Lantana and Peepal Tree make £10k independent press prize shortlist

The Clarissa Luard Award for Independent Publishers has been revealed with Lantana Publishing, Little Toller Books, Peepal Tree Press and Penned in the Margins all in the running for the £10,000 prize. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Noir Press: Bringing Lithuanian Fiction to English Readers

‘Does a Lithuanian author stand a chance in the ocean of books on British bookshop shelves?’ Noir Press’ Stephan Collishaw says he has a good answer. Laura Sintija Černiauskaitė is the Vilnius-born, 39-year-old author who won the 2009 European Union Prize for Literature for her ‘Kvėpavimas į... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Policy morphs into university press

In the year that academic publisher Policy Press celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has secured “major investment” from the University of Bristol to create a new university press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baroness Lola Young to chair Man Booker Prize 2017

Baroness Lola Young OBE will chair the judges for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New University of Cincinnati Press Hires Director

Elizabeth Scarpelli has been named the University of Cincinnati Press's first director. The press, launched this summer, will publish both scholarly and regional titles with social justice themes. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards

In three of Cambridge University Press' journals, Overleaf arrangement offers authoring tools. And eight awards are part of the FutureBook Conference. The post International Notes: Cambridge University Press and Overleaf; FutureBook Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A cosy consultation which will pander to the press | Letters

We read with interest Jane Martinson’s article (Paul Dacre to step down as chair of journalists’ code of practice committee, 1 December). The article notes that culture secretary Karen Bradley has launched a 10-week consultation into press regulation. As teachers and researchers in media and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Wylie Makes First Apperance at Guadalajara

Literary agent Andrew Wylie delivered a keynote at the Guadalajara Book Fair and shared stories from his storied career. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber Children’s shortlisted for two Blue Peter Awards

Two Faber Children’s titles are in the running for the 2017 Blue Peter Book Awards, along with books from HarperCollins Children’s, David Fickling Books, Wide Eyed Editions and Walker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chapel Hill Restaurant's Book Prize Nourishes Southern Writers, Booksellers

The Crook's Corner restaurant in Chapel Hill has sponsored a literary award since 2013, and recently increased the prize to $5,000 for the best debut novel about the South. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Essex Serpent beats Beatrix and Harry Potter to book prize

Sarah Perry's novel The Essex Serpent is named Waterstones Book of the Year ahead of a Beatrix Potter manuscript and a Harry Potter playscript. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors join Julian Barnes in condemning US authors' admission to Booker prize

Writers including AS Byatt and Philip Hensher say Commonwealth and British writers face greater struggle to find readers, now ‘dice are loaded’ AS Byatt, Philip Hensher and Susan Hill have joined authors backing Julian Barnes’s call for the Man Booker prize to exclude US writers once again, a... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spread the Word launches new Life Writing Prize

Writer development organisation Spread the Word is launching a new nationwide Life Writing Prize, thanks to a donation from writer Joanna Munro and partnership support from Goldsmiths Writers’ Centre, the Royal Society of Literature and Arvon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women Lead The Five Costa Book Award Shortlists

Two-thirds of the shortlisted candidates in the UK's Costa Book Awards are women. And three in one category are former winners. The post Women Lead The Five Costa Book Award Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Six start-ups shortlisted for EdTech pitch-off

Start-ups behind the world’s largest video library for education, an online classroom wall, and an online tutoring resource, are among the six businesses that will take part in a live pitch off at the EdTech for Publishers Conference. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles to partner with Green Carnation Prize for third year

The Green Carnation Prize, an award recognising lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) writers, is partnering with Foyles for a third year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wayne State University Press Celebrates 75 Years, Successful Trade Program

An expanded trade publishing program has paid off well for Wayne State University Press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Publishers Scramble to Make Sense of Trump’s Rise to Victory

Katy Tur of NBC News at a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Manchester, N.H., on Nov. 7. Her forthcoming book on Mr. Trump’s campaign and election is called “Unbelievable.” Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBC Universal Makes Another $200 Million Investment in BuzzFeed

Comcast Corp.'s NBC Universal has made a second $200 million investment in BuzzFeed Inc., deepening ties between the two companies in online video and advertising.The latest funding will let NBC and BuzzFeed work more closely together on ad sales, like producing more short-form digital video for... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bruce Springsteen longlisted for Penderyn Music Book Prize

Bruce Springsteen's memoir Born to Run (Simon & Schuster) has been longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize alongside memoirs from musicians Johnny Marr and Robbie Robertson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DK title wins children's science book prize

How Machines Work by David Macaulay (Dorling Kindersley) was today announced as the winner of the £10,000 Royal Society’s Young People’s Book Prize 2016, which champions the best science books for under-14s. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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