L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Joyce Carol Oates and Ta-Nehisi Coates; John Rechy receives lifetime achievement award

Finalists for the 2017 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes include Joyce Carol Oates, Ron Chernow, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jesmyn Ward. The awards will be presented on the campus of USC on April 20, the eve of the L.A. Times Festival of Books. Finalists for the book prizes, which are awarded in 10 categories,... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYPL’s 2017 Book Award Finalists Wrote About Gun Deaths, Pandemics, War Zones, Dark Money and Refugees

As the name of the award implies, the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism is dedicated to honoring notable works of non-fiction written by journalists. The winner among the just-announced five finalists, to be revealed May 22, will join a group that... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Record number contest British Book Awards' indie prize

A record breaking number of submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted bookshops at the British Book Awards’ Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazilian publisher Schwarcz honoured with LBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Luiz Schwarcz, publisher of Brazilian company Companhia das Letras, will receive the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists offer ‘optimism in uncertain times’

The 18-strong shortlists for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017 show a strong presence from independent Chicken House as well as publishers Hachette and Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On eve of Costa awards, experts warn that top books prizes are harming fiction

The dominance of three honours in the UK can be prohibitively expensive for small publishers, and end up discouraging risk-taking on ‘difficult’ authorsCutting-edge British literary fiction risks being undermined by its growing reliance on a handful of powerful book prizes, a leading literary... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Village Books Owners to Receive Rittenhouse Award

PubWest has named Chuck and Dee Robinson, owners of Village Books in Bellingham and Lynden, Wash., recipients of the 2017 Jack D. Rittenhouse Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Finalists for 2016 National Book Awards Announced

Among the nominees for this year's awards, which will be given out on November 16, are Colson Whitehead, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Peter Gizzi. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBF Awards Lifetime Achievements to Robert Caro, Cave Canem

The National Book Foundation will present lifetime achievement awards to Robert A. Caro, the journalist and biographer, and Cave Canem, the literary center dedicated to black American poetry, at the National Book Awards ceremony on November 16 in New York. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These authors are in the running for the $50,000 Kirkus Prize book awards

The Kirkus Prizes, which at $50,000 each are among the most lucrative literary prizes in the country, announced their finalists Tuesday morning. The awards, sponsored by the book review magazine Kirkus Reviews, are given in three categories: fiction, nonfiction and young readers' literature.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ron Johns' Mabecron Books wins award

A title from bookseller Ron John's publishing company Mabecron Books has been awarded a 2016 Holyer an Gof Publishers' award for books published about Cornwall or in Cornish. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Judith Kerr wins BookTrust lifetime achievement award

Judith Kerr, the author behind classic children’s books such as The Tiger Came to Tea, will be presented with this year’s BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award today. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six Wellington finalists for the 2016 children's book awards

There are six creative Wellingtonians among the finalists of the 2016 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, announced on Wednesday. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One World Acquires Two Ta-Nehisi Coates Titles

The newly relaunched Random House imprint has acquired one nonfiction and one fiction work from the National Book Award winner, with the first slated for publication on its inaugural list in fall of 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Zealand Book Awards: Witi Ihimaera, Patricia Grace among finalists

Patricia Grace and Witi Ihimaera are among the finalists in the significantly re-jigged national book awards. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wellington author finalist in revamped New Zealand Book Awards

A Wellington author's first book has earned him a place in the finals of the 2016 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, as the revamped book awards return after a year's hiatus.  Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ta-Nehisi Coates packed the house at Davidson College talking on race

Coates – journalist, commentator, and National Book Award-winner – is seen by many as the voice of his generation on black America. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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2015 National Book Awards Go to Johnson, Coates, Lewis, and Shusterman

The winners of the 66th National Book Awards were announced at a ceremony at Cipriani in downtown Manhattan on Wednesday evening. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade

Navid Kermani, whose work explores Islam, the Middle East, and Christian-Muslim dialogue, was awarded the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. The post Navid Kermani Receives Peace Prize from German Book Trade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2015 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

The National Book Foundation announced the finallists for the 2015 National Book Awards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 18 at the 66th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Anti-whaling novel wins top prize at children's book awards

A novel with an anti-whaling message has taken the title of the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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