The prize used to champion unknowns and outsiders. But a 2014 rule change has cemented the neo-colonial cultural dominance of the US and the UKThe upstairs room of an indie bookstore. A book launch for a local author. Crisps and wine are being handed out, a buzz is in the air, congratulations are showered upon the young writer. I know – because I worked there at the launch of Eleanor Catton’s The Luminaries.When Catton won the 2013 Man Booker prize, people in the bookstore were crying. Looking back on that day, the store’s manager said: “I don’t watch rugby, but I did think, maybe this is what it’s like when we win the World Cup?” Related: Literary prizes make books less popular, study finds How much will it cost you to meet an agent for coffee in London – a tube or a train or a plane fare? Related: George Saunders and Mohsin Hamid lead a daring Man Booker shortlist Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre is publishing a prize-winning and bestselling Swedish debut novel by poet Tom Malmquist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mary Beard and James Shapiro are among the authors who have made the English PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History shortlist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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During a ceremony on Wednesday night, Jill Leovy took home the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award in nonfiction for 'Ghettoside,' while Mia Alvar won in fiction for 'In the Country.' The award, which honors debut works, is now in its 26th year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Puttock, Ross MacKenzie and Danny Weston have been revealed as the winners of the 2016 Scottish Children’s Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The consumer, not the print magazine, now resides at the hub of the business model. The post The Untold Story of How Magazine Media is Winning appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Submissions now are open for the 2016 Polari First Book Prize, for debut books that explore the LGBT experience in poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction. The post Submissions Open for the UK’s Polari First Book Prize 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baileys has confirmed sponsorship for 2017 for the Women's Prize for Fiction following an initial three-year partnership. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. has had a string of acquisitions and launches aimed at young women over the past year, from HelloGiggles to homegrown startups Mimi and Motto. Like the publishing giant itself, the Gen Y strategy reflects the awareness that young people aren’t all alike. So each site targets audiences... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Financial Times is focussing on long-form documentary style video content, and short-form platform specific clips, according to Kayode Josiah, head of commercial development, video and audio. The FT has most recently hired a platform-specific video content creator, and since its Facebook... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes officially bails on his attempt to right the ship after putting the magazine up for sale in January. The post The New Republic Sold to Tin House’s Win McCormack appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for the Oddest Title of the Year was originally conceived in 1978 by Trevor Bounford and Bruce Robertson of The Diagram Group as a way to avoid boredom at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It was first awarded to Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice.... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A photographic study of Soviet bus stops and a craft manual for flexible children go head to head with a cultural history of the anus on the shortlist for the 38th Diagram prizeDiagram prize: oddest book title shortlist gets behind cultural history of the anus Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading From Behind lines up for public vote alongside works including Soviet Bus Stops and Paper Folding With ChildrenIt might sound like a pain in the behind to read, but an academic tome about the cultural history of the anus is among the contenders on the shortlist for the 2016 Diagram prize... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to honor the “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland. The post For ‘a Vibrant Literary Life’: Neil Griffiths’ Small Press Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A consideration of cult films and a photographic history of Soviet bus stops are among the contenders for an award given to the year's oddest book title. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over 100 campaigners gathered last night to protest the eviction of London's Feminist Library from the building that has housed it for 30 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Feeling the Facebook rush, New York Media is investing more toward video production in 2016, starting with hiring Business Insider and TV vet Matt Johnston as its first executive producer of video. The publisher will focus on creating news-driven video -- instead of recurring series -- for... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The subscriber list and review archive for mail-order book business the Good Book Guide has been acquired by book review and recommendation site Lovereading, following a “turbulent” decade for the Guide. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks is awarding Anderson's Bookshop $3,000 after booklovers voted it their favorite indie bookstore in a six-week campaign sponsored by the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning novelist Neil Griffiths is launching a new literary prize to celebrate “small presses producing brilliant and brave literary fiction” in the UK and Ireland - in part because he believes the publishing business model is "terrible". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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