2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction longlist announced

The judges for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction have announced the longlist for this year's prize. The longlist of 13 books, often referred to as the 'Man Booker Dozen', was chosen from 112 entries; 103 were submitted for the prize and nine were called in by the judges.

The titles are:

Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger
Gaynor Arnold: Girl in a Blue Dress
Sebastian Barry: The Secret Scripture
John Berger: From A to X
Michelle de Kretser: The Lost Dog
Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies
Linda Grant: The Clothes on Their Backs
Mohammed Hanif: A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency
Joseph O'Neill: Netherland
Salman Rushdie: The Enchantress of Florence
Tom Rob Smith: Child 44
Steve Toltz: A Fraction of the Whole

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The Costa Book Club

"The Costa Book Club features a monthly book review from a range of top literary personalities including former Costa Book Awards judges and shortlisted and winning authors, of their favourite book or a book they have recently read and enjoyed"
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Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary 2008 winner announced

Unpublished author Andrew Blackman, from North London, has been announced as the winner of the 2008 Luke Bitmead Writer's Bursary and was awarded GBP2,500 as well as a publishing contract with Legend Press for his novel On the Holloway Road
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Branford Boase Award 2008

Before I Die by Jenny Downham, edited by David Fickling and published by David Fickling Books, has won the 2008 Branford Boase Award, awarded for an outstanding debut novel for children. Managing to be both heart breaking and life-affirming, it is the story of a girl trying desperately to fit a life time of experiences into the few weeks left before she dies
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Warwick Prize for Writing

The University of Warwick is launching a GBP50,000 prize to identify excellence and innovation in new writing.
 The Warwick Prize for Writing will be awarded biennially for a piece of 
writing in the English language. Genres and form can range from the traditional book to blogs, graphic novels or scientific theses. Organisers aim to make it an international award, with a different theme every year
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Frances Fyfield wins the Duncan Lawrie Dagger

The winner of the Duncan Lawrie Dagger is Frances Fyfield for her novel Blood From Stone, published by Sphere (Little, Brown)
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Wales Book of the Year 2008

Dannie Abse has won the Wales Book of the Year 2008 for his book The Presence published by Hutchinson
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Highland Children's Book Awards 2008 winners

The winners of the Highland Children's Book Awards 2008 have been announced
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2008 Edinburgh International Book Festival

Edinburgh International Book Festival - 9-25 August 2008 - Edinburgh, Scotland
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Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 shortlist

The shortlist for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008 has been announced
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2008 BBC National Short Story Award shortlist

The shortlist for the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award has been announced
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The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children’s Book Award

Frances Lincoln Limited and Seven Stories have announced that they have created an award in memory of Frances Lincoln (1945-2001): The Frances Lincoln Diverse Voices Children's Book Award for a manuscript that celebrates cultural diversity in the widest possible sense, either in terms of its story or in terms of the ethnic and cultural origins of its author
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green4books launches

"The BA/PA Environmental Action Group, chaired by Helen Fraser of Penguin and made up of members of the publishing and bookselling industry, has launched www.green4books.org.uk, a new website designed to advise the book industry on environmental matters. The group calls on the publishing and bookselling industry to reduce its overall carbon emissions by at least 10% during the period covering January 2006 to December 2015. The website contains a wealth of useful advice on how every PA/BA member might achieve this target and more"
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