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Aug 26, 2008
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| RCW authors fly high in the week's best-sellers list |
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It was a good week for RCW authors in this week's best-sellers chart with titles in the top 10 for Hardback Fiction and Paperback Non-Fiction.
Victoria Hislop's THE RETURN (Headline) was at No.3, whilst Kate Atkinson's new novel WHEN WILL THERE BE GOOD NEWS? (Doubleday) provided some by entering at No. 6 in the Fiction charts.
THE DISCOVERY OF FRANCE (Picador), Graham Robb's prize-winning account of France at the beginning of the twentieth century, was at No.6 in the Paperback Non-Fiction chart, whilst Kate Summerscale's Samuel Johnson Prize-winning THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER (Bloomsbury) took the top spot.
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Aug 12, 2008
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| Rhiannon Lassister's BAD BLOOD longlisted for the Manchester Book Awards |
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Rhiannon Lassister's BAD BLOOD (OUP) has been longlisted for the 2009 Manchester Book Awards. Decided by the young people of Manchester, the winner will be announced at a glitzy Oscar-style ceremony at the City of Manchester Stadium this November.
The award, which targets books which are "innovative in style and excellent standalone reads", is now in its forth year, and aims to increase literacy, reading for pleasure and the profile of libraries in the Manchester area.
Press:
http://www.manchesterbookaward.com/about/
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Aug 07, 2008
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| Knox, Malouf and Keneally shortlisted for Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards |
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David Malouf's COMPLETE STORIES (Random House Australia), Thomas Keneally's THE WIDOW AND HER SECRET (Sceptre) and Malcolm Knox's JAMAICA (Old Street) have all been shortlisted for the inaugural Australian Prime Minister's Literary Fiction Award, to be judged by Kevin Rudd himself. The PM described the shortlist as "an impressive indication of the outstanding breadth and quality of modern Australian literature".
Malcolm Knox welcomed the prize as "a real statement from this government that they want to celebrate Australia."
Press:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/07/australia.prizes.greer.james
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22872279-16947,00.html
(Agents: Hannah Westland, Deborah Rogers)
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Aug 01, 2008
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| Kathryn Simmonds shortlisted for the Forward Poetry Prize 2008 |
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Kathryn Simmonds's collection SUNDAY AT THE SKIN LAUNDRETTE (Poetry Wales Press) has been shortlisted for the best first poetry collection for the Forward poetry prize.
The other poets in the running for the £5,000 prize are Simon Barraclough (LOS ALAMOS MON AMOUR), Andrew Forster (FEAR OF THUNDER), Frances Leviston (PUBLIC DREAM), Allison McVety (THE NIGHT TROTSKY CAME TO STAY) and Stephanie Norgate (HIDDEN RIVER).
William Sieghart, founder of the awards and chairman of the Forward Arts Foundation, said it was an exciting year for stars of the future as well as poets who deserved more exposure.
He added: "It's thrilling to see a huge presence of specialist presses who are offering a platform for poets with exceptional futures." The winners will be announced on October 8th.
Press:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/aug/01/poetry
http://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/poetry.htm
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Jul 29, 2008
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| RCW authors at the Edinburgh Book Festival |
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The following authors will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in Charlotte Square Gardens, on these dates at these times:
Saturday 9 August
Julia Blackburn (7pm)
Sunday 10 August
John Burnside (10.15am); Eva Figes (3:30pm)
Monday 11 August
Kirsty Gunn (3:30pm); Fuschia Dunlop (4pm); Gerard Woodward (4:30pm)
Tuesday 12 August
Chris Cleave (10.15am)
Wednesday 13 August
Patrick Cockburn (1.30pm); Libby Purves (4.30pm); John Burnside (7pm)
Thursday 14 August
Eva Hoffmann (10.15am); James Kelman (11:30am and 3:30pm)
Friday 15 August
Anne Donovan (10.15am); Anne Enright (11.30am and 7pm); Mark Cocker (3.30pm); Marina Warner (7pm); Ross Raisin (7.30pm)
Saturday 16 August
Kathleen Jamie (10.15am and 3.30); John Burnside (12 noon); Katie Hickman (2.30pm); Mark Cocker (3.30); Michelle Magorian (5pm); Sophie Hannah (6.45pm)
Sunday 17 August
Don Paterson (10.15am); Hanif Kureishi (11.30); Christopher Hope (4.30)
Monday 18 August
Charlotte Mosley with Deborah Devonshire (3pm)
Tuesday 19 August
Julie Myerson (10.15am); Patrick McGrath and Colm Tóibín (8.30)
Wednesday 20 August
Richard Overy (11am); Henry Hitchings (2pm)
Thursday 21 August
Hugo Hamilton (10.15am)
Friday 22 August
Polly Toynbee (3pm); James Tait Black Awards (7pm)
Saturday 23 August
Martin Rowson (3.30); Ceci Jenkinson (5pm); Carol Ann Duffy (5pm and 8pm)
Sunday 24 August
Carol Ann Duffy (3pm)
Monday 25 August
Rebecca Abrams (6pm)
For more information and ticket sales either call 0845 3735888 or go to www.edbookfest.co.uk
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Jul 21, 2008
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| Rhiannon Lassister's BAD BLOOD longlisted for Booktrust Prize |
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Rhiannon Lassister's BAD BLOOD (OUP) has been longlisted for this year's Booktrust Best Fiction Prize for teenagers.
The Prize, which aims to raise awareness of the best writing for young adults, will be awarded at a ceremony in London on the 18th November.
Press:
www.booktrust.org.uk/show/feature/Prizes%20and%20awards/Booktrust-Teenage-Prize
(Agent: Pat White)
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Jul 16, 2008
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| Nicola Barker has won the Hawthornden Prize 2008 |
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Nicola
Barker's DARKMANS (Harper Perennial) has won the Hawthorden Prize for
2008. The award is one of the oldest in the UK, established in 1919, and
is given to the "best work of imaginative literature".
Previous winners have included RCW authors William Fiennes and Ferdinand Mount
and, in the last two years, MJ Hyland and Alexander Masters.
(Agent: David Miller)
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Jul 14, 2008
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| Ross Raisin's GOD'S OWN COUNTRY long-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize |
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Ross Raisin's GOD'S OWN COUNTRY (Viking) has been long-listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize, announced the actor Martin Sheen in Swansea, Thomas's home town. Now one of the largest literary awards, the prize-winner will be announced in November.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7504425.stm
(Agent: Peter Straus)
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Jul 11, 2008
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| Double CWA Dagger scoop at last night's awards! |
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It was a good night for RCW authors at the CWA Dagger awards last night.
Frances Fyfield's BLOOD FROM STONE (Sphere, Little, Brown) picked up the Duncan Lawrie Dagger. She was presented with her dagger and cheque by Peter Ostacchini,
Deputy Managing Director of sponsor Duncan Lawrie Private Bank.
The judges called it a "subtle and elegantly written exploration of contemporary themes. The
mystery behind the death of a troublesome female barrister is explored
in ways that illuminate the dark corners of life in Britain today,
while detailed attention to costume and dress as aspects of identity
resonates with insights into the fabric of society.”
(Agent: Gill Coleridge)
The Non-Fiction Dagger went to Kester Aspden for NATIONALITY: WOG - THE HOUNDING OF DAVID OLUWALE (Jonathan Cape).
The judges praised it as ‘an excellently well-written and engaging account of the brutal
treatment of a Nigerian by two Leeds police officers. The book gives a
new and important insight into the recent history of British policing,
with many powerful and disturbing implications for our society.’
(Agent: Peter Straus)
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Jun 17, 2008
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| James Bradley's THE RESURRECTIONIST (Faber) |
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James Bradley's THE RESURRECTIONIST (Faber) is one of the eight books selected for Richard & Judy's Summer Reads.
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Jun 17, 2008
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| La Plante and Warner receive CBEs |
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Lynda la Plante and Marina Warner each receive a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2008.
Lynda Le Plante was recognised as "a significant force in TV drama who has enjoyed success throughout the world with shows such as Fox, Minder and The Sweeney."
Marina Warner was honoured for her career as a "renowned novelist, historian and cultural critic."
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Jun 05, 2008
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| Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction |
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Kester Aspden's NATIONALITY: WOG - THE HOUNDING OF DAVID OLUWALE (Jonathan Cape) and Kate Summerscale's THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER OR THE MURDER AT ROAD HILL HOUSE (Bloomsbury) have both been short-listed for the 2008 Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction.
The judges said that Asden's NATIONALITY:WOG "gives a new and important insight into the recent history of British policing, with many powerful and disturbing implications for our society." They praised THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER as a "meticulously researched account of a mid-Victorian cause célèbre. The book conjures the atmosphere and daily detail of an English country house, as the truth behind the façade is slowly revealed."
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