Shortlists for inaugural Small Press of the Year award revealed

Forty-one small presses have made it into the regional and country shortlists of The British Book Awards’ new prize for Small Presses, sponsored by the CPI Group, launched to celebrate the innovative and nimble publishers making names for themselves outside the mainstream. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Year End: Cambridge University Press Reports Record £1 Billion in Revenue

England's merged Cambridge University Press & and Assessment reports record revenues and numbers of users in 2022-2023. The post Year End: Cambridge University Press Reports Record £1 Billion in Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Another Cup of Coffee: The UK’s Nero Book Awards’ Shortlists

The new Nero Book Awards is a very similar contest to the Costa Book Awards, which bowed out after 50 years in June 2022. The post Another Cup of Coffee: The UK’s Nero Book Awards’ Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Telling tales: Zimbabwe’s Weaver Press celebrates 25 years of championing truth-telling fiction

NoViolet Bulawayo among authors paying tribute to independent publishing house that shook up the country’s literary sceneWhen the Zimbabwean editor Irene Staunton and her husband Murray McCartney set up their publishing business in 1998, it seemed natural to call it Weaver Press. Their modest... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Dublin’s An Post Irish Book Awards: The 2023 Shortlist

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The 2023 Stocking Stuffer of the Year Award! (shelftalker)

One last chance for these once august awards to reclaim their honor and dignity. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2023 National Book Award Shortlists Announced

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2022 National Book Award longlists. Five finalists in each of the five categories will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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15 Small Press Books to Read This Fall

As we move into the fall reading season, deeply imagined short stories and inventive linked essays are having a moment alongside novels. What’s thrilling about the books coming out from small presses is the breadth of range—there are intentional and accidental murders, family drama and... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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'Community Makes Us Stronger' at Indie Comics Small Press Expo

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In London, Schroders Backs the Business Book of the Year Award

The Financial Times is joined this year by Schroders, with added support from Nikkei, in the £30,000 Business Book of the Year award. The post In London, Schroders Backs the Business Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Summer

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Stop the press: Vienna newspaper Wiener Zeitung ends daily print edition after 320 years

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Two Seattle Indie Publishers Unite Around Small-Press Distribution

Joshua Rothes of Sublunary Editions and Phil Bevis of Chatwin Books have formed Asterism Books, a wholesale distribution portal and bookshop for independent small presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Tom Benn Wins England’s Young Writer of the Year Award

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Small Press Distribution Launches GoFundMe to Support New Operating Model

One of the few remaining distributors specializing in distributing independent publishers has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help underwrite a plan to close a warehouse, partner with other distributors, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Princeton University Press’ ‘Spiderweb Capitalism’ Wins Hawkins Award

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Netflix reveals first poster for live-action 'One Piece' coming this year

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Winners of Inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award Named

The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education has announced the two books that are the first recipients of the Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award for excellence in literature for young children. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Chris Miller’s ‘Chip War’ Wins the 2022 FT Book of the Year Award

A timely selection, Chris Williams' 'Chip War' from Simon & Schuster wins the £30,000 FT Book of the Year Award in London. The post Chris Miller’s ‘Chip War’ Wins the 2022 FT Book of the Year Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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