Mantel receives damehood

Hilary Mantel received a damehood for her services to literature from the Prince of Wales in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today (6th February). It was announced Mantel would receive the honour last June in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The damehood follows a CBE awarded to Mantel in 2006. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Paul Durcan receives Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement award

Contemporary Irish poet Paul Durcan will be honoured with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. Durcan will be presented with the award on Wednesday 26th November at a ceremony in Dublin. He will join past recipients of the award,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantel defends Thatcher story

Man Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel has defended her story about plotting to kill the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ursula K. Le Guin to Receive NBF Lifetime Achievement Award

Neil Gaiman will present the medal to Le Guin at the 65th National Book Awards ceremony on November 19, in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Creator of Norton Anthology of Lit Receives Major Award

The LA Times reports that literary scholar M.H. Abrams was awarded the National Humanities Medal last Monday by President Obama. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jaron Lanier to Receive 2014 Peace Prize from German Book Trade

Jaron Lanier will receive the 2014 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his writing and advocacy about 'the dangers involved when human beings are reduced to digital categories.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burmese Bookseller to Receive Freedom to Publish Award

Dr. Thant Thaw Kaung is the founder of the Myanmar Book Center and executive director of the Myanmar Book Aid and Preservation Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tohti to Receive PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award

Imprisoned Chinese economist and writer Ilham Tohti, who was arrested in his Beijing home in January, is being honored with the 2014 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nahoko Uehashi and Roger Mello Receive 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards

Japanese author Nahoko Uehashi and Brazilian illustrator Roger Mello are the recipients of the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Awards, one of the oldest and most prestigious international awards in children’s literature. The announcement came Monday at a press conference at the Bologna Children’s... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's empire receives $882m tax rebate from Australia

Payment revealed by News Corp in US likely to reignite debate over how much tax is paid by international corporationsRupert Murdoch’s media group received a $882m tax rebate from Australia last year in a revelation that is likely to reignite the debate over how much tax is paid by international... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel reveals next book

Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel turns her attention from Thomas Cromwell to Margaret Thatcher for her next book - a collection of short stories due in September. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New story collection from Mantel

A new collection of contemporary short stories by Man Booker Prize-winning Hilary Mantel –... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louisiana residents choose libraries over jail to receive funds

Residents of Lafourche Parish in Louisiana recently voted down a proposal that would have used money currently going to local libraries to build a new prison. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Prime customers will now receive Sunday deliveries

There is an ever-growing list of benefits that Amazon provides for its Prime customers. For a $79 yearly fee users enjoy Netflix-like streaming video, Kindle book rentals and free two-day delivery service. The latter has only one simple drawback -- if you order an item on a Friday, you need to... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2013-11-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Mantel: 'Be patient' for next book

The double-Booker Prize winning author Hilary Mantel has told fans to 'be patient' as there may be a gap of several years until her next novel. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2013-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten 'enterprising libraries' receive grant

Ten library services around the country will receive a share of £450,000 designed to help... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Kindle Fire tablets receive good response from reviewers

The tech community seems especially impressed by a feature called Mayday, which calls up an Amazon tech support employee via video chat to help with tablet issues. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Miles to play Cromwell in Mantel plays

Actor Ben Miles has been cast as Thomas Cromwell in the Royal Shakespeare Company's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling, Hilary Mantel, and other British authors auction off annotated first editions

J.K. Rowling and other authors are selling first-edition copies of their books with annotations, written thoughts on the book, and/or illustrations to benefit the writers' organization English PEN. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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