Shortlists unveiled for Kitschies awards

Shortlists have been unveiled for this year’s Kitschies awards, celebrating the best in “speculative or fantastic” fiction. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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PRH dominates Costa Book Awards as Azumah Nelson and Fuller win categories

Penguin Random House has dominated the Costa Book Awards 2021 category winners, with two Viking authors among the victors—Caleb Azumah Nelson and John Preston—along with Fig Tree's Claire Fuller and Manjeet Mann, with only Bloodaxe Books' Hannah Lowe preventing a clean sweep.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 12:23:06 UTC ]
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BA unveils Little Wing and Jummy at the River School as first 2022 books of the month

The Booksellers Association (BA) has announced Little Wing by Freya North (Welbeck) as its first Fiction Book of the Month for 2022 and Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka (Chicken House) as its children's choice for January.        Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-04 08:48:17 UTC ]
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Usborne, Parks and Raúf awarded with New Year's Honours

Publisher Peter Usborne, novelist Anthony Horowitz and cookery writer Claudia Roden have all been awarded the CBE in the New Year's Honours list, while there are also awards for authors including Adele Parks, Onjali Q Raúf and Ann Cleeves. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 16:08:34 UTC ]
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Child, Grisham, PRH and Amazon awarded $7.8m in e-book piracy lawsuit

Authors including Lee Child and John Grisham have been awarded $7.8m (£5.8m) in damages, after teaming up with Amazon and Penguin Random House to sue a number of pirate e-book sites at work in Ukraine. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-29 09:54:39 UTC ]
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Chakrabarti, Barr and Murray to judge Costa Book Awards

BBC News journalist and broadcaster Reeta Chakrabarti is to chair the panel of judges selecting the Costa Book of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 21:51:05 UTC ]
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Waterstones partners with Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

Waterstones is partnering with the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award to celebrate the best emerging talent in the UK and Ireland, hosting exclusive accompanying content across all its channels.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-20 08:28:44 UTC ]
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2022 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists Announced

PEN America has announced their 2022 Literary Award longlists, with awards in 11 different categories. Here they are. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-12-15 17:59:20 UTC ]
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Publishing Scotland unveils Shaping Scotland's Stories programme

Publishing Scotland has unveiled its 2022 annual programme "Shaping Scotland’s Stories", which ties in with a national campaign and features events and various online offerings throughout the year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-13 16:51:10 UTC ]
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Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry awarded to Nichols

Grace Nichols has been given the royal seal of approval as the winner of Her Majesty’s Gold Medal Award for Poetry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-11 00:32:56 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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A Behind-The-Scenes Look Into Judging A Children’s Book Award

Here's what it's really like to judge a children's book award, including the surprising best part of the process (it's not the free books!) Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-12-08 11:33:00 UTC ]
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Olusoga awarded British Academy President’s Medal

The British Academy has awarded the President’s Medal for 2021 to broadcaster and historian David Olusoga.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 07:46:36 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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Nabugodi wins £10k Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award

Mathelinda Nabugodi has won the £10,000 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award for her "engaging and fascinating" work of non-fiction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-07 20:28:37 UTC ]
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The 2021 Stocking Stuffer of the Year Award (shelftalker)

What are this year’s top stocking stuffers and can this year’s judge play fair? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-06 11:00:00 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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Northern Writers’ Awards open with new prize from Myers

The Northern Writers’ Awards has opened for submissions with a chance to win a share of £40,000 in development opportunities as former winner Benjamin Myers (pictured) launches a new short story category.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-03 20:45:57 UTC ]
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Clark and Montes win Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award

Journalist Philip Clark and novelist and essayist Javier Montes have been named as the winners of the Eccles Centre & Hay Festival Writer’s Award, at a reception at the British Library.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-01 10:40:51 UTC ]
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Anchor Unveils Inaugural Hardcover List

Starting in February 2022, Anchor will publish hardcover titles for the first time, including three debut novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada Post unveils stamp celebrating literary luminary Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood is being celebrated for her contributions to Canadian literature with a special stamp, unveiled on Thursday. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-11-25 20:33:03 UTC ]
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