A plethora of prizes and a new festival A preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest news
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This Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer is the No 1 bestseller, The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. When you buy the paper at any store, you can buy the book for 4.99, a saving of 5 euro. Saturday’s pages feature Darragh Geraghty’s selection of the best new audiobooks for summer; an interview by Alex Clark with Valeria Luiselli, winner of the Dublin Literary Award for Lost Children Archive; an extract from Sinead O’Connor’s new memoir, Rememberings; an interview by Amy O’Connor with Caroline O’Donoghue about her new YA novel; and Declan Kiberd reflects on Bob Dylan at 80, filtered through the latest crop of books about the great man.
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.
World Book Night Is This Friday
By
rd April 2021.
This year’s theme, “Books To Make You Smile”, is a response to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health, highlighting the proven power of reading and the benefits it brings to well-being.
This also coincides with the launch of “Stories to Make You Smile” – a new collection of short stories compiled by The Reading Agency together with Specsavers.
To mark its 10
th anniversary, World Book Night will host virtual events, giveaways, online activities, and exclusive releases.
Celebrations will include a livestreamed event in partnership with The British Library, hosted by World Book Night Ambassador Sandi Toksvig and featuring best-selling authors David Nicholls and Bolu Babalola, and World Book Night founder and Canongate CEO Jamie Byng (8-9pm).
The annual celebration of books and reading, hosted by Sandi Toksvig.
This is an online event hosted on the British Library platform. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.
Join us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of World Book Night, hosted by The Reading Agency in partnership with Specsavers. World Book Night brings people from all backgrounds together for one reason – to inspire others to read more.
During this special event, you’ll be treated to exclusive readings and hear from special guests about the books that make them smile. World Book Night Ambassador