June 18, 2019
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1. Alexander wins Macmillan Prize for Illustration 2. Emily Ruskovich’s Idaho lands the €100,000 International Dublin literary award 3. Naomi Wolf faces ‘new questions’ as US publisher postpones latest book 4. Pokemon manga ebooks arrive on OverDrive for libraries and … Continue reading
June 11, 2019
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1. Writer of crime fiction Anthony Price dies & 2. Colossus of Indian theater Girish Karnad dies 3. Radojevic and Zayyan win Stormzy’s #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize 4. Tayari Jones wins 2019’s Women’s Prize for Fiction 5. JK Rowling working … Continue reading
June 4, 2019
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Hillsborough survivors’ words shortlisted for Forward poetry prize Hilary Mantel: Publication announced to complete Cromwell trilogy Obama telling friends he’s writing own book while Michelle used a ghostwriter Belfast’s Jan Carson wins EU Prize for Literature 2019 Indian writer Annie … Continue reading
May 28, 2019
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1. Raymond Antrobus becomes first poet to win Rathbones Folio prize 2. Iranians, Afghans Plead With Amazon For Self-Publishing In Persian 3. Game of Thrones new books will not match HBO show’s finale, says author George R.R. Martin 4. Man Booker … Continue reading
May 21, 2019
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1. Sally Rooney trumps Michelle Obama to book of the year title 2. New Booker Prize sponsors Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Hayman make Sunday Times Rich List 3. George RR Martin scorns ‘absurd’ claims he’s finished writing Game of Thrones … Continue reading
May 14, 2019
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1. Greta Thunberg’s speeches to be rushed out as a book 2. Word’s new AI editor set to improve writing 3. Lucasfilm just announced the Star Wars books that will lead to The Rise of Skywalker 4. Amazon is Shutting … Continue reading
May 7, 2019
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1. Nicole Brossard Receives Canada’s Lifetime Griffin Trust Award for Poetry 2. Siddhartha Mukherjee Receives Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing About Science 3. Nikki Haley is writing a book about her time in the Trump administration 4. Barcelona school removes … Continue reading
April 30, 2019
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1. Tolkien film-makers insist they were respectful after estate disavows biopic 2. Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist revealed 3. Google expands the Assistant’s storytelling feature to mobile phones 4. Lost ‘Sequel’ to ‘A Clockwork Orange’ discovered 5. Microsoft stops selling … Continue reading
April 16, 2019
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1. Indies dominate Jhalak Prize shortlist 2. Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist: Eight Works in Fiction and Nonfiction 3. Man Booker International shortlist dominated by female authors and translators 4. Women dominate Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist 5. JK Rowling backs … Continue reading
April 9, 2019
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1. Hemingway center opens in Havana to preserve writer’s work 2. RSL Ondaatje Prize 2019 longlist revealed 3. Cardi B Writing a Book to Set the Story Straight on Her Life 4. Short story vending machines to transport London commuters … Continue reading