Narcopolis on DSC shortlist

Jeet Thayil’s Man Booker-shortlisted novel Narcopolis (Faber) has reached the shortlist for... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize 2017 Shortlist Announced

The Man Booker Prize has announced its shortlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, and it includes books by Paul Auster and George Saunders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors

Called 'a group of novels grown from tradition but also radical and contemporary,' the 2017 Man Booker Prize shortlist of six books is announced in London. The post The 2017 Man Booker Prize Fiction Shortlist Includes UK, UK-Pakistani, and US Authors appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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€25,000 German Book Prize Shortlist Is Out: Award Coincides With Frankfurt

Beginning September 27, you can read English translations of excerpts from the six shortlisted German Book Prize titles at the 'New Books in German' site. The post €25,000 German Book Prize Shortlist Is Out: Award Coincides With Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Granta, Chatto and Fourth Estate vie for $25k DSC Prize

Books from Granta, Chatto and Fourth Estate all feature on the 13-strong longlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature, worth $25k (£19k).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nipples on My Knee leads shortlist for 2017's oddest book title award

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[ The Guardian | 2017-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Diverse' shortlist for inaugural Kindle Storyteller Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kidnapped Hong Kong bookseller on IPA’s Prix Voltaire shortlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publons and Springer Nature's SharedIt on ALPSP Innovations shortlist

Publons  and Springer Nature’s content-sharing initiative SharedIt are both on the shortlist for The Association of Learned & Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) Awards for Innovation in Publishing 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Publishers Association Announces Prix Voltaire Shortlist

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kelpies shortlist features magic, dinosaurs and runaway shadows

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Satisfying' PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist revealed

The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2017 shortlist celebrating the best non-fiction on any historical subject has been announced. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twelve 'whizzy, crazy, hilarious' titles on Lollies shortlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-published debut on Betty Trask Prize shortlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International line-up of illustrators on Klaus Flugge shortlist

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[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two nods for Leyson on Branford Boase shortlist

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De Waal, Spufford and Buchanan shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize

My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal (Viking), which was recently optioned by Lenny Henry's production company for television, has been shortlisted for 2017's £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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