Emma Donoghue Makes The Orange Prize Shortlist
Emma Donoghue has made the Orange Prize shortlist with her novel, Room. The Orange Prize for Fiction is the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman and this year is celebrating its sixteenth anniversary. The winner…
Room Tops Liveline Listeners Poll
Liveline listeners voted for their favourite books of 2010 from a shortlist of ten on Monday 20th December 2010. The shortlist was selected by Liveline production team and the show’s presenter Joe Duffy. The show operated a text poll that…
Irish Top Ten Week Ending 04/12/2010
Christmas in Irish book terms is turning into a story of Penguins and Poetry. Yet again Penguin group publishers are have an excellent week, With the return to the Top Ten of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, Penguin has some four…
Rights Report: Banville Moves From Picador
The Bookseller reports that John Banville has moved from Picador: Viking has bought the new novel from John Banville which will see the author move from Picador, his publisher since 1997. Mary Mount, editorial director of Viking/Penguin bought UK and…
Two Irish Authors On The Galaxy Award International Author Of The Year Prize Shortlist
Colm Toibin and Emma Donoghue have made the shortlist for the International Author of the Year at the UK’s National Galaxy Book Awards. Toibin’s Brooklyn which was published by Penguin and Donoghue’s Room, published by Picador and Booker short listed, are…
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