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A Manchester - based author whose debut novel was initially rejected by British publishers has won one of the world's richest literary prizes.

Patrick Kennedy, the Chief Executive Officer of Paddy Power, presented a cheque for # 3,000 to Ian Cobain, author of Cruel Britannia: A Secret History of Torture (Portobello Books), which won the Debut Political Book of the Year.

Since her Top Chef debut 11 years ago, India's first supermodel (who started modeling at age 21, after graduating from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, with a degree in theater arts and American literature) has also become an award - winning author (her fourth book, The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs, came out last fall) and an outspoken activist, cofounding the Endometriosis Foundation of America and recently becoming an ambassador for the ACLU.

-- Deborah Madison, chef and James Beard Award - winning author of In My Kitchen, The New Art of Vegetarian Cooking, Vegetable Literacy, and many more cookbooks «This is an exciting debut, because this is the first book to focus on how adaptogenic and culinary mushrooms work to create whole - body health.»

When Jason Matthews's best - selling spy thriller novel Red Sparrow debuted in 2013, the CIA gave it a glowing review in an official statement, toasting the former agent - turned - author's ability to convey accurately the stomach - churning tension a spy feels when covering tracks to protect sources and win the war of intelligence.

A24 has debuted the first trailer for The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, the new mystery from Shawn Christensen (director of the Acadamy Awarding winning short Curfew) about a mysterious set of arson crimes connected to the books written by a missing author.

He mentions a short - story collection, Godforsaken Idaho, by author Shawn Vestal, which last month won the PEN / Robert Bingham award for debut fiction.

A searing debut novel from the award - winning author of You Know When the Men are Gone, about jealousy, the unpredictable path of friendship, and the secrets kept in marriage, all set within the U.S. expat community of the Middle East during the rise of the Arab Spring.

Author Matthew Quick's 2008 debut, The Silver Linings Playbook became a critically adored bestseller and was later adapted into an Oscar - winning film in 2012.

All the Bright Places tops the list in Best Young Adult Fiction; the latest book in the Throne of Glass series, Queen of Shadows, edged out strong competition in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction; and another Young Adult Fantasy contender, Red Queen, pulled out a win over in Best Debut Goodreads Author.

Award - winning illustrator and first - time author Nelson's history of the Negro Leagues, told from the vantage point of an unnamed narrator, reads like an old - timer regaling his grandchildren with tales of baseball greats Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and others who forged the path toward breaking the race barrier before Jackie Robinson made his historic debut.

Clare Vanderpool won the 2011 Newbery Medal for her novel Moon Over Manifest — a surprise to a lot of readers, as Vanderpool was a debut author.

Author Justin Go is winning high praise for his «ambitious, sprawling and compelling debut novel,» The Steady Running of the Hour.

Whaley's Where Things Come Back might just be the most acclaimed YA novel that was published in 2011: It won the 2012 Printz Award, the 2012 William C. Morris Debut Fiction Award and Whaley was the first - ever YA author to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book Foundauthor to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book FoundAuthor» by the National Book Foundation.

John Rector is a prize - winning short story writer and author of the novels «The Grove,» published by AmazonEncore, and «The Cold Kiss,» which was named Best Debut Novel of 2010 by Suspense Magazine.

I have authored an award - winning history of the HIV - AIDS epidemic in the United States (VICTORY DEFERRED) and my newest book (debuting on October 8, 2017) STONEWALL STRONG is the first book by a health journalist to examine gay men's amazing resilience.

Miguel Syjuco, from Manila, is the author of Ilustrado, the debut novel which won the 2008 Man Asian Literary Prize as well as the Palanca Award, the Philippines» highest literary honor.

The Ha - Ha was a finalist for Book - of - the - Month Club's «Best Literary Fiction» award and the Quills Foundation «Best Debut Author» award and won King a 2006 - 07 Rome Prize Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

From O. Henry Prize — winning author Emily Ruskovich comes a stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its loss.

McCall's first novel in verse, Under the Mesquite, won the Pura Belpré Author Award and was named a William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist.

My debut children's picture book, Blueberry Bear has won 2 awards, Finalist award from the 2016 International Book Awards, and 3rd place from the Arizona Author's Association Awards.

There's a reason, likewise, that John Corey Whaley's debut novel, Where Things Come Back, won so many awards and turned its young author into an insta - star.

In recent years, only one author comes to mind who has chosen not to go with the publisher — Catherine O'Flynn, whose debut What Was Lost won the Costa First Novel award.

Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir (try saying that three times quickly), award - winning author of five children's novels, makes her suspense genre debut with the chilling Last Rituals.

Hello Hello by Brendan Wenzel Chronicle • March 20 Author - illustrator Wenzel will follow up his Caldecott Honor - winning debut, They All Saw a Cat, with another simple, yet innovative story of a group of friendly, diverse animals who discover striking similarities.

While it is usually tenuous to compare an author's latest novel to previous work, it does feel as if Miller wrote Circe as a conscious inversion of her prize - winning debut The Song of Achilles in nearly every aspect.

Winner of the 2017 BookBrowse Debut Novel Award A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page - turning debut mystery by award - winning author Jane HaDebut Novel Award A small town hides big secrets in The Dry, an atmospheric, page - turning debut mystery by award - winning author Jane Hadebut mystery by award - winning author Jane Harper.

They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki Abrams • March 13 I'm a huge fan of This One Summer, so I can't wait to get my hands on Caldecott Honor - winning author - illustrator Tamaki's debut picture book, which follows a young girl as she explores the color found all around her.

Under the Udala Trees By Chinelo Okparanta Mariner • $ 14.95 • ISBN 9780544811799 One of Granta's New Voices in 2012 and author of a prize - winning short story collection, Okparanta received the 2016 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction for this striking debut novel about a Nigerian girl's coming of age.

One of the first debuts of 2017 to catch our attention was this swift, small - town murder mystery from award - winning Australian author Harper.

And Edgar Award - winning author Phillip DePoy pulls out all the stops in the series debut, making full use of Marlowe's legendary rapier wit (and actual rapier wielding) in this frenetic and satisfying historical mystery / thriller.

Ben Fountain took on the military and the media in his award - winning debut; German - born author Clark takes a similarly satirical and darkly humorous look at the food industry in Sweetness # 9, the story of the inventor of an artificial sweetener and his slow realization that the consequences of his invention might be more serious than he could have imagined.

Strout went on to win the Pulitzer Prize with her third book, Olive Kitteridge, but her debut, a sensitive story about mothers and daughters, marked her as an author to watch.

Based on the author's own life, this award - winning debut novel in verse features a young Latina girl with artistic aspirations who copes with her mother's struggle with cancer while growing up in a close - knit family.

Award - winning Canadian author Kathleen Winter's Annabel is a stunning debut novel about the family of a mixed - gendered child born into a rural hunting community in the 1960s.

David Vann's dazzling debut Legend of a Suicide was reviewed in over a 150 major global publications, won 11 prizes worldwide, was on 40 «best books of the year» lists, and established its author as a literary master.

I hadn't heard of that particular house before, and when they claimed in their message, «We've had lots of audiobook award nominations, and wins, as well we've created massive bestsellers for debut authors with Top 10 Bestsellers across ALL titles on Audible including Andy Weir's The Martian,» I scheduled a phone conference and did as much research as I could.

Why would top - selling, award - winning authors like Mary Alice, Bernard Cornwell, Micah Nathan, Bret Lott, Elise Blackwell or Andra Watkins come spend their Sunday afternoon at a debut book event?

«We are literary novelists, Pulitzer Prize - winning journalists, and poets; thriller writers and debut and midlist authors.

In her four years at the independent press, she has helped to birth more than 20 debut authors, with most of them going on to win awards.

A perusal of the group's online database found little overlap between debut authors who have won best first novel (including Patricia Cornwell, Michael Connelly, James Patterson and Richard North Patterson) and...

An award - winning author of vivid and literary stories, her debut historical romance book, Chasing the Butterfly, received the 2016 Illumination Award for Enduring Christian Fiction, the 2015 Christian Small Publishers Book of the Year for Historical Fiction and the 2015 Inspirational Readers Choice Award Finalist for Women's Fiction.

Our roster of clients includes New York Times Bestsellers, award - winning academics, and debut authors alike; we champion them all throughout their long publishing careers.

An unforgettable debut from an award - winning author.

Ecco publishes distinguished fiction and nonfiction by bestselling, prize - winning authors, as well as bold debuts from promising new voices.

Award - winning author Sarah Beth Durst was born in Northboro, Massachusetts, a small town that later became the setting for her debut novel.

His 1989 documentary - drama exploring author Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance titled Looking for Langston garnered Julien a cult following while his 1991 debut feature Young Soul Rebels won the Semaine de la Critique prize at the Cannes Film Festival.