Record-breaking year for Women in Translation award longlist

Indie publishers have dominated a record-breaking longlist for the third annual Warwick Prize for Women in Translation. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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National Book Awards Finalists Include Colson Whitehead and Viet Thanh Nguyen

From left, Colson Whitehead, Jacqueline Woodson, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Rita Dove. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phaidon Breaks New Ground with Milk & Honey Cocktail Book

Phaidon is expanding its nascent beverage list with 'Regarding Cocktails,' the first and only cocktail recipe book from Sasha Petraske, the late, legendary owner of the New York City bar Milk & Honey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Must Bring a Hat crowned Sainsbury’s Children's 'book of the year'

You Must Bring A Hat by Simon Philip and Kate Hindley (Simon & Schuster) was announced as the ‘book of the year’ at the Sainsbury Children’s Book Awards 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut author Orr wins BBC National Short Story Award

Debut British author K J Orr has beaten off competition from Booker Prize-winning Hilary Mantel to win the £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award with BookTrust for 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NBF to Conduct Translation Study

The National Book Foundation will conduct a study of translation in the United States. The study will be funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Diverse' BBC Young Writers’ Award shortlist revealed

Five young writers aged 14-19 are shortlisted for this year’s BBC Young Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marta Eidsvåg wins Harvill Secker's Young Translators’ Prize 2016

Norway's Marta Eidsvåg has won the Harvill Secker's Young Translators’ Prize 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Picture Book Heroes Honored at the Carle Awards

On a brisk early autumn evening, the Eric Carle Honors celebrated its 11th year of recognizing instrumental figures in children's literature. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arundhati Roy to publish second novel after 20 years

Penguin Random House has acquired a new novel from Arundhati Roy, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, for June 2017: her first work of fiction since The God of Small Things (Harper Perennial) won the Booker prize almost 20 years ago. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After ‘Tough’ Year, BISG Refocuses

In his first address since being named BISG executive director, Brian O’Leary acknowledged the challenges the group faces, and stressed the importance of focusing on the organization’s fundamental work. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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30-year-old Bloomsbury marks past and present

Bloomsbury staffers old and new joined authors, agents and booksellers to celebrate the publishing house's 30th birthday last night (29th September) in Bedford Square Gardens, London WC1. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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12 Books Translated from Dutch and Flemish to Know Before Frankfurt

A number of books have been translated from Dutch to English ahead of Flanders and The Netherlands' appearance as the 2016 Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair The post 12 Books Translated from Dutch and Flemish to Know Before Frankfurt appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Magazine Awards Dispute Leads to Schism

How many awards are too many awards? The post Canadian Magazine Awards Dispute Leads to Schism appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Dan Brown novel Origin out next year

Dan Brown is publishing a new Robert Langdon thriller entitled Origin in September 2017 with Transworld. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Announcing the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Award Finalists

Celebrating gorgeous design and uncompromising journalism in print and digital magazine media. The post Announcing the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Award Finalists appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Don't More Women Run Media Companies?

The recent departure of Arianna Huffington as editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post, the company she co-founded in 2005, left publishing even more bereft of female leaders than before.Then again, The Huffington Post already had a male CEO in place, just like Time Inc., The New York Times Co.,... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic sex: intimate cartoon history of sex translated into English

The Story of Sex, a witty account that embraces everything from the earliest humans to the age of cybersex, has already been a hit in FranceRanging from Cleopatra’s invention of the vibrator to a Dutch shopkeeper’s accidental discovery of the existence of sperm, a comic book detailing the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joey Barton autobiography longlisted for William Hill sports book prize

An autobiography by "one of football's most controversial figures", Joey Barton, has been longlisted for the 2016 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Athens Named World Book Capital as 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes

Athens learns it's UNESCO's World Book Capital 2018 and that its largest bookstore, the 118-year-old Eleftheroudakis, is going under. The post Athens Named World Book Capital as 118-Year-Old Bookstore Closes appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2016: Georgetown Group Celebrates 50 Years

The little theater attached to the library in the town of Georgetown, Ontario, about a 45-minute drive west of downtown Toronto, is named for John Elliott, the father of Brenda Sisnett, president, CEO, and owner of the Georgetown Group. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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