The Man Booker Prize announced its 2019 longlist. The post Man Booker Prize Names 2019 Longlist appeared first on The Millions. Continue reading at 'The Millions'
[ The Millions | 2019-07-24 15:19:33 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#man booker prize
A book in honour of the sacrifice of Anzac soldiers has been named Margaret Mahy Book of the Year. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
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 ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#amy liptrot
#travel writing
The Royal Society has revealed its six-strong shortlist for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016, five of which are published by independent presses. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#indies strong
#royal society
#six-strong shortlist
#independent presses
J K Rowling has been named one of 2016's "Outstanding Women of Scotland", alongside singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and broadcaster Lesley Anne Riddoch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Poet Andrew McMillan has been shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize for his debut poetry collection Physical (Jonathan Cape). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book prize
ESPN the Magazine hires senior editor, Vice News appoints news director, and more... The post Refinery29 Names EVP of Partnerships and Distribution | People on the Move – 7.27.16 appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
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 ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#post japan
No two book clubbers had the same impression---we range from frustration to elation, united only by a eagerness to discuss. The post WIRED Book Club: Frustration! Elation! We Conclude The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#wind appeared
Senior reviews editor Peter Cannon recommends 'The Name of the Rose' by Umberto Eco, a Sherlock Holmes-like murder mystery set in a secluded Italian monastery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#umberto eco
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 ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sonny liew
#outstanding work
#record number
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 ]
More news stories like this |
Rich Battista's rise at Time Inc. continues. Fifteen months after joining the company, CEO Joe Ripp has named him evp of Time Inc. and president of brands, overseeing all of the company's storied titles. Battista joined Time in April 2015 as president of People and Entertainment... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#entrepreneurial spirit
#coming days
#feel free
The White Horse Bookshop is sponsoring the Richard Jefferies Society Writers’ Prize while the book trade is experiencing a “golden age of nature writing”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book trade
#golden age
#nature writing
The Folio Prize Foundation has appointed former Fourth Estate associate publisher Minna Fry as its director of development. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Jessie Greengrass has won the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2016 for her debut collection, taking home the £10,000 main prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#jessie greengrass
#debut collection
#taking home
Crowdfunding publisher Unbound has launched a "major" new £5,000 short story prize in celebration of its fifth birthday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Some books you want to read slowly. Patrick Rothfuss' fantasy tome isn't one of them. The post WIRED Book Club: We're Breezing Through The Name of the Wind appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#wind appeared
#patrick rothfuss
UK writer Russell Jones has been shortlisted for the $50,000 (£37,990) Half the World Global Literati Award for his unpublished YA novel The Talkers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Lidudumalingani has won the 2016 Caine Prize for African Writing for his short story ‘Memories We Lost’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#african writing
Three books from Penguin Random House have been shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2016, alongside books from Canongate, Bloomsbury and John Murray. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#john murray