Swedish Academy postpones 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy which awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has confirmed that it plans to postpone this year's award following the sexual assault scandal which has rocked the organisation and led to nearly half the 18-strong Academy resigning their posts. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russell Baker collapsed boundary between newspapers and literature

The columns and memoirs by the former New York Times columnist were so celebrated that they invited readers to wonder if the mission of newsroom scribes and so-called creative artists really differed that much in the first place.  Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley's gender pay gap deepened in 2018

The latest gender pay gap report from Wiley, which takes data for UK staff from April 2018, shows a median pay gap of 22.7%, up from 21.5% the previous year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsmiths Prize 2019 widens scope with new entry rules

The entry rules for this year’s Goldsmiths Prize have been changed to extend beyond authors born in the UK or Republic of Ireland with competition bosses eager to have a wider range of voices and greater diversity in texts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’

The UK's 2018 bestselling fiction, nonfiction and children's titles for 2018 are honored by Nielsen in its annual ceremony in London. The post The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up SoA Translation Prizes shortlists

Graphic novels, poetry and art history make up some of the Society of Authors’ Translation Prizes shortlists for 2019, with 31 translations from seven languages up for awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers

OpenBook data reveals China's bestselling authors of 2018, growing online book sales, and the strength of backlist titles. The post China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Without Borders and Tišma Prize Open for Submissions

The Bookselling Without Borders program will again send bookstore workers to international book fairs and trade shows. And Novi Sad's new Tišma Prize is in its inaugural year. The post Bookselling Without Borders and Tišma Prize Open for Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review of 2018: Independent Alliance

It was a mixed bag for the 16 members of the Independent Alliance, with its biggest member bagging the Man Booker and others enjoying big-screen boosts, but others suffered year on year tumbles.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review of 2018: Specialist Publishers

We investigate how specialist children's, illustrated/comic and academic/educational publishers fared last year in our Review of 2018.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joyce Carol Oates wins 2019 Jerusalem Prize

American author Joyce Carol Oates has won the $10,000 Jerusalem Prize—Israel’s highest literary honour for foreign writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Breaking Down the Bestsellers of 2018

In spite of the fire and fury, last year’s big political titles didn’t have long runs on our adult bestseller lists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review of 2018: HarperCollins and Pan Mac attack top two

The publishers of the three breakout stars of 2018—Gail Honeyman, Adam Kay and Heather Morris—make big inroads in the league table of publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joyce Carol Oates Is Named the 2019 Jerusalem Prize Winner

One of the best-known and most widely read American authors working today, Joyce Carol Oates has won the Jerusalem Prize and will be on-hand for the Jerusalem International Book Forum in May. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘The Freedom of the Individual in Society’... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown celebrates 120th birthday with novel-writing prize

Curtis Brown is to celebrate its 120th birthday with a series of events spearheaded by a team of young agents, culminating in the Curtis Brown 120 Novel Writing Prize.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson expects to report revenue dip, but profit growth, for 2018

Pearson has reported making "good financial and strategic progress in 2018", despite a small revenue fall during the year, saying in its January trading update that it expects to have halved net debt in 2018 and will deliver underlying profit growth of 8% at £540-£545m. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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2018’s Bestselling English-Language Books in Canada

BookNet Canada releases the country's bestselling English-language book sales of 2018—for both Canadian authors and overall bestselling titles. The post 2018’s Bestselling English-Language Books in Canada appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies See 2018 Sales Jump 5% with ABA Adding 95 Stores

ABA executive director Oren Teicher said sales at independent bookstores rose 5% in 2018 over 2017, helped by the addition of 95 new stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Republic of Consciousness Prize reveals 'inclusive and intriguing' 2019 longlist

Novels inspired by the lives of Alan Turing and James Joyce's daughter are among 13 works of fiction in the running for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses 2019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little Door Books founder wins Scottish picture book prize

Alan Windram, the founder of independent publishing company Little Door Books, has won this year’s £3,000 Bookbug Picture Book Prize for a title he created with illustrator Chloe Holwill-Hunter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BookTrust celebrates books for the under fives with new prize

Reading charity BookTrust is launching a £5,000 book prize to celebrate titles published for babies and children aged 0-5. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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