We're thrilled to see that Janklow author Adam Rutherford and his book WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM? is shortlisted for The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2024!  Dr Emrys Evans, a member of the judging panel, said of the book: ‘Being half Welsh and half Thai, growing up I was often asked the question ‘Where are you really from?’, and was not sure how to answer it. Adam Rutherford tackles this question in such an engaging, humorous way, taking readers through millions of years of human history to explain how - no matter where you live, the language you speak or the colour of your skin – we all share the same common ancestors.” The Young People's Book Prize aims to promote literacy in young people and inspire them to read about science. It also supports the writing of excellent, accessible STEM books for under-14s. Each year, the winner is selected by judging panels made up of thousands of young people at schools across the UK from a shortlist selected by an adult panel. A shortlisting panel made up of scientists, a best-selling children's author, a teacher, and a wildlife conservationist has whittled down dozens of titles to six of the year’s most fascinating books. The winning book will be unveiled at an award ceremony in Scotland in March 2025 with school groups and judges invited to join on the day for a host of science related workshops and activities. You can read about the full shortlist here. 

Janklow & Nesbit author Adam Rutherford has won the Children's Book of the Year: STEM for WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM? alongside his co-writer Em Norry and illustrator Adam Ming. The book was published by Hachette Children's in September 2023.  The category, in association with The Week Junior Science + Nature, celebrates excellence in engaging children with STEM subjects. The criteria specified that the winner would be a book that explains big ideas clearly, engagingly and accessibly, encouraging readers’ curiosity, sparking their imaginations, inspiring further inquiry and prompting them to share their newfound knowledge. WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM? is a book that “blew my mind” said one of the judges of the winner, which takes readers on a fascinating scientific trip through human history. All four judges agreed that it’s not only a very good read, but also accessible, funny and important. The Week Junior Book Awards were established to celebrate the brilliant world of children’s books and the talented people who create them — the awards honour the authors, illustrators and publishers who inspire children to read for pleasure. The emphasis is on original ideas, outstanding illustration and smart storytelling, as well as new and diverse talent. Big congratulations to Adam, Em and Adam! 🎊

Congratulations to Helen Czerski's BLUE MACHINE on winning the Wainwright Prize's Conservation Category for 2024!   Helen Czerski, a physicist and oceanographer, explores the vital role of the ocean in sustaining life on the rest of the planet. BLUE MACHINE: How The Ocean Shapes Our World, was published by Penguin in October last year.  Judging the conservation category was chair Joycelyn Longdon, an environmental justice researcher and founder of education platform Climate in Colour. In the book, "readers are immersed into the world of the ocean with spectacular detail, from the minuscule to the macroscopic, guided through the ocean's anatomy and introduced to the people who live in intimate relationships with it." A £7,500 prize will be shared between the three winners, who were announced at a ceremony at Camley Street Natural Park, an urban nature reserve in London on the evening of September 11th, 2024. Previous Wainwright prize winners include James Rebanks, Merlin Sheldrake, Robert Macfarlane and Amy Liptrot. In 2023, Amy-Jane Beer won the nature writing category with The Flow, while Guy Shrubsole won the conservation category for The Lost Rainforests of Britain.

Gillian Anderson hotly-anticipated book WANT: Sexual Fantasies by Anonymous is out now and straight to Number 1 on Amazon Bestsellers! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Want-...'Want makes for addictive reading . . . compelling' GuardianWhat do you want when no one is watching?Who do you fantasise about when the lights are off?When you think about sex, what do you really want?When we talk about sex, we talk about womanhood and motherhood, infidelity and exploitation, consent and respect, fairness and egalitarianism, love and hate, pleasure and pain. And yet so many of us don't talk about it at all.In this groundbreaking book, Gillian Anderson collects and introduces the anonymous sexual fantasies of women from around the world (along with her own anonymous submission). They are all extraordinary: full of desire, fear, intimacy, shame, satisfaction and, ultimately, liberation. From dreaming about someone off-limits to conjuring a scene with multiple partners, from sex that is gentle and tender to passionate and playful, from women who have never had sex to women who have had more sex than they can remember, these fantasies provide a window into the most secret part of our minds.

Janklow & Nesbit author Professor Hannah Fry has been awarded the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture! Professor Fry was chosen 'for her prolific science communication activity as the foremost populariser of maths in the country who continues to inspire young people to pursue maths and physics in fun and exciting ways.'  The Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture is awarded annually to an individual for outstanding public engagement with science. The award, open to everyone, recognises high quality public engagement activities and complements the Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture. The award is named after the United Kingdom’s best-loved naturalist and broadcaster, and honorary Fellow of the Royal Society, David Attenborough. The medal is of silver gilt, is awarded annually and is accompanied by a gift of £2,500. Huge congratulations to Hannah! 🥇