Controversial book offers a bitter pill to remedy the culture of super-ego leaders - ‘The Cult of the Leader’ wins the CMI Management Book of the Year award

‘The Cult of the Leader’, written by Christopher Bones, was named last night as the CMI Management Book of the Year 2011/ 2012, at an awards ceremony hosted by the British Library. Bones’ book won the competition from a field of 154 entries, triumphing over a shortlist of 25 prolific business and management authors. The book was the unanimous winner chosen by five high profile judges including Sir Anthony Cleaver, Dame Mary Marsh and Professor Cary Cooper.

The British Library celebrates Lawrence Durrell’s centenary with a CD of rare recordings

‘Every time is a good time to be a writer’

- Lawrence Durrell

The British Library has today released a new audio CD, The Spoken Word: Lawrence Durrell, to mark the centenary of the novelist and poet. The Spoken Word CD contains a selection of previously unreleased BBC broadcasts in which Durrell reads his poetry and discusses his life and work, together with a unique pair of private recordings of Durrell as a jazz pianist and vocalist.

2000 Years of Romance… the British Library celebrates Love Letters through the ages

Love Letters: 2000 Years of Romance, a title published by the British Library, is the first ever anthology to reproduce original love letters in each of the writers’ own hand. Featuring letters drawn from the Library's unique and vast collections, the romance spans from 168 BC to the 20th century and offers a rare insight into the intimate thoughts, feelings and desires of iconic individuals such as Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. http://publishing.bl.uk/

The British Library 19th Century Historical Collection App Wins Prestigious Publishing Innovation Award

At the opening of the Digital Book World Conference in New York City yesterday, the British Library, together with technology partner, BiblioLabs, LLC, was awarded the prestigious Publishing Innovation Award (PIA) for their British Library 19^th Century Historical Collection iPad App. The App, released in August last year to rave reviews from both critics and consumers, offers seamless, cloud-based access to more than 45,000 historical works from the British Library, spanning 21 thematic collections.

The Publishing Innovation Awards were established to honour outstanding digital products that enrich and delight readers. The British Library 19^th Century Historical Collection App was named the 2012 Winner in the Reference/Academic category.