Antonia Hodgson and MJ Carter are among the authors shortlisted for The 2015 Historical Writers’ Association's (HWA) Debut Crown Award for historical fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Today, the shortlist for the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize was announced. This £10,000 prize is awarded every year to a book—be it fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—that best evokes the spirit of a place. In other words: here’s a great reading list for armchair travel if you are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-20 15:33:02 UTC ]
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Robert Macfarlane, Elif Shafak and Roger Robinson are among the writers shortlisted for this year's £10,000 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 11:07:07 UTC ]
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Canongate has acquired actor and comedy writer Michael Spicer's debut book, The Secret Political Adviser. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-19 16:20:27 UTC ]
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Mirror Books will publish The Weight of Small Things by debut author Julie Lancaster. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-16 14:24:03 UTC ]
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Set in alternate Tudor England, “Sin Eater” by Megan Campisi is a riveting tale of female empowerment. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-15 06:00:00 UTC ]
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The McIlvanney Prize and the Bloody Scotland Debut Crime Novel of the Year award will go ahead this year as planned, sponsored for the first time by Glencairn Glass. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 15:12:47 UTC ]
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In response to the pandemic, literary organizations in the U.K and the United Arab Emirates are launching virtual book festivals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The six-strong shortlist for the Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 02:53:35 UTC ]
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Angry Robot Books has acquired The Second Bell by debut author Gabriela Houston. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 01:42:37 UTC ]
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Frances Hodgson Burnett is best known for children’s classics like The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy, but a new anthology of lost stories reveals her “weird” side. At the Guardian, Alison Flood writes about “The Christmas in the Fog,” an eerie story set on a New York-bound liner. “Ten... Continue reading at The Millions
[ The Millions | 2020-04-13 20:30:07 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury Sigma has acquired Anna Ploszajski’s debut book Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 01:54:20 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate will publish debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 16:25:52 UTC ]
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Here is the shortlist for this year’s Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize. In its fifteenth year, the Dylan Thomas Prize is one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards, as well as the largest literary prize for young writers (that means age 39 and under). Congratulations to the finalists!... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-07 13:39:50 UTC ]
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“How Much of These Hills Is Gold,” by C Pam Zhang, reimagines the region’s past as a Chinese-American tale. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-04-07 09:00:07 UTC ]
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HarperCollins imprint Avon is to publish Clare Marchant's debut The Secrets of Saffron Hall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 00:16:57 UTC ]
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Today, the Booker Prize committee announced the shortlist for this year’s International Booker Prize—awarded annually to the best book written in any language, translated into English, and published in the UK or Ireland. The prize, £50,000, will be split evenly between author and translator of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-02 13:21:22 UTC ]
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Six books, one each translated from Dutch, Farsi, German, and Japanese and two from Spanish, have made the shortlist for the 2020 International Booker Prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Four indie publishers—Fitzcarraldo, Charco Press, Europa and Faber & Faber—have made the six-strong shortlist for 2020's £50,000 International Booker Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-01 22:06:39 UTC ]
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The tightening terror of the novel’s first chapter is impossible to break away from. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-31 16:41:14 UTC ]
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Orion has bagged the "visceral, sharp and achingly funny" debut of Kirsty Capes, a 26-year-old marketer at HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-27 06:01:58 UTC ]
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