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This is British Books Today, a website containing the latest British book news; links to new releases; awards; reviews; and anything related to British publishing. It is created by Peter Scott, who maintains the Publishers' Catalogues website.
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| 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist announced |
| July 30th, 2008 |
 The judges for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction have announced the longlist for this year's prize. The longlist of 13 books, often referred to as the 'Man Booker Dozen', was chosen from 112 entries; 103 were submitted for the prize and nine were called in by the judges.The titles are: Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger Gaynor Arnold: Girl in a Blue Dress Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture John Berger: From A to X Michelle de Kretser: The Lost Dog Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies Linda Grant: The Clothes on Their Backs Mohammed Hanif: A Case of Exploding Mangoes Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency Joseph O'Neill: Netherland Salman Rushdie: The Enchantress of Florence Tom Rob Smith: Child 44 Steve Toltz: A Fraction of the Whole Technorati Tag: Books
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| The Costa Book Club |
| July 30th, 2008 |
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"The Costa Book Club features a monthly book review from a range of top literary personalities including former Costa Book Awards judges and shortlisted and winning authors, of their favourite book or a book they have recently read and enjoyed" Technorati Tag: Books
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| Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary 2008 winner announced |
| July 27th, 2008 |
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Unpublished author Andrew Blackman, from North London, has been announced as the winner of the 2008 Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary and was awarded GBP2,500 as well as a publishing contract with Legend Press for his novel On the Holloway Road Technorati Tag: Books
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| Branford Boase Award 2008 |
| July 27th, 2008 |
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Before I Die by Jenny Downham, edited by David Fickling and published by David Fickling Books, has won the 2008 Branford Boase Award, awarded for an outstanding debut novel for children. Managing to be both heart breaking and life-affirming, it is the story of a girl trying desperately to fit a life time of experiences into the few weeks left before she dies Technorati Tag: Books
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| Warwick Prize for Writing |
| July 11th, 2008 |
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The University of Warwick is launching a GBP50,000 prize to identify excellence and innovation in new writing.
The Warwick Prize for Writing will be awarded biennially for a piece of
writing in the English language. Genres and form can range from the traditional book to blogs, graphic novels or scientific theses. Organisers aim to make it an international award, with a different theme every year Technorati Tag: Books
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| Frances Fyfield wins the Duncan Lawrie Dagger |
| July 11th, 2008 |
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The winner of the Duncan Lawrie Dagger is Frances Fyfield for her novel Blood From Stone, published by Sphere (Little, Brown) Technorati Tag: Books
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| Wales Book of the Year 2008 |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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Dannie Abse has won the Wales Book of the Year 2008 for his book The Presence published by Hutchinson Technorati Tag: Books
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| Highland Children's Book Awards 2008 winners |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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The winners of the Highland Children's Book Awards 2008 have been announced Technorati Tag: Books
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| 2008 Edinburgh International Book Festival |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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Edinburgh International Book Festival - 9-25 August 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland Technorati Tag: Books
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| Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 shortlist |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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The shortlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 has been announced Technorati Tag: Books
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| 2008 BBC National Short Story Award shortlist |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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The shortlist for the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award has been announced Technorati Tag: Books
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| The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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Frances Lincoln Limited and Seven Stories have announced that they have created an award in memory of Frances Lincoln (1945-2001): The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award for a manuscript that celebrates cultural diversity in the widest possible sense, either in terms of its story or in terms of the ethnic and cultural origins of its author Technorati Tag: Books
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| green4books launches |
| July 8th, 2008 |
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"The BA/PA Environmental Action Group, chaired by Helen Fraser of Penguin and made up of members of the publishing and bookselling industry, has launched www.green4books.org.uk, a new website designed to advise the book industry on environmental matters. The group calls on the publishing and bookselling industry to reduce its overall carbon emissions by at least 10% during the period covering January 2006 to December 2015. The website contains a wealth of useful advice on how every PA/BA member might achieve this target and more" Technorati Tag: Books
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| Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage Embraces the Digital Age |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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| Crime writer inspires Britain's first sponsored police car |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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"Brighton & Hove (UK) police receive a five-door saloon as a 'thank you' from bestselling local writer Peter James" - The Guardian Technorati Tag: Books
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| 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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The winner of the 2008 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award has been awarded to Rawi Hage for De Niro's Game Technorati Tag: Books
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| The Guild of Food Writers Awards 2008 winners |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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The winners of the 2008 Guild of Food Writers Awards have been announced Technorati Tag: Books
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| Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 longlist |
| June 29th, 2008 |
 The longlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 has been announcedTechnorati Tag: Books
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| 2008 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards winners |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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The winners of the 2008 CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards have been announced Technorati Tag: Books
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| Desmond Elliott Prize winner |
| June 29th, 2008 |
 Nikita Lalwani has won the inaugural Desmond Elliott Prize for her novel Gifted, a story about a maths prodigy growing up in 1980s Cardiff, WalesTechnorati Tag: Books
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| Faber Finds |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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"Faber Finds is an ever-growing list that aims to make available once more a wealth of forgotten or overlooked classics. Fiction, poetry, memoir, history, criticism and children's books - quality writing by authors of distinction, printed only on demand" Technorati Tag: Books
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| Five Dials from Hamish Hamilton |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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"Hamish Hamilton is a London publisher specialising in contemporary writing from both sides of the Atlantic. You can learn what's new, meet our authors, browse our titles, and download our new magazine, Five Dials" Technorati Tag: Books
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| Emerald Bookstore |
| June 29th, 2008 |
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"Emerald Group Publishing Limited has launched Emerald Bookstore, which allows visitors to browse through over 2,000 books by subject area and to order securely online" Technorati Tag: Books
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| Reed Elsevier completes sale of defence exhibitions |
| June 2nd, 2008 |
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"Reed Elsevier has announced the sale of the DSEi, ITEC and LAAD defence exhibitions to Clarion Events Limited. The sale is effective immediately. The sale of these three exhibitions to Clarion Events completes Reed Exhibitions' withdrawal from the defence exhibitions sector announced in 2007" Technorati Tag: Books
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| The Digitalist from Pan Macmillan |
| June 2nd, 2008 |
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"The Digitalist was originally conceived as an internal sounding board, discussion forum and blog for the publisher Pan Macmillan to start thinking about a range of digital issues it faced. It still is. Only now it's open for everyone to join the debate about books, publishing, the web, and the future" Technorati Tag: Books
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