period managed to make the top 20 print bestsellers list in the first half of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the shortlist to be announced September 13, the Man Booker Prize 'Dozen' is marked, judges say, by writing that is 'uniformly fresh, energetic and important.' The post Coetzee and New Faces on the Man Booker Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British-based Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for literary fiction in the world, announced its longlist Wednesday, with five American authors on the list of 13. It’s only the third year that authors from outside the Commonwealth have been considered for the prize, which... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public may be less than thrilled to see Japan's latest major book prizes awarded to people who are 'not TV talent or celebrities," commentators say, but that is 'as it should be.' The post Japan’s Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes Go to ‘Exclusively Literary People’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter James, Sharon Bolton and "Robert Galbraith" were among the authors honoured at the second annual Dead Good Reader Awards 2016 at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson has acquired Everywoman: One Woman’s Truth About Speaking the Truth by Labour MP Jess Phillips, following a "heated" six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty-three year old British Nigerian Lopè Ariyo has won HarperCollins and Red Magazine's African cookbook competition after "delighting" the judges with her dishes and her writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A debut psychological suspense novel by Riley Sager has been snapped up by Ebury Fiction after a "heated" seven-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clare Mackintosh has scooped the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for her first thriller I Let You Go (Sphere). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion’s Rebecca Gray has been promoted to the company's head of fiction publicity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the first part of 2016, it is the mid-sized publishers that are driving the overall market’s excellent 9.3% print sales growth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has won an "inspiring" account of a modern pilgrimage, The Crossway by Guy Stagg, at a "strongly-contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic designer Vanessa Savage from Glamorgan has won Myriad’s 2016 First Drafts Competition for previously unpublished writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Spring has acquired a "powerful" guide on recovering from an eating disorder and "reaching body positivity", by Instagram star Amalie Lee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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