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For Bookshop.org's third birthday, they have announces the Indie Champions Awards Shortlist for 2023. Here, they recognise the top individuals and organisations tat have supported independent bookshops this year. OUR STRANGERS by Lydia Davis was published by Canongate in October 2023 and has been shortlisted for the Indie Champions Award for Fiction. River Cottage GREAT ROASTS by Gelf Alderson was published by Bloomsbury in September 2023 and has been shortlisted for the Indie Champions Award for Lifestyle and Culture. Nicole Vanderbilt, Managing Director of Bookshop.org UK, said: “What a joy it is to shout about the individuals and organisations that have championed independent booksellers the most this year. For our team, it’s empowering to know that a lot of people share our passion for independent bookshops, and our mission to support them and ensure they thrive as a key component of the publishing ecosystem. We’re especially excited to launch our new Content Creator category this year, cementing our increased work with social media platforms and influencers and acknowledging their potential to expand the reach of indie bookshops even further. Huge congratulations to all the shortlistees, and we hope the brilliant work of the Indie Champions inspired even more people to become champions of independent bookshops themselves!” The winners will be announced in January 2024.

The Waterstones Blog have posted a definite guide of the best books of 2023 and six Greene & Heaton authors have been selected under various categories, listed below! MORE PERFECT Temi Oh Chosen as one of Waterstones top Science Fiction Books of 2023 THE SQUARE OF SEVENS Laura Shepherd-Robinson Chosen as one of Waterstones top Crime & Thriller Books of 2023 THE SHADOWS OF LONDON Andrew Taylor Chosen as one of Waterstones top Detective Books of 2023 BRINGING DOWN GOLIATH Jolyon Maugham Chosen as one of Waterstones top Law and Economics Books of 2023 MONET: THE RESTLESS VISION Jackie Wullschläger Chosen as one of Waterstones top Artists and Artworks Books of 2023 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 GAMES Marcus du Sautoy Chosen as one of Waterstones top Neuroscience and Mathematics Books of 2023 "Whether you’re passionate about politics or crazy for crime, a firm fiction fan or a champion of children’s books - you can’t afford to miss our selections of the very best publishing that 2023 has to offer, across all major genres." -Waterstones

Sebastian Faulks, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and A P Firdaus are among the authors whose books have been selected for the seventh series of the "Between the Covers" TV book club presented by Sara Cox on BBC2 this autumn. Each week, the show features four guests discussing their favourite book and two book club picks. One of these picks will spotlight a newly published book, reflecting a mixture of styles and genres, and the second will be a classic selected from The Booker Prize backlist. The second episode stars Ade Edmondson, Annie Macmanus, Chris McCausland and Angela Barnes. They will be discussing The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Pan Macmillan) and the "gem" chosen from The Booker Prize backlist, 1993 winner Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle (Vintage). The book club picks have been chosen by executive producer and c.e.o of Cactus TV Amanda Ross. In deciding on the list, Ross canvased a range of experts across the industry and was supported by a panel comprising series producer Pollyanne Conway, Prima books editor Nina Pottell and consultant and literary agent Julia Kingsford. Cox said: "The books chosen this series I think are amongst the best we’ve ever had; superb writing that will entice and delight our viewers plus of course oodles of other great reads courtesy of our superstar guests, who come clutching their favourite books to share with our awesome audience." Ross added: "Our job was especially tough this series because there have been so many amazing and original books published this season, consequently we were spoilt for choice so I’m more confident than ever that we have something for everyone."

We're thrilled that Anthony Anaxagorou has won the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize for his collection of postcolonial poetry, HERITAGE AESTHETICS, "that pushes the confines of form and language to locate a new aesthetic with which to address the legacies of colonisation". The award, run annually by the Royal Society of Literature, recognises an outstanding work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry that evokes a sense of place. Anaxagorou was awarded the prize for Heritage Aesthetics, a poetry collection that looks at time and place in its exploration of British imperial history and present-day racism. The chair of judges, journalist Samira Ahmed, said Anaxagorou’s poetry “is beautiful, but does not sugarcoat. The arsenic of historical imperial arrogance permeates the Britain he explores in his writing. And the joy of this collection comes from his strength, knowledge, maturity, but also from deeply felt love.” Other titles shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize were Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, England’s Green by Zaffar Kunial and Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris.

Based on historical crime thriller Dissolution by C.J. Sansom, the four-part drama is set in 16th century England during the dissolution of the monasteries. Matthew Shardlake will be played by Arthur Hughes (“The Innocents,” “Then Barbara Met Alan”), and Thomas Cromwell will be played by Sean Bean (“Time,” “Game of Thrones”). The series is executive produced by George Ormond and Mark Pybus for The Forge, Stevie Lee for Runaway Fridge and Lee Mason for Disney+ EMEA. Justin Chadwick (“The Other Boleyn Girl”) directs the series with John Griffin as producer. Stephen Butchard (“Baghdad Central,” “The Last Kingdom”) has penned the script and has said: "Writing Shardlake has been nothing short of a joy. CJ Sansom’s novels are incredibly rich in story, character and history; full of intrigue, excitement, cruelty and compassion – and at the centre of it all is Matthew Shardlake, a hero like no other." Production of “Shardlake” has already begun, with filming taking place in Hungary, Austria and Romania.

A huge congratulations to Erin Young who has been chosen as a finalist for the 2023 ITW Thriller Award! ITW represents professional thriller authors from around the world. The International Thriller Writers is an honorary society of authors, both fiction and nonfiction, who write books broadly classified as “thrillers.” This would include (but isn’t limited to) such subjects as murder mystery, detective, suspense, horror, supernatural, action, espionage, true crime, war, adventure, and myriad similar subject areas. ITW’s mission is “To bestow recognition and promote the thriller genre at an innovative and superior level for and through our Active members; to provide opportunities for mentoring, education and collegiality among thriller authors and industry professionals; and to grant awards for excellence in the thriller genre.” ITW By-laws: Article II, Purposes, Section 2. One of the main purposes of the organization is to provide a way for successful, bestselling authors to help debut and midlist authors advance their careers. To that end, ITW has designed numerous, effective programs and events which promote debut and midlist writers and their work, sometimes in partnership with bestselling authors. In addition, ITW promotes literacy, gives money to worthy organizations, supports libraries, and advances the genre. Finally, it brings together almost a thousand writers, readers, publishers, editors and agents at its annual conference, ThrillerFest, as well as at CraftFest, a writing workshop program, and AgentFest, where aspiring authors can meet and pitch top literary agents.

Sue Divin's novel TRUTH BE TOLD has been selected for The KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards Shortlists 2023! This year's shortlist, which includes four debut authors, will compete for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Book of the Year and five other awards, including honours for fiction, illustration and a Junior Juries' Award which will be decided by young readers from across the country. A total prize fund of €16,000 will be awarded to this year's winners, who will be announced at a special ceremony at the International Literature Festival Dublin on Wednesday, 24th May. Founded in 1990 and sponsored since 2020 by KPMG Ireland, the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards are recognised as the most prestigious awards for children's books in Ireland, celebrating the best of Irish writing and illustration for young people. Children's Books Ireland, the national charity and arts organisation which administers the awards, has assembled an independent panel of expert judges for the 2023 Awards, including a Young Judge, aged 15+, and a network of Junior Jurors nationwide.

We're very thrilled with the news that Anthony Anaxagorou has been long listed for the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award 2023 for HERITAGE AESTHETICS (Granta, 2022), which celebrates literature about Greece. Since 1986, the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award has rewarded annually the best book published in the previous year in English about Greece or on a Greek subject. The Award is open to scholarly and creative books and to translations into English of Greek literary works. The list, which covers books published globally in English in 2022, includes books on history, biography, literature and philosophy, plus novels, poetry and literary translation. The books selected span Hellenic experience from antiquity until today. The Award Ceremony for the Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award 2023 is scheduled to be held in the Great Hall of King’s College London on Monday 19 June 2023, at 7pm. Details of the award ceremony and of the short list will be announced in due course. The Anglo-Hellenic League Runciman Award is sponsored by the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation and the A.G. Leventis Foundation. The value of the prize to the winner is £10,000.

We're thrilled that Lynne Bryan's memoir, IRON MAN (Salt, 2021), has won the East Anglian Book Awards 2022 under the Biography and Memoir category! The award was judged by Cassia Hayward-Fitch, PhD researcher in American Studies, University of East Anglia. The East Anglian Book Awards are now on their fifteenth year, celebrating writing talent within the East of England. The Awards are a partnership between Jarrold, the Eastern Daily Press, and the National Centre for Writing, supported by UEA Faculty of Arts & Humanities. The overall prize is sponsored by The PACCAR Foundation. https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/east-anglian-book-awards/2022-shortlist/

We’re absolutely thrilled that DAUGHTERS OF NIGHT (Pan Macmillan) by Laura Shepherd-Robinson and TRUE CRIME STORY (Transworld) by Joseph Knox have been shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Now in its 18th year, the prize celebrates crime fiction at its best. Laura Shepherd-Robinson continues her Theakston streak, as her second novel, DAUGHTERS OF NIGHT, is shortlisted, two years after her debut made the longlist in 2020. Her novel transports readers to the seedy underworld of Georgian London, as Caroline "Caro" Corsham tries to solve the murder of a prostitute in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. TRUE CRIME STORY, the first standalone novel from Joseph Knox, blends fact and fiction to tell the story of a 19-year-old university student who leaves a party in her student halls and is never seen again. Knox, who was selected by Val McDermid as a New Blood panellist in 2017, and was longlisted for the prize in 2018 with his debut novel, SIRENS. This is his first time on the shortlist. The public are now invited to vote for a winner at www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com. Voting closes on Friday 8th July, with the winner to be revealed on the opening night of Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Thursday 21st July. The winner will receive a hand-made, engraved beer barrel provided by its sponsor T&R Theakston, in addition to the £3,000 cash prize.

We're delighted to be moving office to Somerset House! From 1st June, our new address will be: Greene & Heaton Ltd, T18, West Wing, Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA

The 2022 Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger awards longlists have been revealed, and we’re thrilled to see DAUGHTERS OF NIGHT by Laura Shepherd-Robinson and THE ROYAL SECRET by Andrew Taylor have both been longlisted for an award. DAUGHTERS OF NIGHT by Laura Shepherd-Robinson has been nominated for The Gold Dagger Award, which is for overall best crime novel of the year, from thrillers to mysteries, procedurals to psychological suspense. THE ROYAL SECRET by Andrew Taylor has been nominated for The Historical Dagger Award, which is awarded to the best historical crime novel set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. The CWA Dagger shortlists will be announced on 13th May at CrimeFest. The awards ceremony will be held at the Leonardo City hotel in London on 29th June, coinciding with National Crime Reading Month. The 2022 Diamond Dagger, awarded to an author whose crime-writing career has been marked by sustained excellence, has already been announced and we’re proud to say that the winner is another of our authors, CJ Sansom.

We’re thrilled with the news that C. J. Sansom has been announced as the recipient of the highest honour in British crime writing, the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger. The CWA Daggers are now regarded by the publishing world as the foremost British awards for crime-writing. The award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by sustained excellence, and who have made a significant contribution to the genre. C. J. Sansom says: “I feel so honoured to be awarded this year’s Diamond Dagger, and my heartfelt thanks to the CWA members and committee. Wonderful to think I now join such a distinguished group of authors. To think it all started with the idea that a novel set around Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries might make a good story. Thank you.” Maxim Jakubowski, Chair of the CWA, said: “C. J. Sansom has proven himself to be the modern master of the historical thriller, regardless of periods. Equally at ease evoking sixteenth century England, Spain in the aftermath of its Civil War or even an alternate post-WW2 Britain, he weaves a web of compelling reality around his characters and brings the past to life like no other, making him a splendid and deserved addition to the prestigious ranks of Diamond Dagger winners.” C. J. Sansom is the author of the bestselling Matthew Shardlake series of historical thrillers, which have won many awards. DARK FIRE won the 2005 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, awarded by the CWA. DOMINION won the 2012 Sidewise Award for Alternate History. REVELATION was shortlisted for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year 2009 and the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger in 2008. HEARTSTONE was shortlisted for the 2011 Walter Scott Prize. C. J. Sansom is our third author to win the Diamond Dagger. P. D. James won the award in 1987 and Andrew Taylor won it in 2009. It was in fact P.D. James who introduced C. J. Sansom to the agency, having been sent the first few chapters of DISSOLUTION and then subsequently highly recommending them for our attention. We can imagine the pleasure she would take in her protégé’s success today. The Diamond Dagger is announced before the annual CWA Dagger Awards, dubbed the “Oscars of the crime genre”, due to be awarded this June. #CWADaggers

The full-line up for series three of BBC Two’s Between The Covers has been revealed - and we're so pleased that FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters (Virago) has made the shortlist for the "Booker Gems", a selection of Booker-shortlisted titles that didn’t win but still deserve to be celebrated. Hosted by Sara Cox, the six-episode series kicks off at 7.30pm on 10th November and sees a panel of four famous guests discuss two books from the series reading list. Here is the full list of shortlisted Booker Gems, in order of discussion on the programme: Good Behaviour by Molly Keane (Virago Modern Classics) The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald (Fourth Estate) Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Hamish Hamilton) The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng (Canongate) Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Virago) The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry (Faber and Faber) Follow the discussion on Twitter: @bbctwo #betweenthecovers