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UK student reading program improves attitudes to reading 

Thursday, 14 May 2026
In the UK, the LitUp reading-for-pleasure program has shown significant results in improving children’s attitudes to reading in 6 primary schools in Hastings, reported the Bookseller. Developed by Bloomsbury Publishing...

Pulitzer Prize 2026 winners announced

Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In the US, the winners of the 2026 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the Pulitzer Prize book categories are: Fiction Angel Down (Daniel Kraus, Titan) Nonfiction There...

S&S creates new global distribution channel 

Monday, 4 May 2026
Simon & Schuster (S&S) has created Simon Global, a new global distribution service, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). S&S has promoted Caryn Schwartz in the US and Alex Santos in the...

Walsh dominates first UK BookTok bestseller list

Tuesday, 28 April 2026
In the UK, TikTok has released its first monthly BookTok bestseller list for the market, in collaboration with market research company Media Control. “On behalf of NielsenIQ BookData, Media Control will...

Bookshop.org revenue up 55%

Monday, 27 April 2026
In the US, online bookselling site Bookshop.org has reported its 2025 revenue is up 55% compared to the previous year, reports Publishers Weekly (PW). Revenue in 2025 for the platform, which...

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 shortlist announced

The 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction Judging Panel Thursday, 23 April 2026
The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced, which includes “6 powerful stories by new voices and established authors, interrogating women’s roles in society, showcasing women’s agency, and the...

Klassen wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 

Jon Klassen. Photo credit: Carson Ellis. Monday, 20 April 2026
Canadian illustrator and picture book artist Jon Klassen has won the 2026 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, worth 5 million SEK (A$761,000). Klassen’s breakout book, I Want My Hat Back (Walker...

Oliver wins €6000 Moth Poetry Prize

Adam Oliver Thursday, 16 April 2026
English poet Adam Oliver has won the €6000 (A$9900) Moth Poetry Prize for “Shazaya”. The annual international prize for a single unpublished poem, now in its 15th year, is sponsored...

Weymouth wins inaugural Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing

Tuesday, 14 April 2026
In the UK, Adam Weymouth has won the inaugural £10,000 (A$19,043) Sherborne Prize for Travel Writing for Lone Wolf (Hutchinson Heinemann), reported the Bookseller. Weymouth’s account of a young wolf’s 1000-mile journey to the...

New imprints at Paramount and Abrams as FSG closes MCD

Monday, 13 April 2026
In the US, the former parent company of Simon & Schuster, Paramount Global, has launched the new publishing imprint Paramount Global Publishing, to “create new opportunities to develop original IP”, reported...

Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist announced

Covers of the Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlisted titles Thursday, 9 April 2026
The shortlist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: The Emperor of Gladness (Ocean Vuong, Vintage) Gliff (Ali Smith, Penguin General) In Late Summer (Magdalena Blažević, trans...

Aaron wins 2026 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

Monday, 30 March 2026
In the UK, Huw Aaron has won the 2026 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, worth £5000 (A$9657), for Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob (Puffin), reports the Bookseller. Aaron’s is the second picture book...

Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2026 shortlist announced

The 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction Judging Panel Thursday, 26 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, worth  £30,000 (A$57,702) has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History...

Dylan Thomas Prize 2026 shortlist announced

Tuesday, 24 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for Swansea University's Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. This year, the shortlist is composed of 4 novels and 2 poetry collections. The shortlisted titles...

James Tait Black Prize 2026 shortlists announced

James Tait Black prize logo. Monday, 23 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for the James Tait Black prizes have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: Fiction Big Kiss, Bye Bye (Claire-Louise Bennett, Fitzcarraldo) Darryl (Jackie...

AI among the themes dominating the London Book Fair 

London Book Fair logo. Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Attendees at this year’s London Book Fair, held from 10 to 12 March, have described the fair as “high energy” and “really busy”, reported the Bookseller last week, as authors...

Carnegie Medal 2026 shortlists released

Monday, 16 March 2026
In the UK, the shortlists for this year’s Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each category are: The 2026...

Greg Greeley appointed S&S CEO 

Tuesday, 10 March 2026
In the US, Simon & Schuster has appointed Greg Greeley as CEO. Greeley has worked at several major companies, including 19 years at Amazon where he served in various capacities....

Cash boost and new strategy for UK public libraries 

Baroness Twycross visiting Liverpool Central Library last month. Tuesday, 3 March 2026
The UK Government has announced a funding boost of up to £150,000 (A$283,000) for public libraries in support of the National Year of Reading, reported the Bookseller yesterday. A further...

French book-tracker adding next-day sales reporting 

Photo of exterior of bookshop in Paris. Monday, 2 March 2026
Filéas, the French book-tracker launched just under a year ago, has added next-day sales reporting to its services, reported the Bookseller. The move was revealed in the French trade magazine...

 

 

 

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