Man Booker Prize 2011 Shortlist Announced

Two first time novelists and four independent publishers make the Man Booker Prize 2011 Shortlist of six:

Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending (Jonathan Cape - Random House)

Carol Birch Jamrach’s Menagerie (Canongate Books)

Patrick deWitt The Sisters Brothers (Granta)

Esi Edugyan Half Blood Blues (Serpent’s Tail)

Stephen Kelman Pigeon English (Bloomsbury)

A.D. Miller Snowdrops (Atlantic)

The shortlist was announced by Chair of Judges, author and former Director-General of MI5 Dame Stella Rimington, at a press conference held at Man’s London headquarters. The winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction will be announced on Tuesday 18 October at a dinner at London’s Guildhall and will be broadcast on the BBC.

25% off Children's Collectable Books

From Peakirk Books: TODAY OUR SALE BEGINS. We are having a big 'July summer Madness' 25% off all our stock sale starting today. Of course it is only available for stock bought on our own site at Peakirk Books because we can't afford to take 25% off stock on the other sites where we have to pay so much commission as well - we would then be trading at such a big loss.

If you want to take advantage of buying our books at a 25% discount - between July 1st and July 31st 2011, simply go to our own site, and purchase, using the e code MAD007 in the coupon box at the checkout, and you will automatically get the discount. We specialise in children's collectable books, but there are lots of other books there too - 26,000 of them! It's worth a browse.

Orange Prize for Fiction 2011 shortlist

Now in its 16th year, The Orange Prize for Fiction, the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman, today announces the 2011 shortlist.

• Emma Donoghue (Irish) - Room; Picador; 7th Novel


• Aminatta Forna (British/Sierra Leonean) - The Memory of Love; Bloomsbury; 2nd Novel


• Emma Henderson (British) - Grace Williams Says it Loud; Sceptre; 1st Novel


• Nicole Krauss (American) - Great House; Viking; 3rd Novel


• Téa Obreht (Serbian/American) - The Tiger’s Wife; Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 1st Novel


• Kathleen Winter (Canadian) - Annabel; Jonathan Cape; 1st Novel

The judges for the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction are: The 2011 judges are Bettany Hughes, (Chair), Liz Calder, Tracy Chevalier, Helen Lederer, Susanna Reid.

Peakirk Books at Children's and Crime Fiction Book Fair Bath

Ibooknet member's Peakirk Books will be at the PBFA - Specialist Childrens & Crime Fiction Book Fair

Bath Assembly Rooms 10.00 - 4.00 Saturday 9th April

The Boy Biggles pictured is from their stock; please contact Peakirk Books for details.

Authors for Japan

Authors for Japan is the brainchild of author Keris Stainton. She appealed on twitter for authors to donate signed books, signed proofs, or time and advice for aspiring authors and she has received 70 offers which are being auctioned for the IRC for Japan.

You can bid in GBP by leaving a message on the right blog post - all donations at the end of the auction will be made by the winner directly to the International Red Cross so it is an excellent cause.

Ibooknet sellers new to twitter and blogging

Stephen Foster has a blog Bookselling in Bell Street

and Stella and Rose's Books are now on twitter.

Around Ibooknet Members' blogs

Books, Mud and Compost is appalled by mummified frogs.

Bagotbooks's Blog is sorry, but he doesn't have a clue.

Juxtabook is scared and soggy but enchanted.