The award-winning novel Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner is adapted for the stage by Jemma Kennedy in a production which runs at the Unicorn from 26 September to 27 October. Jesse Jones directs the piece, which is for 9 to 13 year-olds and set in a sinister 1950s Britain, that has spies everywhere. – whatsonstage.com
David Almond‘s THE DAM, illustrated by Levi Pinfold is an Andersen Award prizewinner for ‘Best Illustrated Book’. The Award Ceremony was held at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa on Saturday 25 May, in the context of Genoa City of the Book for Children and Young People – a national review of reading and narrations, which gathers meetings, exhibitions… Read more »
MIDDLE ENGLAND by Jonathan Coe has been optioned by BBC Studios with Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais (Porridge, The Likely Lads) attached as screenwriters.
Peter Frankopan‘s THE SILK ROADS (illustrated edition) published by Bloomsbury and illustrated by Neil Packer has been shortlisted for the Information Book Award in the 12-16 category, sponsored by the SLA. See the full shortlist! The Information Book Award is an annual event, in its ninth year, and is a major development for information books,… Read more »
Mary Berry CBE wins a Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Award 2019 for ‘Personality of the Year’ voted for by the public. Congratulations, Mary! The awards recognise excellence in food and drink writing, broadcasting and photography. For over three centuries, Fortnum & Mason has been passionate about seeking out and championing the very best… Read more »
The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, for ten days from May to June. Devised by Norman, Rhoda and Peter Florence in 1988, the festival was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as “The Woodstock of the mind”. This year the festival is running from… Read more »
Thrilled to see LADY JANE by Lucy Worsley shortlisted for the Historical Association’s 2019 Young Quills prize for historical fiction! “Subjects ranging from the discovery of dinosaur bones to Anglo-Saxons kings, Egyptian mysteries, life in the Soviet Union and Antarctic exploration have all been explored through the lives of characters living in the past. Those… Read more »
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley won a BAFTA TV Award 2019 for Specialist Factual in what was a competitive year after so much fantastic television. Well done, Lucy. Greatly deserved!
Thrilled to announce that KAT WOLFE INVESTIGATES (Macmillan Children’s Books) by Lauren St John has WON CrimeFest’s Best Crime Novel for Children (8-12) in the 2019 awards! Photo: Lauren St John. Credit: Helen Bartlett
The longlist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing, now restricted to non-fiction, was announced on 7th May, featuring 15 titles. Among those longlisted are IN EXTREMIS: THE LIFE OF WAR CORRRESPONDENT MARIE COLVIN by Lindsey Hilsum (Chatto & Windus) and THE GROWTH DELUSION: THE WEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF NATIONS by David Pilling (Bloomsbury Publishing). The… Read more »