British Book Design and Production Awards Shortlist

Two Scottish publishers, Canongate and the National Galleries of Scotland, have had their books shortlisted for the 2008 British Book Design and Production Awards.

Canongate have been shortlisted for their illustrated edition of Yann Martel's classic Life of Pi.

The National Galleries of Scotland have two shortlisted titles, both exhibition catalogues: Picasso on Paper and Richard Long.

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    Life Of Pi - Hardback - Yann Martel
    Pi lives in Pondicherry, India, where his father owns the city's zoo. The family decides to immigrate to Canada, but tragedy strikes at sea. In the lifeboat are five survivors: Pi, a hyena, a zebra, a female orang-utan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger.
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    Picasso On Paper - Paperback - Patrick Elliott
    This catalogue charts the full range of Picasso's graphic work, from a pastel drawing made in the late 1890s, when he was still a teenager, to a drawing made in 1971, when he was 89 years old. It covers the full range of his printmaking activity, from etchings and engravings to colour linocuts and lithographs.
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    Richard Long - Paperback - Patrick Elliott
    Published to accompany an exhibition, this book includes many of Long's works on paper, beginning with photographic and text works dating from the late 1960s, to China clay drawings made on paper in the last decade. A special emphasis is placed on works and walks made in Scotland. The book features an interview with Long.