Hilsum and Laing awarded £10,000 James Tait Black Prizes

A biography of war correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum and Olivia Laing’s novel Crudo have won this year’s James Tait Black Prizes. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 07:50:33 UTC ]
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Andrew Marr to chair 2017 Forward Prizes

Journalist and broadcaster Andrew Marr is chairing the jury for the 2017 Forward Prizes for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Best Windows 10 apps this week

Two-hundred-and-fifteen in a series. Welcome to this week's overview of the best apps, games and extensions released for Windows 10 on Windows Store in the past seven days. Another week, another Insider Build. Build 15014 introduces an ebook store, and ebook reading capabilities in Microsoft... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15014 officially adds ebook support

It's official: With Windows 10’s Insider Preview Build 15014 for PCs and phones, Microsoft’s officially opened its ebook store, adding some nifty disk- and power-management features, too. Strategically, the ebook wing of Microsoft's Store app is probably the most important for the company. But... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft pilots ebook sales in Windows 10

Publishers offer cautious welcome after leak shows software giant has included a bookselling section in a new build of its operating systemTwo years after Microsoft walked away from digital bookselling, a leak of its latest software has hinted that it may ready to try again.In what may be a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Los Angeles LGBT Center wins big in local theater awards

The 2016 Ovation Awards handed its top honors to Los Angeles LGBT Center’s “Hit the Wall” and “Ham: A Musical Memoir,” as well as to Celebration Theatre’s “The Boy From Oz” and “Bootycandy.” Sam Harris, the actor and singer upon whose book “Ham” was based, took the honors for lead actor in a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaked Windows 10 build shows Microsoft filling a major content hole: Ebooks

For years, Microsoft has sold movies, TV shows, and music, in addition to apps—but not ebooks. A leaked Windows 10 build, however, shows Microsoft plans to shore up that gap in an upcoming release. The leaked build obtained by MSPowerUser reveals a dedicated section of the Windows Store where... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plymouth Council releases plan to close 10 libraries

Plymouth City Council, run by a Conservative and UKIP coalition, is proposing to shut 10 of its 17 libraries as part of a cost-saving measure. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaked Windows 10 build shows Creators Update is getting an ebook store

Google has one, Apple has one, Amazon has one, so Microsoft seems to feel that it should have one too. We're talking ebook stores, and a leaked version of Windows Mobile reveals that this is something that is due to be added to the Windows Store. While Microsoft has been slowly but surely... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Swallow: 'The fuel for my book was a slow-burning anger'

The author of Nomad, an espionage thriller for the 21st century, remembers the frustrations that drove him to move on from his career in science fictionWhen my thriller Nomad was first published, the questions I was asked most often revolved around inspiration. What drove me to tell this story?... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jacob Polley wins £20k T S Eliot Prize for poetry

Jacob Polley has won the £20,000 T S Eliot Prize for poetry for his “firework of a book” Jackself (Picador). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James in talks for Fifty Shades musical

Author E L James has reportedly been in talks with theatre bosses to turn Fifty Shades of Grey into a musical. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Australia Has a New Award for Editorial Excellence: The Rosie

A new competition has been announced in Australia’s publishing community. And this time, the honorees aren’t authors but editors. By Dennis Abrams | @DennisAbrams2 ‘Rapport With the Author’ is a Criterion ustralia’s Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) has announced that one of its branches,... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philippe Sands shortlisted for 2017's Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize

Baillie Gifford Prize winner Philippe Sands has been shortlisted for the 2017 Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize, awarded to the best book, whether fiction or non-fiction, to "translate the idea of Jewishness to the general reader".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles

Having started with 12 titles, the Jhalak Prize Book of the Year longlist stands now at 11 books, its intent to honor writers of color. The post The UK’s Inaugural Jhalak Prize Book of the Year Longlist: Now 11 Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decroix to leave La Martinière

French publisher La Martinière has bowed to staff demands to part with its children and young adult books chief Béatrice Decroix, a week after more than 100 staff walked out in protest over working conditions in the division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McCormack's Solar Bones up for Republic of Consciousness Prize

Irish author Mike McCormack’s Goldsmiths prize-winning novel Solar Bones (Tramp Press) is one of the eight titles shortlisted for the inaugural Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses, alongside titles from indies including Freight Books, Galley Beggar Press and Cassava Republic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stressing ‘an African Sensibility,’ Etisalat Prize Announces Shortlist

The top prize in this pan-African, award program for debut authors includes the Etisalat Fellowship at the University of East Anglia. The post Stressing ‘an African Sensibility,’ Etisalat Prize Announces Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wales Book of the Year awards under review

Literature Wales is currently reviewing the Wales Book of the Year awards, with a statement on its future expected before the end of the week, the BBC has reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marlon James pens epic fantasy trilogy

Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James is to publish a new epic fantasy trilogy dubbed the "African Game of Thrones" in the US in 2018.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crowdfunded small-press prize announces inaugural shortlist

Neil Griffiths’ Republic of Consciousness prize for ‘brave and brilliant’ works from small publishers unveils contenders for award funded by online raffleA prize designed to reward “brave, bold and brilliant” literature from small presses that raised its purse from crowdfunding has announced its... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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