09 February 2007
Recent book news
The 2006 Costa Book of the Year has been won by Stef Penney's The Tenderness of Wolves - a murder mystery set in the snowy landscapes of Canada. It follows a 19th century couple who leave Scotland as part of the Highland Clearances and emigrate to a remote part of Canada. This is the writer’s first novel and the London-based writer, who was born in Edinburgh, never visited Canada for the project, researching the book entirely in the British Library.
http://www.costabookawards.com/
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - the publication date has been announced, at one minute past midnight British Summer Time on Saturday 21 July 2007. I know I'll be in a queue to buy a copy somewhere at that time.
The winner of the Marsh Award was recently announced. This award aims to encourage the translation of foreign children's books into English. It is a biennial award open to British translators of books for 4-16 year olds, published in the UK by a British publisher. The winner was Anthea Bell for her translation of The Flowing Queen by Kai Meyer.
The story is set in a parallel Venice where mermaids swim in the canals, flying stone lions patrol the skies and wispy phantoms inhabit magic reflections. Armies of mummies, led by a reanimated ancient Pharaoh, besiege the city, and plot to capture its protector: the Flowing Queen of the lagoon. Merle manages to save the Queen, but her friend, the attractive pickpocket Serafin, is caught. Merle and the Queen flee towards the mountains taking with them one of the last talking stone lions.
Marcus Sedgwick has won the North East Teenage Book Award for his book The Foreshadowing narrowly beat Candy by Kevin Brooks as the teenagers' favourite.
Philip Pullman, the author of the trilogy His Dark Materials has been given the Freedom of Oxford. The author received the rare honour in a special ceremony at the Town Hall in Oxford last month.
The Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize is in its third year and was created to uncover hidden talent in children’s writing. Tom Becker won £1,000 in cash and his novel Darkside is on display in all Waterstone’s branches nationwide. Previous winners of the competition were Stuart Hill Cry of the Icemark in 2005 and Julia Golding The Diamond of Drury Lane in 2006. See the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2007 shortlist.
http://www.costabookawards.com/
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - the publication date has been announced, at one minute past midnight British Summer Time on Saturday 21 July 2007. I know I'll be in a queue to buy a copy somewhere at that time.
The winner of the Marsh Award was recently announced. This award aims to encourage the translation of foreign children's books into English. It is a biennial award open to British translators of books for 4-16 year olds, published in the UK by a British publisher. The winner was Anthea Bell for her translation of The Flowing Queen by Kai Meyer.
The story is set in a parallel Venice where mermaids swim in the canals, flying stone lions patrol the skies and wispy phantoms inhabit magic reflections. Armies of mummies, led by a reanimated ancient Pharaoh, besiege the city, and plot to capture its protector: the Flowing Queen of the lagoon. Merle manages to save the Queen, but her friend, the attractive pickpocket Serafin, is caught. Merle and the Queen flee towards the mountains taking with them one of the last talking stone lions.
Marcus Sedgwick has won the North East Teenage Book Award for his book The Foreshadowing narrowly beat Candy by Kevin Brooks as the teenagers' favourite.
Philip Pullman, the author of the trilogy His Dark Materials has been given the Freedom of Oxford. The author received the rare honour in a special ceremony at the Town Hall in Oxford last month.
The Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize is in its third year and was created to uncover hidden talent in children’s writing. Tom Becker won £1,000 in cash and his novel Darkside is on display in all Waterstone’s branches nationwide. Previous winners of the competition were Stuart Hill Cry of the Icemark in 2005 and Julia Golding The Diamond of Drury Lane in 2006. See the Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize 2007 shortlist.
# posted by BH @ 3:24 pm 
