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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Describe your role I am the senior assistant commissioning editor for the psychology and social work team at Oxford University Press. My role is to take newly commissioned titles from the idea stage through to handover to production. That means working with authors and enabling them to write... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Sunny Singh and Catherine Johnson have been revealed as judges of the inaugural Jhalak Prize for Best Book by a Writer of Colour alongside Alex Wheatle, Musa Okwonga and Yvette Edwards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amy Liptrot’s debut and memoir The Outrun (Canongate) has been named the winner of the £5,000 Wainwright Golden Beer Prize 2016, an award celebrating UK nature and travel writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Turshen has worked with Mario Batali, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Dana Cowin, but is now stepping into the limelight with her debut, 'Small Victories,' due out from Chronicle Books on September 6. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a "digital-first company," Time Inc. is now trying to keep pace with tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Comcast, in addition to fellow magazine publishers like Hearst and Cond Nast.That's one of the big reasons why Time Inc. is embracing a category-focused, more streamlined approach to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor Genevieve Smith tells Folio: why now's the time to dig deep into public distrust. The post New York Magazine Makes “The Case Against the Media” appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A year after Marlon James and his indie press Oneworld beat publishing giants to win the Man Booker, three independent publishers have made the 2016 longlist. But what effect does the ‘mother of all prizes’ have on tiny teams?Man Booker 2016 longlist – in picturesAlongside heavy hitters such as... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Titles from Faber, No Exit Press, HarperCollins, Viking and Jonathan Cape have been shortlisted for this year’s John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the shortlist to be announced September 13, the Man Booker Prize 'Dozen' is marked, judges say, by writing that is 'uniformly fresh, energetic and important.' The post Coetzee and New Faces on the Man Booker Prize Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The British-based Man Booker Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for literary fiction in the world, announced its longlist Wednesday, with five American authors on the list of 13. It’s only the third year that authors from outside the Commonwealth have been considered for the prize, which... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon Ross, formerly Cambridge University Press's deputy managing director for academic publishing as well as CUP global business development director, has been appointed as the new c.e.o. of Manchester University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The world of publishing has evolved one small step and then stopped,' says a digital entrepreneur, one of three whose Israeli startup is collaborating with the venerable Oxford University Press. The post Big and Small, Old and New: Oxford University Press and Its Israeli Startups appeared first... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public may be less than thrilled to see Japan's latest major book prizes awarded to people who are 'not TV talent or celebrities," commentators say, but that is 'as it should be.' The post Japan’s Akutagawa and Naoki Prizes Go to ‘Exclusively Literary People’ appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The History Press is to publish a book based on an original set of sketchbooks and diaries from a signaller in the First World War. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Every two years, honors are given for outstanding work in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. A record number of submissions—235 across the twelve categories—marks the 2016 awards. The post Sonny Liew’s ‘Charlie Chan’ Leads Singapore Literature Prizes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-based press and book binder Tangerine Press is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, with founder and sole member of staff Michael Curran still committed to producing unique, limited edition books with writers he admires. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rotating among prose fiction, poetry, drama, and children's literature, the Nigeria Prize carries a purse of $100,000. The longlist was chosen from 173 titles. The post Nigeria Prize for Literature Names 11 Authors to Longlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty years and 1,000 books (including a Pulitzer-winner) since its founding, Island Press is under new leadership, with plans to publish more and bigger books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kensington Publishing will add a mass market paperback line to its Lyrical Press imprint, Kensington’s digital first unit that it bought in January 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice Jolly has been awarded 2016 PEN Ackerley Prize, the UK’s only literary prize dedicated to memoir and autobiography, for crowdfunded book Dead Babies and Seaside Towns (Unbound). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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