Shukla, Connolly, Kelman on Desmond Elliott longlist

Publication Date: Tue, 19/04/2011 - 08:41 Nikesh Shukla's Costa-nominated Coconut Unlimited has been longlisted for the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize 2011, the award for a first novel published in the UK. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Indies delighted by Man Booker longlistings

Independent publishers with titles selected for this year's Man Booker longlist, published... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Man Booker Prize longlist is announced

Two novels that have received praise in the US – 'Bring Up the Bodies' by Hilary Mantel and 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry' by Rachel Joyce – made the cut. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Fourth Estate dominates Man Booker longlist

Three books from Fourth Estate have made it onto the Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Three self-published titles on Polari longlist

Six titles from indie publishers plus three from self-published writers, have been longlisted for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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S&S signs world for Elliott Wright

Simon & Schuster has signed world rights in two novels by début author Susan Elliott... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Hitchens longlisted for Orwell Prize

The longlist for the Orwell Prize for political writing has been announced, with late author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Banned novel makes Indie Foreign Fiction Prize longlist

A novel banned by the Chinese government has made the longlist for the Independent Foreign... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Orange Prize longlist celebrates 'individuality of voice'

Irish author Emma Donoghue has been longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2012 after making... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Athill, Donoghue on Sunday Times story longlist

A story told through the texts of two lovers is up against tales written by bestselling authors... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Kelman shortlisted for Guardian First Book Award

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 14/11/2011 - 08:15 Stephen Kelman's Pigeon English (Bloomsbury) has made the shortlist of the £10,000 Guardian First Book Award, equaling its achievement on the Man Booker Prize this year, with Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Donoghue, Shriver and Miéville on Impac longlist

Publication Date: Mon, 07/11/2011 - 17:10 Emma Donoghue, Lionel Shriver and China Miéville are among the authors longlisted for the 2012 International Impac Dublin Literary Award, which saw 147 titles nominated by libraries around the world. With 20 nominations, Donoghue’s Room (Picador) was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Three for Bloomsbury on William Hill longlist

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 09:29 Bloomsbury leads the way with three nominations across its imprints on the 14-strong longlist for the £27,500 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2011. Behind the Boundary: Cricket at a Crossroads by Graeme Wright... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ali Smith on Green Carnation longlist

Publication Date: Wed, 28/09/2011 - 14:09 Ali Smith, Jeanette Winterson and film director John Waters have all been longlisted for the Green Carnation Prize, now in its second year. The prize, open to all LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) writers celebrates the best of modern gay... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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HC scores five on South Asian longlist

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Wed, 14/09/2011 - 15:15 HarperCollins has scored five nominations on the 16-strong longlist for the DSC prize for South Asian Literature 2012, including Kishwar Desai’s Witness the Night, which won the Costa First Novel Award earlier this year. HC’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Media debates Booker longlist

Written By: Bookseller Staff Publication Date: Wed, 27/07/2011 - 09:08 The newspapers have offered differing reactions to the Man Booker longlist announcement, made yesterday, with most hailing bookies' favourite Alan Hollinghurst, and the Daily Telegraph detecting a "more populist" selection.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Indies dominate Booker longlist

Publication Date: Tue, 26/07/2011 - 15:24 Indies have dominated the longlist for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, announced today (26th July), with nine of the 13 titles from independent publishers. Forrmer winner, Alan Hollinghurst has also been nominated for his much-praised The Stranger’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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CWA crowns winners, announces longlists

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 25/07/2011 - 09:16 The longlists have been revealed for the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards as the Crime Writers Association (CWA) awarded a number of Daggers at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Authors including Mo Hayder, S J... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Elliott & Thompson to link with Faber and Frances Lincoln

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 06/07/2011 - 15:29 Independent publisher Elliott & Thompson has appointed Frances Lincoln to be its sales representative in the UK and Ireland, with MDL continuing to handle all distribution. In another new appointment, Faber is to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Longlist revealed for Royal Society Winton Prize

Written By: Katie Allen Publication Date: Mon, 27/06/2011 - 10:01 Titles on waves, malaria and spiders’ webs have been longlisted for the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. The 13 titles also include titles by Matt Ridley, Tim Flanney and Alex Bellos. Chair of judges, author Monica... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Desmond in talks to sell US OK! to Time Warner

Richard Desmond is in talks with US media giant Time Warner about the possible sale of the US edition of celebrity OK! magazine, sources have confirmed. Continue reading at Media Week

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