Viola Davis joins EGOT club after her audiobook memoir nets Grammy win

Viola Davis won a Grammy Award Sunday for the recording of her memoir, Finding Me. She has previously won an Emmy, Oscar and two Tony awards. Continue reading at 'CBC'

[ CBC | 2023-02-05 22:33:19 UTC ]
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Malala audiobook nominated for Grammy

The audio recording of Malala’s autobiography for young people, Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education, has been nominated for a US Grammy Award. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wild Wyndhams wins at Biographers' Club

Claudia Renton’s book about the influential Wyndham sisters has been awarded this year’s £3,500 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize. Her win for Those Wild Wyndhams: Three Sisters at the Heart of Power (Collins) was announced at the Biographers' Club dinner on Friday 21st November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Macdonald's 'Hawk' memoir wins Samuel Johnson Prize

Helen Macdonald has won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for H is For Hawk (Jonathan Cape), making it the first time a memoir has won the award. Author and historian Claire Tomalin, chair of the judging panel, said Macdonald had written a “book unlike any other”. Macdonald was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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American Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize

The judges of the Man International Booker Prize have done what recent Nobel Prize committees have refused to do: honor an American for "achievement in fiction on the world stage." Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lydia Davis wins International Man Booker

American writer Lydia Davis has won the fifth Man Booker International Prize, worth £60,000... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Davis' Everest book wins Samuel Johnson Prize

Wade Davis has won the £20,000 Samuel Johnson prize for Non-Fiction for his book about... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Archer and Baldacci join 20p club

Bestselling authors Jeffrey Archer and David Baldacci are the latest to be given the 20p... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tess Macleod Smith joins Net-a-Porter

The Net-a-Porter Group has hired Tess Macleod Smith as its new group publishing director. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watson joins 10 'unputdownables' for TV Book Club

"The TV Book Club" returns to More4 on Sunday 29th January with author S J Watson's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Watson joins 10 'unputownables' for TV Book Club

"The TV Book Club" returns to More4 on Sunday 29th January with author S J Watson's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pan Mac wins 'Dragons' Den' memoir

Pan Macmillan has won a "heated auction" involving 10 publishers to buy businesswoman... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Martin joins Kindle Million Club

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Mon, 19/09/2011 - 14:24 A Game of Thrones author George RR Martin has become the latest author to sell one million copies of his books for the Amazon Kindle. Martin joins Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Charlaine Harris, Lee Child,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Child and Collins join Kindle Million Club

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 06/06/2011 - 14:49 Lee Child and Suzanne Collins are the latest authors to sell more than a million Kindle books. The pair join Stieg Larsson, James Patterson, Nora Roberts and Charlaine Harris. Child, who has written 16 Jack Reacher thrillers... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC wins Townshend memoir

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Tue, 17/05/2011 - 15:55 HarperCollins has won the contest for The Who guitarist Pete Townshend's memoirs, with final bids understood to have been received by the agent Ed Victor yesterday. Harper non-fiction publisher Carole Tonkinson bought... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Triptych wins Authors Club prize

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 18/04/2011 - 09:16 The Authors’ Club Best First Novel award has been given to Jonathan Kemp for London Triptych. The book, about sex, exploitation and dependence set against London’s gay underworld was published by Brighton-based indie Myriad... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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14 New November Book Club Picks, From GMA Book Club to The Stacks Book Club

These are the books all of the book clubs are reading this month. Grab a copy and learn how to join in. Continue reading at Book Riot

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10 New January 2024 Book Club Picks, From GMA Book Club To Amor en Páginas

Here are the books that all the book clubs are reading for January 2024, plus how to join in the discussion. Continue reading at Book Riot

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10 New December Book Club Picks, From #ReadWithMC to Subtle Asian Book Club

Here are the books being read by all of the book clubs this month, as well as how to take part in the discussion. Continue reading at Book Riot

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13 Book Clubs New September 2023 Picks, From Reese’s Book Club To Mocha Girls Read

What are the book clubs reading this month? Dive into eight picks for September book clubs and learn how to join the conversation. Continue reading at Book Riot

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How to Keep Your Book Club From Becoming a Wine Club

Librarians, professors, and literary professionals offer their best advice on how to run a successful group. Continue reading at The Atlantic

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