Inclusive Indies Fund awards grants to 11 presses

The Includive Indies Fund, set up earlier this year by Knights Of and Jacaranda, has awarded grants totalling £35,000 to 11 independent presses from across the UK and Ireland.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Four indies shut up shop

Four independent bookshops are closing their bricks and mortar stores after nearly 200 years in business collectively. The Ian Allan Bookshop in Cardiff’s Royal Arcade is set to close at the end of this week after nearly 130 years of a bookshop in business on that site, including a Blackwell’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Short Takes: Religion Publishing News Briefs, February 11, 2015

Nominations open for Christian Small Publishers awards; Barbour books recognized. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, February 11, 2015

Robert Alter's acclaimed Bible translation has a new volume; Lauren Winner insightfully examines obscure metaphors for God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Reviews of New and Forthcoming Spirituality & Religion Books, February 11, 2015

Robert Alter's acclaimed Bible translation has a new volume; Lauren Winner insightfully examines obscure metaphors for God. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aird awarded CWA diamond dagger

Catherine Aird has been awarded the Crime Writer’s Association Diamond Dagger award. The Diamond Dagger winner is chosen by the CWA committee from a shortlist of writers judged worthy by their peers. Shortlisted authors must have sustained excellence in their careers and made a significant... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Raphael memoir to Robson Press

The Robson Press has signed the memoir of novelist and screenwriter Frederic Raphael. Publisher Jeremy Robson signed UK and Commonwealth rights to Going Up in a deal with Maggie Phillips at Ed Victor. The book follows Raphael from his schooldays at Charterhouse, through to his time at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Taylor, Knight and Waldram among PPC award nominations

Nominations for this year’s Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) awards include Sandra Taylor for The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton (Picador), Emma Knight for There’s Something I’ve Been Dying to Tell You by Lynda Bellingham (Hodder & Stoughton), and Ruth Waldram for the award-winning H is for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NF Debut a Breakout Hit at Vanderbilt U Press

After becoming one of the press' s biggest sellers to date, Andrew Maraniss’s 'Strong Inside' has become the first title from the press to hit two 'New York Times' bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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International Press Community Condemns 'Spurious' Closure of The East African

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Nation Media Group, the International Press Institute and prominent African journalist Joseph Odindo support The EastAfrican, and say that e ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 National Magazine Award Winners

Vogue takes home top honors. The post The 2015 National Magazine Award Winners appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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Facebook Opens Its Ad Awards to Instagram Campaigns

Facebook is allowing a new ad type in its yearly awards: Instagram campaigns. The Facebook Awards started taking submissions last week, and for the first time, Instagram ads are up for consideration, the social network said. This is the fourth year Facebook is hosting the ad awards, and Adweek... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Comics Win Big at ALA’s 2015 Youth Media Awards

Jillian and Mariko Tamaki's 'This One Summer' is the first graphic novel to receive both a Caldecott Honor and a Printz Honor; while Cece Bell's graphic memoir 'El Deafo' received a Newbery Honor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vogue Wins Magazine of the Year at National Magazine Awards

Vogue was named magazine of the year at the annual National Magazine Awards ceremony on Monday night, earning the award that honors brands excelling in both print and digital media as well as areas such as events and branded content. But it was Nautilus -- an indie science magazine published... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Protest Against Controversial YA Award-winner in Canada

Some in Canada are protesting the awarding of the 2014 Governor General’s Literary Award to a controversial book about high school gender identity issues. The post Protest Against Controversial YA Award-winner in Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Minimum Wage Law to Shutter SF Indie

With the law set to its increase its payroll by 39%, 18-year-old Borderlands Books said it will have to close its doors by March 31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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North Carolina Indies Build Lists, Community

North Carolina is home to a growing number of independent presses that publish in diverse subjects and categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Study of Britain's radical right triumphs at Political Book Awards

Matthew Goodwin and Robert Ford’s Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right in Britain (Routledge) has won the top honour at the Paddy Power Political Book Awards. Academics Goodwin and Ford won the Political Book of the Year honour at the award ceremony in London last night... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Canadian Indies Report a Positive 2014

Independent bookstores across Canada reported that sales in 2014 were generally up, or at least comparable to 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Stanfords doubles prize money for relaunched travel award

Stanfords is relaunching the Dolman Travel Book of the Year prize, doubling its prize money, and creating a new award for travel writing. From 2015, the renamed Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year award will carry a prize fund of £5,000. The revamped awards will also include the Edward... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The 2014 Listen-Up Awards

As demand for audiobooks continued to grow in 2014, publishers produced a record number of titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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