Ed Yong Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize

15th June 2021

Ed Yong has been awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for his coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in The Atlantic. He has continued to write definitive and nuanced pieces on the dangers of the pandemic and how the American Government failed in its response. His article How the Pandemic Will End is The Atlantic’s most read story.

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CWA Dagger Awards 2021 Include Three Janklow Authors

20th May 2021

We’re immensely proud to see Elly Griffiths, Andrew Harding and Becky Cooper shortlisted for this year’s CWA Dagger Awards.

Elly Griffiths is nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel with THE POSTSCRIPT MURDERS. Andrew Harding’s THESE ARE NOT GENTLE PEOPLE and Becky Cooper’s WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE are both up for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger Award for non-fiction.

Winners will be announced 1st July during a virtual awards ceremony.

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Two Janklow UK Authors Shortlisted for SoA Awards 2021

18th May 2021

We’re delighted to see two of our brilliant authors, Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Kathy O’Shaughnessy shortlisted in this year’s The Society Of Author’s Awards.

THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave is shortlisted for the The Betty Trask Prize and Awards which awards authors under 35 for a first novel. Kathy O’Shaughnessy’s IN LOVE WITH GEORGE ELIOT is shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize which is presented for first novels by authors over 60.

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REMOTE WORK REVOLUTION by Tsedal Neeley Finalist for Next Big Ideas Club

26th April 2021

We’re proud to announce that Tsedal Neeley’s compelling and essential Remote Work Revolution has been made a finalist for Next Big Idea Club’s Spring 2021 must-read non-fiction titles.

Next Big Idea Club brings readers the most groundbreaking books every season with each title being picked by their curators, Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Adam Grant and Daniel Pink. Remote Work Revolution is amongst the eight finalists form which two will become the official picks of the season.

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Three Janklow UK Authors Longlisted for CWA Daggers

21st April 2021

We’re delighted to have three of our immensely talented authors longlisted for this year’s CWA Daggers. Elly Griffith’s THE POSTSCRIPT MURDERS is nominated for the Gold Dagger Award for best crime novel. Andrew Harding is nominated for the ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction for THESE ARE NOT GENTLE PEOPLE. And last but not least, Charles Cumming’s BOX 88 is longlisted for the Ian Flemming Steel Dagger for best thrillers.

The shortlists will be announced on 9th May with the winners being revealed 1st July at a virtual Daggers live ceremony.

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Xiaolu Guo Longlisted for Orwell Prize

9th April 2021

We are delighted to see Xiaolu Guo’s beautifully tender A Lover’s Discourse longlisted for The Orwell Prize for political fiction.

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THE MERCIES Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021

9th March 2021

We’re thrilled to see THE MERCIES by Kiran Millwood Hargrave longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021. The prize seeks to celebrate a diverse range of books by British/British resident BAME authors. The shortlist will be announced 13th April.

This year Kiran will also be judging the Jhalak Children’s and Young Adult Prize. You can find out more about both prizes using the link below:
https://www.jhalakprize.com/the-prize

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Copies of FOOTBALL SCHOOL: 20 FANTASTIC FOOTBALL STORIES Distributed on World Book Day

3rd March 2021

Nearly 25,000 copies of Football School: 20 Fantastic Football Stories will be distributed by The National Literacy Trust and the Premier League. Children taking part in the Premier League Primary Stars education programme will each receive a free copy of the title by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton. Football School: 20 Fantastic Football Stories is also part of World Book Day’s 2021 £1 books.

Football School: 20 Fantastic Football Stories authors, Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton will also be doing a live event on 4th March at 9:15am which you can join using the link below:

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SLOW RISE: A BREAD-MAKING ADVENTURE is BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

1st March 2021

Robert Penn’s SLOW RISE is book of the week on BBC Radio 4 from the 1st-5th March. Adrian Scarborough will read Robert’s account of how, over the course of a year, he learns to plant, harvest, thresh and mill his own wheat, in order to bake bread for his family.

You can listen to the episodes and find out more using the link below:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000sqkc

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THE DEATHLESS GIRLS Longlisted for 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal

18th February 2021

We’re so proud to see Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s beautiful THE DEATHLESS GIRLS longlisted for this year’s CILIP Carnegie Medal.

The shortlist will be announced 18th March.

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