New writers get four-figure prize from Scottish Book Trust awards
The Scottish Book Trust has awarded 11 new writers a £2,000 cash prize to help boost their careers.
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Bloomsbury Publishing profit upgrade on lockdown book surge
Bloomsbury Publishing has issued a profit upgrade, saying it expects sales and profits to beat market expectations thanks to a boost in business during the lockdown and Covid-19 restrictions.
London gang violence debut novel up for literary prize
A debut novel based on personal experience of London gang violence is up for an international book prize.
Children will be able to access books online for free during school closures
Children across the country will be able to access books online for free during school closures.
More than 260,000 books borrowed from north-east libraries in 2020
North-east libraries loaned out nearly 270,000 books last year - with a story about schoolgirl looking into a historic murder case and a child’s take on the refugee crisis among the top titles.
Twitter rallies for independent bookshop during ‘tough’ January
An independent bookshop which has had to close due to coronavirus restrictions has received hundreds of orders after putting out a plea on Twitter.
Revealed: The top books read in Aberdeen during 2020
An Aberdonian crime writer, a former first lady's memoir and the enchanting tales of a boy wizard are among the top titles being read by people in the Granite City during 2020.
Children struggling to see themselves in books they read, study suggests
One in three children do not see themselves in the books they read, a study suggests.
Booker Prize: Everything you need to know about this year’s winner Douglas Stuart
Douglas Stuart has won this year’s Booker Prize for his novel Shuggie Bain.
Books wanted for vulnerable adults in Aberdeen
An Aberdeen charity is looking for donations of pre-loved books to give to vulnerable adults it supports.
Richard and Judy relaunch writing competition
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have relaunched their competition for unpublished writers.
Book festival moves online for 2020 in pandemic precaution
A book festival in Scotland’s National Book Town is to take place online this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Ian Rankin claims Facebook account suspended after report it was fake
Author Ian Rankin has claimed his Facebook account was suspended after someone reported it was not him.
Eight-paragraph novel in the running for International Booker Prize
A novel comprising just eight paragraphs has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
Aye Write promises bumper programme for 2020 festival
Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo, Joanna Trollope and Maggie O’Farrell are among the authors expected to appear at a literary festival in Glasgow.
Simon Cowell and son Eric, six, sign deal for seven children’s books
Simon Cowell and his six-year-old son Eric have signed a publishing deal for seven children’s books celebrating “individuality and positivity”.
Aberdeen quarry could become home to monster tale
The author of a best-selling series of books featuring a London Met detective – who is also a wizard – is planning to set one of his novels in Aberdeen.
It is OK to find reading difficult, Lupita Nyong’o says
Children should know that it is all right to find reading difficult, according to Lupita Nyong’o.
Ian Rankin thriller at top of Aberdeen library list
A Scottish crime thriller had Aberdeen bookworms gripped this year, according to a list of the best reads of 2019.
Book by drug lord proves top choice for north-east prisoners
The tale of a Mexican drug lord who escaped jail twice is a popular page-turner at a north-east super prison.
Tributes to ‘master of creativity’ Alasdair Gray
Leading figures from the arts and the world of politics have paid tribute to Alasdair Gray, who has died aged 85.
North-east bookworms invited to take part in reading challenge
Libraries across Aberdeenshire are offering customers the chance to take part in a reading challenge for all ages.
Author to give talk on ‘rebel’ book at Aberdeen store
A talk about a new book celebrating brave Scottish women is to take place in Aberdeen next month.
North-east kids could book tickets for football matches
North-east children have been urged to take part in a reading challenge to be in with a chance of winning tickets for football games.
AI-powered sign language book app comes to iOS
An app that translates a selection of books into sign language has made the move on to iOS, in a bid to help more than 30 million deaf children across the world.
Margaret Atwood thrills fans by reading from her latest novel
Margaret Atwood wowed fans by reading from her latest novel, The Testaments, minutes before it went on sale at midnight.
Successful chapter as north-east children flock to borrow library books
More than 520,000 books have been checked out of north-east libraries by children in the past year.
Mark Gatiss and Richard E Grant to feature in BBC year of literature
Mark Gatiss, Richard E Grant, Hilary Mantel and David Olusoga are to feature in a year-long celebration of literature at the BBC.
An American Marriage wins Women’s Prize For Fiction
Tayari Jones’ novel An American Marriage has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction.
Shortlist for 100-year-old literary prize revealed
A novel inspired by the mind of computer scientist Alan Turing is among the contenders for a historic literary prize.