‘Accompanying authors to success is perhaps the most rewarding activity in our profession,’ says GeMS Stephano Mauri.
Margaret McDonald Wins the Branford Boase Award for ‘Glasgow Boys’
Called ‘refreshingly strong and bold,’ Margaret McDonald’s ‘Glasgow Boys’ continues its wins, this time with the Branford Boase Award.
CEO Stefano Mauri on Italy’s GeMS and Debut Fiction
Gruppo editoriale Mauri Spagnol (GeMS) has dominated Italy’s debut fiction market for years — with small and medium imprints.
Rights Edition: Giunti’s Frankfurt-Bound ‘Come l’arancio amaro’
A novel just out in Italy and headed for Frankfurter Buchmesse is the first published work of a 75-year-old archivist, Milena Palmenteri.
UK: Paul Murray Wins the Nero Awards’ £30,000 Top Honor
The newly launched Nero Book Awards delivers its first ‘Gold Prize’ to Paul Murray for ‘The Bee Sting,’ at an award ceremony in London.
The UK’s New Nero Book Awards Name Their First Category Winners
The successor to the Costa Book Awards, the new Nero Book Awards announce several winners ahead of the Nero Gold Prize book of the year.
England: Christine Pillainayagam, Leah Thaxton Win the Branford Boase
Honoring both a debut author and his or her editor, England’s Branford Boase Award goes this year to Christine Pillainayagam and Leah Thaxton.
In England: The Branford Boase Award Names Its 2023 Shortlist
The UK’s Branford Boase Award honors debut efforts in children’s books and the editors as well as authors behind them.
PEN America Literary Award Winners: India’s Vinod Kumar Shukla Honored
The annual PEN America Literary Awards this year have included three career-achievement awards and 11 book awards.
Maisie Chan and Editor Georgia Murray Win the UK’s Branford Boase
Maisie Chan’s ‘Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths’—with Georgia Murray’s editing—wins the Branford Boase Award in debut children’s writing.