Four poetry collections have made the shortlist for the fiction category of the Portico Prize for Literature in a "surprise outcome." The prize is biennially awarded to the highest quality books set wholly or mainly in the North of England. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 75th National Book Awards, once again dominated by outspoken writers passionate about their politics, saw a much-predicted win in the fiction category and unsparing criticism of the war in Gaza from the podium. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For Poetry Month, get into these memoirs, poetry collections, and nonfiction books written by poets. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2024-04-10 17:00:00 UTC ]
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For 17 books, Luis Alberto Urrea has highlighted the joys and sorrows of life along the U.S.-Mexican border, a territory which moves with its peoples, no matter the walls we build on the land and in our hearts. Through his memoir Nobody’s Son, novels like The House of Broken Angels, his essay... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2023-05-31 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance has released 'This Wander State: Poems from Alta,' the first volume in a series of poetry collections, which will be focused on a region of the vast state. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The T. S. Eliot Prize, the prestigious literary prize that honors new poetry collections in the UK, has announced its shortlist of 10 books. Judges Jean Sprackland, Hannah Lowe and Roger Robinson determined the shortlist from a record submission pool of 201 books; each of the poets on the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-13 16:59:04 UTC ]
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Yesterday, the American Library Association announced the winners of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Tom Lin’s The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu was recognized in the Fiction category, while Hanif Abdurraqib’s A Little Devil in America was recognized in the Non-Fiction category. Now... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
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The shortlist for the Portico Prize for Literature has been revealed, featuring four debuts as well as titles from Andrew Hagan and Jenn Ashworth. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-06 04:59:56 UTC ]
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The quintet of books named to the UK Young Writer of the Year award shortlist this year includes memoir, novels, and poetry collections. The post The UK’s Young Writer Award Names Its 2020 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-06 21:59:14 UTC ]
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The runaway pulp fiction icon Surender Mohan Pathak maintains his dominance with the top slot in the fiction category in Hindi bestsellers listings. The post In India, Nielsen and Dainek Jagran Issue 2019 Q1 Bestsellers Lists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-10 02:30:43 UTC ]
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Maya C. Popa has joined 'Publishers Weekly' as its new poetry reviews editor. She is a widely published poet and critic, and will be responsible for editing reviews of poetry collections at the magazine. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sandeep Parmar's Eidolon (Shearsman) has won the inaugural £5000 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize, the UK’s first prize dedicated to second poetry collections. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven titles from independent publishers are in the running for the inaugural £5,000 Ledbury Forte Poetry Prize, which celebrates second poetry collections. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The finalists for the 10th annual Best Translated Book Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with 10 authors and translators nominated in the fiction category and five in the poetry category. The shortlists were first announced by the literary website the Millions. This year's finalists... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books' A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston has won the fiction category in the Bologna Ragazzi Award 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams signs a new YA novel about an a cappella group at an elite boarding school; Bloomsbury picks up two poetry collections from English poet and rapper Kate Tempest; Berkley signs a seven-figure four-book deal with Catherine Anderson; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Four poetry collections have made the shortlist for the fiction category of the Portico Prize for Literature in a "surprise outcome." The prize is biennially awarded to the highest quality books set wholly or mainly in the North of England. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The husband of the late children’s illustrator Penny Dann is to run the Brighton Marathon to raise money for the hospice which helped care for her. Dann, who had been suffering from cancer, died in December. She illustrated anthologies, early readers, fairytales and poetry collections, and was... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s book illustrator Penny Dann has died at the age of 50. She had been suffering from cancer. Dann, who died on Saturday 20th December, illustrated anthologies, early readers, fairytales and poetry collections, and most recently illustrated Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate (Macmillan... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thomas King won in the fiction category for 'The Back of the Turtle' (HarperCollins Canada), his first novel in 15 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our publishing industry seems to champion just one or two black and Asian authors at a time. Lack of diversity is a real problemMonths back I was trudging through the streets of Dalston when I spotted a copy of Simi Bedford's Yoruba Girl Dancing in a charity shop window. It evoked the same... Continue reading at The Guardian
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