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This area contains the latest press releases, details of forthcoming events, high resolution images and all other press materials for our clients.

See PDF for the latest titles and events from Midas in our 2008 Spring Bulletin...
   
PDF: midas_Spring_bulletin_2008.pdf  Midas Spring bulletin 2008 (1.25 Mb)

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Latest press releases

Join in the celebrations at your local bookshop: 1st to 8th July 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Independent Booksellers’ Week, an initiative designed to showcase the very best of local bookshops, kicks off this week with over 330 bookshops across the UK and Ireland signed up to take part...   more...

 
 
Dannie Abse wins Wales Book of the Year 2008
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Dannie Abse has won the Wales Book of the Year 2008 for his book THE PRESENCE published by Hutchinson...   more...

 
 
Financial Times and Goldman Sachs announce new judging panel for Business Book of the Year 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008

 
 
British Book Industry Awards winners announced
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Brighton, 13th May 2008 – The winners of the book industry’s most important trade awards, the British Book Industry Awards (BBIA), were announced at the Hilton Brighton Metropole yesterday evening...   more...

 
 
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Thursday, May 01, 2008

 
 
Wales Book of the Year Award: Shortlists to be announced at Hay Festival
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
The shortlists for the coveted £10,000 Wales Book of the Year 2008 will be announced on the Segovia Stage at the Guardian Hay Festival at 7pm on Monday 26 May...   more...

 
 
Submissions invited for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award
Friday, April 18, 2008
The search is on for the “most compelling and enjoyable” business book of 2008, with the incentive of a £30,000 prize for the winning author...   more...

 
 
A new chapter for Emirates as it brings International Festival of Literature to Dubai
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Some of the world’s most creative literary talent will write a new chapter in the inspirational story of Dubai when the city hosts the inaugural Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature...   more...

 
 
The Arab World takes the spotlight at The London Book Fair 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008

 
 
Prime Minister Honours JK Rowling
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised Harry Potter author J K Rowling last night as she received an award for Outstanding Achievement at the Galaxy British Book Awards...   more...

 
 
Dubai to host first Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The inaugural Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature (EAIFL) will take place in Dubai between 25th February and 1st March 2009...   more...

 
 
Galaxy British Book Awards 2008: Is it to be a Nibbie for Nobel Laureate Lessing?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The full shortlists for this year’s Galaxy British Book Awards were announced today at a reception hosted by Richard & Judy...   more...

 
 
The Booksellers Association Small Business Forum announces new Advisory Panel
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland has announced five new appointments to its Advisory Panel...   more...

 
 
The 2008 Salisbury International Arts Festival launches a vibrant programme of events
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The 2008 Salisbury International Arts Festival presents a host of new cultural experiences...   more...

 
 
Sarah Sands becomes new editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest UK
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sarah Sands, the former editor of the Sunday Telegraph, has been named Editor-in-Chief of Reader’s Digest in Great Britain and will join the Magazine on 2nd May 2008.   more...

 
 
HarperCollins announce global digital strategy for Narnia
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

 
 
Penguin and Love It! magazine announce winner of the second Lesley Pearse Women of Courage Award
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Penguin and Love It! magazine today announced the WINNER of the second LESLEY PEARSE WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD (WOCA) as KAREN BAKER (47) FROM HARROW IN MIDDLESEX...   more...

 
 
The Booksellers Association announces the line-up for its 2008 conference
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

 
 
Freya North wins Romantic Novel of the Year 2008
Monday, February 04, 2008

 
 
Independent Booksellers’ Book of the Year Award presentations
Friday, January 18, 2008

 
 
Mills & Boon scoops shortlist for Romance Prize 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008

 
 
Shortlist announced for the Romantic Novel of the Year 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
The shortlist was selected by a panel of RNA members, who scored the books on such criteria as romantic content, readability, dialogue, characters, plot, style and setting.    more...

 
 
New British Book Award logos
Thursday, January 03, 2008
New logos have been created for The Galaxy British Book Awards, The British Book Industry Awards & The Academy of the British Book Industry, linking both award ceremonies with the academy which creates the shortlist.    more...

 
 
Sizzling chemistry hits the spot for Romance Prize judges
Thursday, January 03, 2008

 
 
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