Gourmand’s List of the 57 Best Cookbooks from Around the World in 2010
By Edward Nawotka The Gourmand World Cookbook Awards have announced the winners for individual “best of” awards for cookbooks from 57 countries. One overall winner […] The post Gourmand’s List of the...
View ArticleWinner of International Human Rights Award Dedicates to Haleh Sahabi
By Erin L. Cox VIENNA–Last night, Houshang Asadi, Iranian journalist and author of the critcally-acclaimed memoir, Letters to My Torturer, was awarded the 2011 International Human Rights […] The post...
View ArticleWinners of Best Translated Book Award 2012 Announced
The Best Translated Book Award, founded by Three Percent and sponsored by Amazon, honored a book of fiction and a book of poetry on May 4. The post Winners of Best Translated Book Award 2012 Announced...
View ArticleSingapore’s Book Council on East/West Publishing Relations
We spoke to R. Ramachandran of the National Book Development Council of Singapore about the country's efforts to become a regional hub for literary arts. The post Singapore’s Book Council on East/West...
View ArticleIndian Writers Protest Government Silence on Violence by Returning Awards
In India, dozens of writers have returned awards from the National Academy of Letters to protest the government's unwillingness to criticize violence connected with Hindu nationalism. The post Indian...
View ArticleKenya Publishers Association Cites Concern for Reading Culture
'The problem with the Kenyan society is that we read mostly for exams.' The country's publishers say they're troubled by children's lack of a reading habit. The post Kenya Publishers Association Cites...
View ArticleInternational Industry Notes: Australia’s Jefferis Shortlist, Hachette...
Although open to men as well as women, the Jefferis Award has yet to go to a male writer. And some Hachette Audio YA titles have Booktrack scores. The post International Industry Notes: Australia’s...
View ArticleUK’s CrimeFest Conference Confers Its 10th Annual Awards
Both the CrimeFest event and its awards program have turned 10 years old this year, its four-day convention set this year in the West Country, in Bristol. The post UK’s CrimeFest Conference Confers...
View ArticleWinners of the LBF International Excellence Awards 2015
Benelux countries put in a strong performance at the second London Book Fair International Excellence Awards last night, taking a hat-trick of prizes. The post Winners of the LBF International...
View Article2010 Arab American Book Award Winners
By Edward Nawotka The winners of the 2010 Arab American Book Award presented by the Arab American National Museum are: Fiction: Master of the Eclipse by Etel Adnan (Interlink) Non-Fiction: Angeleno...
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