As one of the selected ‘givers’ for World Book night, I’m delighted that I’ll be giving away copies of Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
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James Gleick wins the 2011-12 Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History
The Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History has been awarded to The Information by James Gleick (published by Fourth Estate). The book was described by the judges as ‘bold and arresting’.
The £3,000 prize is awarded annually by the writers’ charity English PEN for a work of popular history. This year’s judges were Bryan Ward-Perkins (chair), Amanda Foreman and Caroline Moorehead.
The Judging Committee said: ‘The judges were overwhelmed by the excellence of the books submitted for this year’s Hessell-Tiltman History Prize. But in James Gleick’s book, The Information, we found something quite remarkable and were struck again and again by the way that his book stayed in the mind.’
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World Book Night is coming
We’ll be celebrating WBN 2012 this year when tens of thousands of volunteers will be giving away books in their communities.
Don’t forget to check back with us nearer the date – Monday 23rd April – for more information, or click the link under Diary Dates on the right hand side to go to their website.
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