Orwell Prize-winner McGarvey strikes two-book deal with Ebury

Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orwell Prize-winner McGarvey strikes two-book deal with Ebury

Glaswegian rapper, commentator and 2018 Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey has signed a two-book deal with Ebury Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Festival of Books: Live coverage of the L.A. Times' annual #bookfest and Book Prize winners

Heaven for book nerds! The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is underway at the USC campus this weekend, where more than 500 authors are reading, discussing, signing, and living and breathing books. The lineup includes former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, "Top... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Here’s the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding.

Today, the British Academy announced the winner of the 2024 British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding, which “celebrates exceptional research and the role of non-fiction in bringing to light new perspectives on global histories and cultural identity.” This year’s winner is... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-10-22 18:15:24 UTC ]
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Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Names Sally Huband Its Winner

Sally Huband’s ‘Sea Bean,’ set on the beaches of the Shetland Islands has won the Penguin Random House publication of her book. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘A Readiness To Be Honest’ s we continue to try to catch up with a rip tide of announcements from various prize... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-25 19:30:23 UTC ]
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The first US Book Prize judged entirely by incarcerated people has announced a winner.

The inaugural Inside Prize has named its first recipient—the author Imani Perry. The new book award is “a collaborative project of Freedom Reads, the National Book Foundation, Center for Justice Innovation and Dallas bookstore owner Lori Feathers.” And in a novel move, all the prize judges are... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-02 17:05:17 UTC ]
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The LA Times Book Prize Winners for 2024

Here are the winners of this year's Los Angeles Times Book Prize, presented to books in over 13 different categories. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-04-22 15:40:27 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Book Prize winners named in a ceremony filled with support for USC valedictorian Asna Tabassum

Winners at the 2024 L.A. Times Book Prizes included Ed Park for fiction, Ivy Pochoda for mystery/thriller and the pro-Palestinian commencement speaker whose name has become a rallying cry for free speech. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-04-20 05:08:39 UTC ]
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At London Book Fair: Writers’ Prize Names Its Winners

At London Book Fair, the top honor from the Writers' Prize, formerly the Rathbones, goes to Liz Berry for 'The Home Child.' The post At London Book Fair: Writers’ Prize Names Its Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-14 05:01:24 UTC ]
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Here’s the winner of the £25,000 British Academy Book Prize.

Today in London, the British Academy announced the winner of the 11th British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural Understanding: Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das. “Nandini Das has written the true origin story of Britain and India,” said Professor... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-10-31 19:20:23 UTC ]
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Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced

The 43nd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were awarded tonight at the University of Southern California's Bovard Auditorium. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-04-22 04:49:44 UTC ]
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Palace Project, Draft2Digital Strike Deal to Offer Indie E-books to Libraries

Beginning next week, the first of an anticipated 500,000 indie and self-published e-book titles from Draft2Digital and Smashwords (which merged last year) will be made available for library lending via the Palace Marketplace, the upstart Palace Project’s digital content platform. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Diane Seuss, Joshua Cohen, Andrea Elliott among Pulitzer Prize winners in books

Times Book Prize winners Diane Seuss and Ada Ferrer were among the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning authors. Joshua Cohen won in fiction for 'The Netanyahus.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-05-09 21:04:58 UTC ]
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Rep. Adam Schiff, Véronique Tadjo and Paul Auster among winners of the L.A. Times Book Prizes

After a few years of virtual ceremonies, the 42nd Los Angeles Times Book Prizes was held in person Friday at USC, kicking off the Festival of Books. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-04-23 04:25:08 UTC ]
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Waterstones prize winner Elle McNicoll: ‘I never saw autistic girls in books’

The author was repeatedly told that no one wanted to read fun books with disabled heroes. Now she has won the £5,000 Waterstones children’s book prize for her debut, A Kind of SparkWhen Scottish author Elle McNicoll was first trying to enter the publishing world, she was repeatedly told that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-07-01 05:01:05 UTC ]
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2021 Pulitzer Prize winners include books reckoning with Black history and representation

Among winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes are novelist Louise Erdrich, Malcolm X biographer Tamara Payne and the post-Reconstruction history "Wilmington's Lie." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-06-11 20:45:06 UTC ]
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Short Books to publish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mukwege

Short Books will publisher Nobel laureate Dr Denis Mukwege's The Power of Women in autumn 2021.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-23 21:58:09 UTC ]
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Winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes announced

Deesha Philyaw, Victoria Chang and Isabel Wilkerson are among the winners of the 2020 L.A. Times Book Prizes, announced Friday. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-17 01:06:54 UTC ]
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The ‘GLLI’ Translated YA Book Prize Announces 2021 Brazilian Co-Winners

The Global Literature in Libraries Initiative names two winners for 2021, both translated from Brazilian Portuguese by Larissa Helena. The post The ‘GLLI’ Translated YA Book Prize Announces 2021 Brazilian Co-Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-07 07:20:38 UTC ]
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Hodder strikes two-book deal with Keane

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two novels from Jessie Keane, including standalone historical thriller, Diamond.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-04-01 01:47:00 UTC ]
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Orion strikes two-book deal with Hulse

Orion Fiction has bought two more novels from Caroline Hulse, including All the Fun of the Fair, billed as "a hilarious and poignant coming-of-age story like no other". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-01 15:39:53 UTC ]
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