Seren title on Ondaatje shortlist

A title from Seren/Poetry Wales Press has been shortlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize, in the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]

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The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist

The shortlist for the 2021 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust award includes poetry, nonfiction, and three novels. The post The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-25 12:58:34 UTC ]
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Recurrent Ventures’ Refurbished Outdoor Titles See 70% Audience Growth

Two legacy titles that the venture equity firm Recurrent Ventures purchased from Bonnier Corp. in October 2020, Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, have seen audience, revenue and staff growth since their acquisition, making a positive case for private equity-backed media. Year over year... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2022-01-20 11:26:48 UTC ]
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Osman named 2021's number one bestseller as TV star’s cosy crime titles set the tills alight

Richard Osman claims the crown for the bestselling book of 2021 ahead of Charlie Mackesy, although the top-line figures are once again affected by some data blackouts owing to lockdowns. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-06 06:20:57 UTC ]
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Janney and Henry launch indie press specialising in 'reflective' titles

Author Diana Janney and her husband Alistair Henry are launching an independent press focusing on novels and non-fiction books that make readers "think and reflect". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 02:57:04 UTC ]
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Bonnier snaps up two new titles from Newbery Medal winner Barnhill

Piccadilly Press and Hot Key Books, imprints of Bonnier Books UK, have acquired two new “enchanting” titles from the New York Times bestselling author Kelly Barnhill.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-16 08:33:07 UTC ]
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Shortlist for inaugural Jericho Prize revealed

The shortlist has been revealed for the inaugural Jericho Prize for Children's Writing, a competition for unpublished and self-published Black British writers.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-10 17:14:09 UTC ]
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Festival for Working Class Writers calls for book club titles

The Festival for Working-Class Writers' team are on the lookout for books to promote as part of their new book club, which launches in 2022. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 23:43:53 UTC ]
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Mr B's micro-press publishes Sayarer as first original title

Bookseller Nic Bottomley's publishing outfit Fox, Finch & Tepper has signed and published its first original book, an account of an impromptu biking adventure by award-winning travel-writer Julian Sayarer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 08:31:26 UTC ]
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Maycock wins ALCS Educational Writers' Award with 'tender' title on emotions

Sarah Maycock has won the 2021 ALCS Educational Writers’ Award for her children's book Sometimes I Feel: A Menagerie of Feelings Big and Small (Big Picture Press.) Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 22:38:06 UTC ]
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Debuts dominate £10k Portico Prize shortlist

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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‘Sex Cult Nun’ is as shocking as its title. But Faith Jones’s memoir is also a vital survivor’s story.

Jones, who escaped the Children of God cult, found a different kind of faith, in books and later, the law — and herself. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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And the Oddest Book Title of the Year goes to . . .

Roy Schwartz’s Is Superman Circumcised?, a look at Superman’s Jewish influences, has won U.K.-based Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, beating out The Life Cycle of Russian Things: From Fish Guts to Fabergé for the honor. Is Superman Circumcised? won in a landslide, taking... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-12-03 18:03:46 UTC ]
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Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award shortlist revealed

Yasmine Awwad, Sophie Meadows and Mathelinda Nabugodi have been shortlisted for the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award, chosen from 983 entries this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 09:27:14 UTC ]
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Storyhouse to make charity donation for every new title

Storyhouse Publishing will make a donation to charity for every new title it releases in the UK.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-30 14:26:32 UTC ]
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The United Kingdom’s Costa Book Awards Name Five Shortlists

With the 'book of the year' winner to be announced on February 1, the Costa Book Awards will name its 2021 winner in 2022. The post The United Kingdom’s Costa Book Awards Name Five Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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ALCS Educational Writers' Award shortlist revealed

Titles exploring climate change, expressing difficult emotions and exploring the wonders of the scientific world have been shortlisted this year for the Society of Authors (SoA) and Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society (ALCS) Educational Writers’ Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-16 00:18:25 UTC ]
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Chan, Cook and Sirdeshpande shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Awards

Children's books by Maisie Chan, Lan Cook and Rashmi Sirdeshpande are on the shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022, in a line-up that focuses on climate change, diversity and spotting misinformation.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 04:37:39 UTC ]
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Here’s the shortlist for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Today, the American Library Association announced the 2022 shortlist for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The awards, established in 2012, celebrate the best books in fiction and nonfiction for adult readers, and will honor each winner with $5000. The... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-08 16:19:31 UTC ]
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Camels, curves, circumcised Superman: here are the finalists for the Oddest Book Title of the Year.

The Bookseller has announced the shortlist for the 2021 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book of Title of the Year, and for the first time, all six shortlisted titles come from university presses. This December, The Bookseller will announce which title has overtaken last year’s A Dog Pissing at the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-11-05 17:53:02 UTC ]
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Is Superman Circumcised? favourite to win Oddest book title of the year

This year’s Diagram prize also pits Curves for the Mathematically Curious against The Life Cycle of Russian Things and Hats: A Very Unnatural HistoryAn examination of the Jewish origins of the Man of Steel, Is Superman Circumcised?, is vying with an up-to-date look at camel milk and related... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2021-11-05 11:52:23 UTC ]
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