Totting up the pros and cons of being an independent publisher, Richard Charkin assesses Mensch Publishing on its third anniversary.
Richard Charkin’s Big Week: The Benefits of Broken Pledges
In his new role of running his own small press, Richard Charkin finds success in breaking vows he made when setting it up.
Author Guy Kennaway Wins the 2021 Bollinger Prize
The 22nd winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction is also known for ‘One People,’ ‘Bird Brain,’ and ‘Time To Go.’
UK: Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Adds Juror Daliso Chaponda
Comedian and BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Daliso Chaponda joins the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize jury for this year’s competition.
Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Names Its 2020 Shortlist
Celebrating the funny side of fiction, jurors for the 20th edition of Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction announce their shortlist picks today.
Bollinger Everyman Names Nibbe’s Book a Two-Pig Success
Having gone to no winner last year, one of publishing’s most intoxicating awards is given this year to British writer Nina Stibbe for her trilogy-closing comic fiction.
No Corks Popped: The Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Jury Has No Winner
Promising to name an extra-large breed pig after next year’s winning book, the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize jury isn’t laughing this year. Nobody gets the prize. They are not amused.