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Dead Yard wins Dolman Travel Book of the Year
Ian Thomson’s insight into modern-day Jamaica has been awarded the 2010 Dolman Travel Book of the Year. The Dead Yard, published by Faber, won Thomson the £2,500 prize at a ceremony yesterday evening (6th July) at the Arts Club in London.
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Demick wins 20k Samuel Johnson prize
Los Angeles Times journalist Barbara Demick’s "brave" exploration of North Korea has won the £20,000 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non- Fiction 2010. Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea (Granta) follows the stories of six North Korean citizens living in the totalitarian country.
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Kingsolver scoops Orange prize for Faber
A Faber title has won the Orange Prize for Fiction for the first time with Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna this evening (9th June) taking home the £30,000 prize. Sceptre author Irene Saba...
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Canongate buys audiobook specialist CSA Word
Canongate has inked a deal to acquire 100% of audiobooks specialist CSA Word from its owner, founder and publisher, Clive Stanhope. All the staff at CSA will move to Canongate’s London offices and Stanhope will remain involved in a consultancy role.
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Tindal Street joins forces with Atlantic
Birmingham-based indy Tindal Street Press is to join forces with Atlantic Books, with the larger company representing all the smaller's titles through the Independent Alliance. Starting from January n...
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From our sister company… Grantham Book Services and Barrington Stoke – New Distribution Announcement
From July 31st distribution of Barrington Stoke will transfer from Macmillan Distribution Limited (MDL) to Grantham Book Services (GBS). All orders and service requirements should pass through GBS.
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From our sister company... Grantham Book Services and Hometown World – New Distribution Announcement
Grantham Book Services Welcomes Hometown World... Hometown World is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new concept in children’s publishing, bringing local history alive for 4 – 14 year olds.
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Recent Author Signings at TBS
Several authors visited TBS over recent months, including... Ruth Rendell, Random House author, recently visited TBS to sign 3,000 copies of "Portobello". (above...
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Random House and Guardian Books - New Distribution Announcement
Random House and Guardian Books New Distribution Announcement Random House is pleased to announce its sales and distribution deal with Guardian Books. Orders and Distribution: Orders for Guardian Books should be placed with Macmillan Distribution (MDL) up until 31st January 2009.
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