Lancaster wins SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012

Adam Lancaster has been named the SLA School Librarian of the Year 2012, receiving the award this... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Q & A with School Librarian Leslie Preddy

The president of the American Association of School Librarians discusses the changing nature of her profession, and what colleagues can do to deal with shrinking budgets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mandy Hager wins 2015 Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

A story about a teen and an Orca has taken a top prize and judges said the author was "writing out of her skin". Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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eCampus.com Wins 5-Year Contract at UW-Milwaukee

In a deal that bears striking similarities to ones that Amazon has crafted with Purdue and UMass Amherst over the past year, virtual textbook competitor eCampus.com has negotiated a $2.15 million contract with UWM. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary wins Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year award

Debut author Sarah Hilary has scooped the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for Someone Else’s Skin (Headline). Hilary was presented with the award by title sponsor Simon Theakston and broadcaster Mark Lawson at the opening night of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The Essential Role of School Librarians

Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay expounds on the importance of maintaining funding for the job of school librarians. The post The Essential Role of School Librarians appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unity Books wins Bookseller of the Year

While the future of bookshops remains uncertain, one of Wellington's leading independent stores has proven there is still life left in them yet. Continue reading at Stuff

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McGuinness wins Wales Book of the Year

Patrick McGuiness has won the main English-language prize at Wales Book of the Year 2015 awards, run by Literature Wales, for Other People’s Countries (Jonathan Cape). Other People’s Countries is set in the town of Bouillon, where the author’s mother came from, and is a “brilliant, lyrical... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Kingsnorth's crowdfunded novel wins book of the year award

The Wake wins honour from the Bookseller magazine, recognising both the book and its innovative publisher UnboundPaul Kingsnorth’s crowdfunded novel The Wake, which the author wrote in an invented form of Old English and originally envisaged self-publishing, has won the inaugural book of the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder wins twice at Peters Book of the Year Awards

Hodder is the big winner at this year’s Peters Book of the Year award, taking home book of the year for both the junior fiction and teen fiction categories.  A Room Full of Chocolate by Jane Elson and A Song For Ella Grey by David Almond, both published by Hodder, were announced as the Books of... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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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

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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H is for Hawk wins Costa Book of the Year

Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk (Jonathan Cape), winner of last year's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, has won the £30,000 Costa Book of the Year Award. The book's triumph was announced this evening (Tuesday 27th January) at a ceremony in central London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Third winning year for Walliams at National Book Awards

David Walliams’ Awful Auntie (HarperCollins Children’s) has been named Children’s Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards, making it the third time in a row the author has won the honour. The awards, presented today (26th November) at a ceremony at the Foreign Office in London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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EUP history wins Saltire Book of the Year

A book about the history of Scottish towns has won £10,000 after being named Saltire Book of the Year. The Scottish Town in the Age of Enlightenment 1740-1820 (Edinburgh University Press), written by historians Bob Harris and Charles McKean of Dundee University, was awarded the top prize at the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Slightly Foxed wins Vintage Indie of the Year

London’s Slightly Foxed has been named Vintage Independent Bookshop of the Year for 2014, winning £1,000. The shop, in Gloucester Road SW7, impressed judges with its “brilliantly conceived events”, including a vintage wine and Vintage literature evening, and a phantom book group, where people... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians in running for top award

Three school librarians have been shortlisted for the School Library Association's school... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Owen Sheers wins Book of the Year

Poet Owen Sheers wins Wales Book of the Year for his work about three young soldiers who are deployed to Afghanistan. Continue reading at BBC News

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Henry wins Romantic Novel of the Year Award

Veronica Henry has won the 2014 Romantic Novelists Association’s Romantic Novel of the Year... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'12 Years a Slave' will be distributed to schools as part of World Book Night

Special World Book Night copies of '12 Years a Slave' will be made available to schools. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan Filer wins Costa Book of the Year

First-time novelist Nathan Filer has won the £30,000 Costa Book of the Year award for his... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Neil Gaiman wins Book of the Year

Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane beats fellow National Book Award winners in a public vote to find 2013's book of the year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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