Samuel Johnson Prize - Winner Announced

Leviathan by Philip Hoare was announced as the winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2009.

It's the story of a man's obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey - from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions whale-watching.

The award celebrates diverse and thought-provoking writing in non-fiction, including current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The award has now been running for 11 years and is the world's most valuable non-fiction prize, worth £30,000 to the winner.

Under the Spotlight - Kazuo Ishiguro

With the recent publication of Nocturnes, Holt Jackson has once again joined with Faber to promote the fantastic work of Kazuo Ishiguro.

To celebrate, Faber are running a review competition for reading groups. Simply submit the review and if it is used on the Faber website www.faber.co.uk, the reviewer will receive a complete set of Ishiguro novels! Reviews should be sent to gemmal@faber.co.uk

For full details on all the titles visit our homepage http://www.holjackson.co.uk/ and click on the promotions page

Scottish Book of the Year - Winner Announced

James Kelman has won Book of the Year 2009 in the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards for his novel Kieron Smith, boy.

Commenting on his award James Kelman said ‘There are good writers working in this country and it is an honour to be awarded the SMIT-SAC Book of the Year 2009. '

Along with the award he takes away the £30,000 prize.

Wales Book of the Year 2009 - Winner Announced

Deborah Kay Davies has won the Wales Book of the Year 2009 for her debut collection of short stories Grace, Tamar and Laszlo the Beautiful.

She received the £10,000 prize from judge Mike Parker.

Orange Prize for Fiction - Winner Announced!

Marilynne Robinson, an American author, has won the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Home.

Chair of judges, Fi Glover has said 'This year's Orange Prize winner has a luminous quality to it that has drawn all of the judges to a unanimous decision. The profound nature of the writing stood out, as has the ability of writer to draw the reader into a world of hope expectation, misunderstanding, love and kindness.'

Robinson accepted a cheque for £30,000 at the Royal Festival Hall in London after the jury praised her work as a “kind, wise, enriching novel, exquisitely crafted”.