The British Academy Book Prize announces a timely £25,000 winner, in Ross Perlin's 'Language City,' on immigration and endangered languages. The post ‘Language City’ Wins the 2024 British Academy Prize appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Allen Lane and Yale University Press (YUP) both have two books apiece on the £40,000 Wolfson History Prize 2018 shortlist, which recognises and celebrates books which combine excellence in historical research with readability for a general audience. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On this week’s show, Claire and Sian return from wandering around the London book fair to chat about the big books snapped up at this year’s event. What will we be reading in 2019 and 2020? The shortlist for the 2018 Man Booker International prize for translated fiction was also announced, and... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes for Letters were awarded in the categories of fiction, history, biography poetry, and general nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scandi psychological suspense novel A Nearly Normal Family has been won by Pan Macmillan in a six-figure deal for two books, while a number of publishers are bidding for UK rights to The Warehouse as London Book Fair draws to a close for 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2018 Man Booker International shortlist spans four European languages: French, Spanish, Hungarian, Polish, and includes Han Kang and Deborah Smith, who won in 2016. The post Man Booker International Prize Announces 2018 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“When you’re living your life, it doesn’t feel like a story. It only feels like a story when you look back on it,” says Benjamin Taylor. In the style of his memoir, “The Hue and Cry at Our House: A Year Remembered,” winner of The Times’ 2018 Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cassell Illustrated has signed “an intimate portrait of Ed Sheeran” by music photographer Christie Goodwin, with a foreword and captions by the singer’s father, John. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A jury found a number of companies owned by Philip Smyres guilty of copyright and trademark infringement for selling counterfeit textbooks. The textbook publishers that filed the suit were awarded $34 million in damages. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ali Smith's Winter (Hamish Hamilton), Laurie Penny's Bitch Doctrine (Bloomsbury) and Reni Eddo-Lodge's Jhalak Prize-winning Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race (Bloomsbury) are among the10 titles longlisted for the 2018 Orwell Prize for Political Writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The €20,000 European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Literature Prize has been claimed by Burhan Sönmez for Istanbul Istanbul (Telegram Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cultural leaders from 28 countries will come to the UK in May 2019 for a global gathering of the UNESCO Cities of Literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Guardian investigation shows there were whole months last year when not a single BAME person featured on the cover of our biggest-selling magazines. And when it comes to children’s magazines, the problem is even worse Women’s magazine editors have always understood the importance of a good... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Representatives of the Publishers Association call on the government to make sure the UK retains its place as ‘the world’s publisher’UK publishing is world leading and a cornerstone of Britain’s cultural and economic influence. The books and journals our authors write have helped shape thoughts... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning children’s author Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s first foray into adult fiction has gone to Picador for a significant six-figure sum after a “hotly contested” 13-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has acquired the debut novel of 26-year-old talent agent Lucy Beirne, The List That Changed My Life, at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Libros in Español will take off on April 15 with “a couple of thousand” physical Spanish-language titles from the U.S., Spain, and Latin America, according to founder Filipe Silva. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world rights to a book about sport and race from former journalist Derek A Bardowell following a six-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jez Burrows, author of 'Dictionary Stories,' delves into the most mutable words in English. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Booker Prize Foundation has reversed its controversial decision on how to list Wu Ming-Yi’s nationality on its website following a row over the situation. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Grammy-winning performer and songwriter Lucinda Williams has signed with Simon & Schuster UK to publish her memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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