Since 1988, the New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism has been shining a light on journalists who call attention to vital current events or societal issues. The titles up for consideration this year tackle domestic violence, sexual harassment, mass incarceration, migration, and the unheard-of injustices that occur in the […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-21 20:39:14 UTC ]
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More than 40 companies, individuals and products have been shortlisted across eight different categories at this year's FutureBook Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair is off to a seriously toned start this week, Wednesday's morning events looking light on audience as trade industry players focused on work and meetings on their stands. The post At Frankfurt Book Fair: Back to Work appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinterest is building a new media channel for publishers and brands to create videos and multimedia posts, according to advertisers familiar with the plans.The Pinterest media section is similar in concept to how publishers work closely with Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The full text of a speech given by Baroness Gail Rebuck, chair of Penguin Random House UK, during a debate at the House of Lords on libraries and bookshops. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Kingsford argues that awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature is "retrograde". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has acquired an award-winning French novel and commercial-literary crossover, The Last of Our Kind (Le Dernier Des Nôtres) by Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins' diversity forum HC All In and non-fiction publisher Natalie Jerome were honoured at Business in the Community’s Race Equality Awards last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publishers from across the world are to come together at Frankfurt Book Fair to celebrate the "diversity and vibrancy" of the international independent publishing scene. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Opening a ninth decade, the high-visibility Canadian Governor General's award series in literature has seven categories, each in both French and English. The post Canada’s Governor General’s Literary Awards at 80: Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House is to publish an "atmospheric debut" by alternative-folk artist Kerry Andrew entitled Swansong. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Annual sales of poetry books are set to surpass £10m for the first time since records began, The Bookseller can reveal on National Poetry Day today. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Costa has announced the judging panels for the 2016 Costa Book Awards, which include writers Nicci Gerrard, Justin Cartwright, Mary Loudon, Andrew O’Hagan and Matthew Dennison, poet, author and vlogger Jen Campbell, and author-illustrator, Cressida Cowell. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On Thursday morning, the National Book Foundation narrowed its longlist down to five finalists for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy McKay from Corby Business Academy has been announced as the winner of the School Librarian of the Year award, organised by the School Library Association. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut British author K J Orr has beaten off competition from Booker Prize-winning Hilary Mantel to win the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On a brisk early autumn evening, the Eric Carle Honors celebrated its 11th year of recognizing instrumental figures in children's literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Italian investigative journalist claims to have discovered the identity of pseudonymous author Elena Ferrante to the anger and frustration of the literary community. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five young writers aged 14-19 are shortlisted for this year’s BBC Young Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small presses, libraries and independents are all under threat. No one wants to hear their child ask: ‘What’s a bookshop?’On Saturday it is Bookshop Day. My heart always sinks a little when I hear that a day has been set aside to celebrate something I love: it too often feels like being put on a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How many awards are too many awards? The post Canadian Magazine Awards Dispute Leads to Schism appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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