BLACK BY DESIGN by Pauline Black has been chosen as one of six titles longlisted for the London Book Awards 2012. The London Awards for Art and Performance celebrates talent across a wide range of art forms. The shortlist will be chosen through each nominee proposing their top 3 choices within their own category (excluding themselves). Other authors on the longlist for the Book Award include Jeanette Winterson and Catherine Hall. The shortlist will be announced in Spring 2012. Please click here for more information on the London Book Awards.

BLACK BY DESIGN is published by Serpent's Tail.

Praise for BLACK BY DESIGN:

'It paints a vivid portrait of simmering racial tension.' -- The Independent

'Evocative.' -- The Bookseller