Tracey is a great rapper, a great writer, and he puts big melodic hooks in all of his songs. I love a big hook, and this new album is just absolutely full of them. There are five or six tracks that you cannot get out of your head after the first listen. The grime and rap coming out of Britain at the moment is extraordinary. To people who say thereâs nothing like punk these days, I say you havenât listened to grime. Itâs the music of energy and disaffection.
2. Film
Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg in Palm Springs. Photograph: Alamy
The British Book Awards’ three-hour digital prize program included Nibbie winners announcements in 28 categories.
An opening shot of the British Book Awards’ three hour streamed presentation set at the Battersea Arts Centre in London. Image: Publishing Perspectives
No Rest for the Video Editors
The British Book Awards this evening (May 13) have streamed for three hours from London their second annual digitally delivered awards program.
This year, the program’s interstitial hosting segments were set in the empty main hall of the Battersea Arts Centre in Lavender Hill, a handsome backdrop for
The Bookseller editor Philip Jones, publisher relations director Emma Lowe, and broadcaster Lauren Laverne.
Douglas Stuart’s debut novel Shuggie Bain has picked up another major literary prize.
Shuggie Bain, about a boy growing up amid poverty and addiction in 1980s Glasgow, won book of the year at the British Book Awards.
The announcement was made during a virtual ceremony.
Judges said Shuggie Bain, which won the Booker Prize last year, is a “classic”.
Book of The Year!!! Thank you to EVERYONE who’s supported Shuggie Bain on his journey. Every amazing reader, bookseller, reviewer, blogger and of course the phenomenal teams at @picadorbooks & @groveatlantic This is beyond my wildest…. Thank you. ⚡️ https://t.co/duluzgzKxW
Indie Book Awards 2021 Shortlist Announced
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Here’s the shortlist for the Indie Book Awards 2021, honouring paperback books across across four categories – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s Fiction and Picture Book – all voted for by independent booksellers. Winners will be announced on Scala Radio on Friday June 25, but take a look and see if some of your favourite titles are here…
If you are looking for great summer reading to enjoy on holiday or at home, then you won’t go far wrong with some of the books below – and there’s something for all the family.
This year’s shortlist include the debut sensation Richard Osman (
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image captionRichard Osman s The Thursday Murder Club was an instant best-seller
Richard Osman has been crowned author of the year at the British Book Awards after the runaway success of his debut novel The Thursday Murder Club.
Pointless star Osman said his win for his story of elderly amateur sleuths was an absolute dream come true .
Also triumphant was Douglas Stuart s hard-hitting debut Shuggie Bain, which won the overall book of year, following 2020 s Booker Prize-winning success.
Judges called Stuart s book, which also won best debut fiction, exceptional .
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image captionDouglas Stuart has said his book is a love story looking at that unconditional, often tested love that children can have for flawed parents