Indie publishers and women, including last year’s winner Olga Tokarczuk, dominate the £50,000 Man Booker International Prize shortlist, revealed on Tuesday (9th April). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Books from The Rolling Stones and "Godfather of Grime" Wiley will compete for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the five top sellers in 2017 in Canada were backlist, which was up 2 percent over 2016. Print unit sales fell 4 percent, value down 3 percent. The post BookNet Canada Sees Print Sales Decline in 2017, Backlist Accounts for 60 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Topped by Margaret Atwood, the UK’s Top 10 bestselling authors of literary fiction last year features only one male writer, Haruki MurakamiFlying in the face of Norman Mailer’s infamous comment that “a good novelist can do without everything but the remnant of his balls”, Haruki Murakami was the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former refugee Ocean Vuong has won the £25,000 T S Eliot Prize for his “remarkable” debut poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chae Strathie and Nicola O’Byrne have won this year’s Bookbug Picture Book Prize, run by Scottish Book Trust and voted for by children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'A sad irony to see the so-called leader of the free world trying to limit freedom to publish.' The International Publishers Association slams the Trump cease-and-desist effort and libel law comments as 'a new and worrying development.' The post Fire and Fury: International Publishers ‘Throw... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing and literary figures from Bangladesh, Sweden, Hong Kong, Iran, the UK, Hungary, and Cameroon are among the shortlist for the 2018 Prix Voltaire from the International Publishers Association's Freedom To Publish committee. The post Freedom To Publish: The Prix Voltaire 2018 Shortlist... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London-based Iranian e-publisher Azadeh Parsapour and missing Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai have been shortlisted for the 2018 Prix Voltaire, which rewards "exemplary courage in upholding the freedom to publish and in enabling others to exercise their right to freedom of expression". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forty-three titles have been shortlisted for the 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, which celebrate the "broad scope" of travel writing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Rekulak has resigned as publisher of Quirk Books in order to "further pursue his writing career and other creative projects." Brett Cohen, the president of Quirk, has taken over as publisher, effective immediately. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new books with a negative take on Donald Trump's presidency, David Frum's 'Trumpocracy' (Harper) and David Cay Johnston's 'It's Even Worse Than You Think' (Simon & Schuster), have seen demand increase on Amazon following the fray surrounding Michael Wolff's 'Fire and Fury' (Henry Holt). Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acknowledging the patriarchal society of biblical times, author Mesu Andrews finds inspiration among the obscure women in Scripture and hopes to add more to their stories in her award-winning novels, including her latest, ‘Isaiah’s Daughter.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A French lifestyle book, a Spanish thriller and a reissued quartet of Italian crime novels are among the books generating buzz this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray is launching an international non-fiction prize worth £20,000 to mark its 250th anniversary this year. At the same time, publisher Mark Richards has been given new responsibilities to lead the imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colonialism, divorce and dystopia are some of the themes tackled in the Society of Authors’ shortlists for the best audio drama scripts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Waterstones branch is dedicating its ‘Staff Recommends’ bay to female writers to celebrate the 'Year of Publishing Women'. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC adaptation of Misha Glenny’s book is more than a Bond audition for Norton, with globe-spanning scope that manages to hit the markMcMafia recap – series one, episode oneMcMafia. Sounds like a bad sketch, but it isn’t. It is, the press release assures us, “a groundbreaking international... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The authors of the bestselling, crowd-funded children's book “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” are facing calls to remove Aung San Suu Kyi from future editions. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and Myanmar’s head of government has come under fire for her silence and inaction regarding the... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two writers, playwright Emma Adams and poet Malika Booker, are joining the core team of The Writing Squad, a development programme for writers aged 16-21 in the north of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite reporting increasing exhibitor numbers, Reed Exhibitions will 'move on' from the Shanghai Children's Book Fair. BolognaFiere steps in as a co-organizer in Shanghai. The post Reed Exhibitions Confirms Exit From Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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