CAnMove co-ordinator Susanne Åkesson has been nominated for this years August prize in the facts book class. She has authored the book “Att överleva dagen” (“surviving the day”), which is a book popular science about birds’ senses that is beautifully illustrated by the photographer Brutus Östling. This is the second time the team is nominated for the August prize, as their book about Penguins also received this honour in 2006. The August prize (named after August Strindberg) is the main annual literature prize for Swedish literature, and given for the best book in each of three classes (novels, facts and children’s book). The final decision on the winners is being made on 23 November.
