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Bahraini academic, activist and blogger Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, who has spent more than a decade in prison where he is serving a life-sentence for his role in the 2011 pro-democracy protests, has been named the International Writer of Courage at the PEN Pinter Prize ceremony.
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will award £50,000 to its winner in November, and now has produced a six-title set of finalists. The post The UK’s £50,000 Baillie Gifford Prize Releases Its 2022 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
With its swathe of award-winning writers and distinctive blue covers, the independent press takes risks on boundary-pushing writing – and it’s paying offIt was several hours after the Nobel prize for literature announcement before anyone was able to get hold of winner Annie Ernaux. The long-tipped, 82-year-old French writer was deep in work, avoiding her…
Booksellers at Bookbugs and Dragon Tales in Norwich have been left "reeling" after actor Russell Crowe donated £5,000 to their crowdfunding campaign.
Dame Rose Tremain is to chair the judging panel for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, which is sponsored by Peter Frasers + Dunlop (PFD).
Two months after Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in New York, friends, colleagues and fellow authors will gather in London to celebrate his “strength and dedication as a writer, activist, and a champion of free expression”.
Jim Kay, the award-winning illustrator of the Harry Potter Illustrated Editions (Bloomsbury), will be stepping back from his role to focus on his mental health.
Three-quarters of bookshop customers intend to sustain their spending on books over the next 12 months despite the cost of living, a new report published by the Booksellers Association and Nielsen has found.
US company Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has expanded its publishing operations in London.
Taiwan at Frankfurt this year features three stands and a program at Frankfurt Studio, with translation funding to support rights sales. The post Rights Edition: Taiwan in Frankfurt With Three Stands, Translation Funding appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.