Whitehead shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke Award

Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winning The Underground Railroad (Fleet) has found itself a place on the shortlist for this year’s Arthur C Clarke Award for science fiction literature. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Man Booker Prize 2016 - shortlist extracts

Get a taster of this year's Man Booker Prize shortlist with extracts from each of the six books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beatty, Levy, Burnet, Moshfegh, Szalay, Thien shortlisted for Man Booker

Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay and Madeleine Thien have been shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK’s Man Booker Prize Shortlist of Six Titles Is Announced

The Man Booker Prize shortlist of six titles is out today (September 13). In October, Frankfurt Book Fair will have three events in recognition of the prize's international influence. The post UK’s Man Booker Prize Shortlist of Six Titles Is Announced appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beatty, Moshfegh Make Man Booker Shortlist

Paul Beatty, Deborah Levy, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Ottessa Moshfegh, David Szalay, and Madeleine Thien have been named to the shortlist for the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAMB Readers Awards to launch this year

The Booksellers Association is set to launch a new book prize to coincide with the annual Books Are My Bag campaign, asking readers to vote for their favourite books of the year across five categories.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kate DiCamillo Among Candidates for Young People’s Literature Award

Some of the 10 books that made the cut for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Philippines’ National Book Awards Longlist Is Out

A wide array of poetry and prose, in English and Filipino and other languages, goes into competition in The Philippines' awards program, which comprises work in multiple languages. The post The Philippines’ National Book Awards Longlist Is Out appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Science awards catalyst grants

Holtzbrink's Digital Science division, a technology incubator, has chosen three early stage tech initiatives, Etalia, Simiary and Writefull, to receive its annual catalyst grants. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has two on FT Business Book shortlist

Two titles from Bloomsbury have been shortlisted for the FT and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year award alongside entries from HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Princeton University Press and Harvard University Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three 'gripping reads' shortlisted for Scottish Teenage Book Prize

Titles published by Barrington Stoke, Hot Key Books and Birlinn are on the shortlist for the first Scottish Teenage Book Prize, organised by Scottish Book Trust. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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May, Balls, Clegg, Clarke: it is political biography season

As scores of politicians line up to release books, the first Theresa May biography is set to reveal far less racy details than David Cameron’s...Brexit means Brexit, and party conference season means the release of a slew of political biographies and memoirs. Not as punchy a slogan as Theresa... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US Author Victoria Aveyard Wins Prestigious German Literary Award

Victoria Aveyard, American author of ‘The Red Queen’ wins the ‘Buxtehuder Bulle,’ Germany's most renowned prize for young people’s literature. The post US Author Victoria Aveyard Wins Prestigious German Literary Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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McDermid shortlisted for Scottish Crime Book of the Year

Crime writers Val McDermid and Chris Brookmyre have been shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, alongside Doug Johnstone and E S Thomson. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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RSL takes on £10k Encore Award

The Royal Society of Literature is adding the Encore Award, a £10,000 prize for the best second novel of the year, to its portfolio of literary awards and prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Linda Duncan McLaughlin awarded The Goat Bursary

Linda Duncan McLaughlin has won the 2016 Goat Bursary created by author Joanna Cannon (pictured) and agent Sue Armstrong. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Norman Manea Wins the Guadalajara Book Fair’s Romance Languages Award

In honor of his body of work focusing on individual destiny in extreme situations, Manea is the first Romanian to win Guadalajara International Book Fair’s annual $150,000 award. The post Norman Manea Wins the Guadalajara Book Fair’s Romance Languages Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut Novel on Immigration Wins Australia’s Miles Franklin Award

A book that was slow to find a home has now achieved success: A.S. Patric's 'Black Rock White City' is the 2016 winner of Australia's Miles Franklin Award. The post Debut Novel on Immigration Wins Australia’s Miles Franklin Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The most momentous news of my life': AS Patric wins Miles Franklin award

Author of Black Rock White City, which has won Australia’s premier literary prize, says he feels a bit of sunlight after many years of absolute obscurity Two years ago, Melbourne’s AS Patric couldn’t even get a rejection slip for his book, Black Rock White City. Not one of the big Australian... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tinder Press signs deal with award-winning African writer Arimah

Tinder Press has acquired a story collection and debut novel from Lesley Nneka Arimah, winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Africa. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nine Arches awarded £50k grant from ACE

Independent poetry publisher Nine Arches Press has been awarded a grant of £49,550 from Arts Council England to further develop its business, audiences and publications. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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