Five distinctive writers shortlisted for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award 2017
Five of the UK and Ireland’s best young writers have today been named on the shortlist for The Sunday Times / Peters Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year Award, now in association with the University of Warwick
The Restorer by Michael Sala published today
‘I would defy anyone to read this story and remain unmoved’ Hannah Kent, bestselling author of Burial Rites
Published 26th October 2017 by Text Publishing in trade paperback, priced at £10.99
Cundill History Prize feeds international debate with finalists on inequality, Vietnam and the terror of exile
The Cundill History Prize has announced a controversial thesis on inequality, a myth-shattering history of Vietnam, and a study of Siberian exile under the Tsars as this year’s finalists. Three historians — a Briton, a Canadian and a US-based Austrian — are in contention for the US$75,000 prize, the richest in non-fiction for a single work in English.
BBC Local Radio and National Poetry Day win SILVER at the ARIAS
BBC Local Radio and National Poetry Day have won Silver in the Best Branded content or partnerships category at the 2017 ARIAS - the Audio and Radio Industry Awards - which aims to recognise talent, innovation and excellence across the entire audio and radio industry.
2017 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards announce groundbreaking shortlist
The outstanding shortlistees in 2017 range from leaders of data visualisation to corporate
projects and students, and highlight an up-and-coming data visualization culture in China.
Stepping Up by Sarah Wood and Niamh O'Keefe Published Today
"Sarah is one of the most inspiring leaders I know, anyone wanting to become one too should read this book." - Baroness Martha Lane Fox, founder of lastminute.com, Chancellor of The Open University, Board Member of Twitter.
Far and Away by Andrew Solomon Published Today
Wellcome Prize winner and National Book Award winner Andrew Solomon brings his sharp eye and fierce compassion to stories from all over the world.
“Solomon unites human history around the world through his intimate, personal accounts.” Will Coldwell, Guardian
The Jewish Journey by Rebecca Abrams Published Today
The Jewish Journey tells the 4000-year history of the Jewish people through 22 little-known treasures from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, brought together here for the first time.Spanning 14 countries from Ancient Mesopotamia to modern Europe, this ground-breaking book brings Jewish history into the mainstream of one of the greatest and oldest public galleries in the world, highlighting objects that have been hidden in plain view until now.
SALEEM HADDAD WINS POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE
Kuwait-born, London-based Haddad has been named the 2017 winner of the
Polari First Book Prize for his novel Guapa (Europa Editions UK).
Saleem Haddad has been awarded the Polari First Book Prize 2017 at a ceremony held in London’s Southbank Centre on October 13 as part of the London Literature Festival.
MILD Group launches new publishing venture: The Indigo Press ltd
The MILD group CEO Susie Nicklin has today announced the launch of a new publishing house - The Indigo Press - as the latest addition to a portfolio of book businesses