Out Now - DANCING BEARS: True Stories About Longing for the Old Days by Witold Szablowski
‘Witold Szablowski is a born storyteller. His reports from the post-Communist world read like fairy-tales with the stench of reality. Absurd, darkly funny, compassionate, his book is a literary jewel.’ Ian Buruma
Out Now - THE TRAUMA CLEANER: One woman's extraordinary life in death, decay and disaster by Sarah Krasnostein
"Sandra Pankhurst is one of the most extraordinary characters you will ever find in a work of non-fiction…The Trauma Cleaner is a disturbing and fascinating read with a heavy, beating heart at its centre." - The Australian
The Miniaturist and Lion announced among 2018 CAMEO Award winners
Five remarkable winners are announced tonight at the second annual Creativity Across Media: Entertainment and Originality Awards (CAMEOs), hosted at the Electric Cinema, Notting Hill and presented by London Book and Screen Week Ambassador Jojo Moyes.
2018 Cundill History Prize opens for submissions
Submissions are now open for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, which recognizes and rewards the best history writing in English.
Alexander Spears joins The Indigo Press as Sales and Marketing Manager
The MILD Group has today announced the appointment of Alexander Spears as Sales and Marketing Manager at The Indigo Press, its new publishing house launched last October
The 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize shortlist shows international breadth - and confirms the quality of British writing
Five novels and three works of non-fiction from the UK, Ireland, Pakistan, China and North America are in contention for the £20,000 Rathbones Folio Prize, which rewards the best work of literature of the year, regardless of form.
STITCHERS: The debut play by bestselling novelist Esther Freud
As part of the Reaction Season, Jermyn Street Theatre presents Stitchers, the inspiring and heartwarming debut play by bestselling novelist Esther Freud, directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Gaby Dellal.
Published today - Fully Connected: Social Health in an Age of Overload by Julia Hobsbawm
The game-changing book defining Social Health in modern society and the workplace, as the struggle to cope in the ‘always on’ world intensifies. ‘A must-read for individuals and policy makers alike’ - Herminia Ibarra, Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
Shortlists announced for 2018 CAMEO Awards - Creativity Across Media: Entertainment and Originality Awards
London Book & Screen Week 2018 Ambassador Jojo Moyes, who was shortlisted in 2017, will be a special guest speaker at the 2018 CAMEO awards. The winners will be announced on Monday 9 April in a ceremony at the Electric Cinema, Notting Hill, to coincide with the launch of the 2018 London Book & Screen Week (9-15 April).
Influx Press wins Republic of Consciousness Prize for Attrib. And other stories by Eley Williams
The Hackney-based independent publisher Influx Press is tonight, Tuesday 20 March, announced as the winner of the 2018 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses – for publishing Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams.