Jo Callaghan wins crime novel of the year with story of an AI detective

In the Blink of an Eye was praised at the Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival as ‘changing the way we think about policing forever’A “boundary-pushing take on the police procedural” which features a human detective working with an AI sleuth in order to solve a missing persons case has won the coveted Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award.In the Blink of an Eye, the debut novel from author Jo Callaghan, was announced on Thursday night as the winner at the annual crime writing festival in Harrogate. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Cover Story: The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge

Designer Will Staehle's book jacket taps into what the 'hypnotic sensibilities' of the novel, a story of obsession and H.P. Lovecraft. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Eckerman and Forché win $160k Windham-Campbell Prizes

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Virago and The Pool launch new crime writer award

Virago deputy publisher Sarah Savitt and The Pool c.e.o. Sam Baker have launched a competition to find a new female crime writer for Virago. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Paris-set Moskovich tale scoops Galley Beggar Short Story Prize

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Pearson reports £2.6bn loss for the year

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sands and Gundar-Goshen win JQ Wingate Literary Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Denmark’s Egmont Ends 27 Years in Russian Children’s Book Market

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Picoult and Cannon campaigns in BMS quarterly wins

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Trade Division Bright Spot in Bad Year for HMH

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If newspapers won't check viral stories, who will listen to them about fake news? | Jasper Jackson

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Schoenhof’s Foreign Books to Close After 161 Years

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William Heinemann to publish Tom Hanks short stories

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