Inaugural Jhalak Prize open for submissions

The Jhalak Prize for Book of the Year by a Writer of Colour is now accepting submissions for its inaugural prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Beatty Wins 2016 Man Booker Prize

Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 'The Sellout,' making him the first American author to win the award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Eyes on the prize: Booker bounce vs spend

The Booker bounce is what every publisher dreams of, yet the upfront spend can be considerable. Roger Tagholm investigates how indies balance costs against sales potential. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Industry Notes: Book Fair Attendance Figures, Carolin Emcke’s Prize

As Frankfurt Book Fair’s press officers report a slight increase in trade-visitor attendance this year, the German trade gives Carolin Emcke its 2016 peace prize. A reminder here that many more articles of this kind bring to light various moments and programs at the just-ended Frankfurt Book... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2017 Folio Prize to include non-fiction

The Folio Prize is planned to return in 2017, with its remit extended to include non-fiction for the first time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As one Dooré opens…

Suzie Dooré, publishing director at HarperCollins imprint The Borough Press, has acquired world English-language rights to Swedish author Emmy Abrahamson’s How to Fall in Love with a Man Who Lives Under a Bush from Amanda Bértolo Alderin at Bonnier Rights. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Irvine Welsh up for Saltire book prize

Irvine Welsh and James Kelman are among the authors shortlisted in this year's Saltire Literary Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador poets dominate TS Eliot Prize shortlist

Half of the authors shortlisted for the 2016 T S Eliot Prize are published by Picador.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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9 Eye-Opening Digital Marketing Stats From the Past Week

It was an unusually interesting week in digital marketing stats, with some numbers proving to be surprising and others mind-boggling. The following nine data points particularly got our attention. 1. Talk about a ridiculous YouTube win Emirates, the airline from United Arab Emirates, was... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2016-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazines now eligible for all journalism Pulitzer Prizes

Print and online magazines are now eligible for Pulitzer Prizes in all journalism categories. The Pulitzer Prize Board announced Wednesday that entries of work done in 2016 will be accepted... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's drone workshop opened to Cambridge schoolchildren

A group of Cambridge schoolchildren have been given access to Amazon's drone development laboratory in the city, in a tour described as the first of its kind in the world.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bodo Kirchhoff Wins the German Book Prize 2016

The jury has decided: Bodo Kirchhoff wins the 2016 German Book Prize for his novel 'Encounter' ('Widerfahrnis') about two travelers in Italy. The post Bodo Kirchhoff Wins the German Book Prize 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2016: At Opening Event, Change—and Politics—Loom Large

British artist David Hockney spoke at the 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair opening press conference, while other speakers addressed world events and how literature can help facilitate ways to find answers to important issues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon appears to be considering opening more brick-and-mortar stores selling groceries and apparel

Amazon’s keen on both fashion and retail — and whether those interests ever intersect could help shape the next leg of the digital retail revolution. The Seattle-based Amazon has already opened two bookstores (three more are on the way) and multiple pop-up mall kiosks. Now the endless aisle... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexievich shortlisted for Baillie Gifford Prize

Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, is on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan wins the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bangladeshi publisher Chowdhury shares PEN Pinter Prize with Atwood

Bangladeshi publisher, writer and editor Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury (known as Tutul) has been named 2016 International Writer of Courage by Margaret Atwood. Chowdhury accepted the prize in person this evening (13th October) at the British Library during a ceremony held to celebrate Atwood's PEN... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Internet Reacts to Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize

The Internet proved predictably opinionated upon learning that Bob Dylan had been chosen as the 2016 laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Songwriter and lyricist Bob Dylan was named the 109th laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13, for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’

'It's important that the book industry stays culturally in touch with the whole of society,' says PRH Ebury's Rebecca Smart. She brings her viewpoints to Frankfurt's The Markets conference. The post Ebury’s Rebecca Smart: A Publishing ‘House Open to All’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magdalena McGuire wins Impress Prize for New Writers

Impress Books has awarded Magdalena McGuire the Impress Prize for New Writers 2016 for her novel, The Shape of Your Song. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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