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Richard Flanagan and Viet Thanh Nguyen shortlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Richard Flanagan and Viet Thanh Nguyen shortlisted for 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction

Prize director Toby Mundy, of Aevitas Creative Management UK, recently told The Bookseller about how the award organisers responded to the scrutiny over Baillie Gifford’s investments.


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Scholastic’s inaugural Graphic Novel Prize 2024 winners named

Scholastic’s inaugural Graphic Novel Prize 2024 winners named

It was incredibly difficult to whittle down the submissions to the final shortlist of nominees but I hope that in doing so, we have managed to showcase the breadth of themes, genres and artistic styles readers can experience in graphic novel format.


Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Book News: Breaking news on authors, publishers, and book-related topics.

Oct 01 2024: Macmillan has announced the launch an operation unique to large publishers, one that it says is dedicated to reinforcing the concept of books as works of art.


Jacaranda Books announces tie up with Tesco for Black History Month

Jacaranda Books announces tie up with Tesco for Black History Month

She added: “This partnership provides an unparalleled platform for Jacaranda’s authors to reach a wider audience, making their powerful stories accessible to more readers.


Watson, Little appoints Gabrielle Demblon as foreign rights manager and literary agent

Watson, Little appoints Gabrielle Demblon as foreign rights manager and literary agent

Demblon joins from Mira Trenchard Literary Scouts (MTLS), where she has worked for the past six years on behalf of a list of international publishers and media clients.


Rachel Cusk’s ‘illuminating’ Parade featured on indie-dominated Goldsmiths Prize shortlist

Rachel Cusk’s ‘illuminating’ Parade featured on indie-dominated Goldsmiths Prize shortlist

The final two books vying for the prize are Lara Pawson’s “evisceration of solemn reality”, Spent Light (CB Editions), and Han Smith’s “hallucinatory” Portraits at the Palace of Creativity and Wrecking (John Murray).


‘Breathtakingly swift rollback’ on diverse storytelling as many feel like ‘seasonal menu item’

‘Breathtakingly swift rollback’ on diverse storytelling as many feel like ‘seasonal menu item’

Also among the morning’s keynotes, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Waterstones children’s laureate for 2024 to 2026, discussed his close family connection with Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool, ravaged by the recent riots and the subject of a major crowdfunding campaign which raised £250,000.


National Centre for Writing announces nine emerging literary translation mentees for 2024

National Centre for Writing announces nine emerging literary translation mentees for 2024

She added: “It’s particularly wonderful to have a couple of former mentees now returning as seasoned translators and mentors themselves, ready to support new emerging talent.


Manipulative author Ta-Nehisi Coates’ dangerous vision of Israel without Jews

Manipulative author Ta-Nehisi Coates’ dangerous vision of Israel without Jews

Indeed, the only motivation behind Coates’ “Jews are white” charade is to edify the claims of “genocide” and “zionist-colonialism” now parading through city squares and college campuses intended to legitimize Hamas barbarism and justify Jewish death.


Book industry in ‘unhappy marriage’ with Twitter/X as Pan Mac says it is ‘pausing all activity’

Book industry in ‘unhappy marriage’ with Twitter/X as Pan Mac says it is ‘pausing all activity’

Jack Birch, Bloomsbury’s senior digital marketing manager, said: "There is much press about dwindling user numbers for X/Twitter, but it remains the platform where influential media figures (journalists, celebrities) continue to post, and where important news breaks first.


TokyoPop promotes LoveLove brand editor Lena Atanassova to editor-in-chief

TokyoPop promotes LoveLove brand editor Lena Atanassova to editor-in-chief

My passion for diverse stories that focus on the human experience is central to my perspective as an editor, manager and fan and I remain committed to working to provide a platform for creative expression and storytelling.