Inaugural Sustainable Story Award shortlist announced
Thursday, 21 August 2025
World of Books has announced the shortlist for the inaugural Sustainable Story Award. The shortlisted titles are: Fiction ‘AYAH’ (Annabelle Sami) ‘The First Years’ (Kate Evans) ‘Life or Death’ (Rebecca...
Hugo Awards 2025 winners announced
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
The 2025 Hugo Award winners have been announced. A selection of winners are: Best novel The Tainted Cup (Robert Jackson Bennett, Hodderscape) Best novella The Tusks of Extinction (Ray Nayler,...
Future Library announces Ghosh as 2025 author
Monday, 18 August 2025
The Future Library Project announced Indian author Amitav Ghosh as the next Future Library author at the Edinburgh Book Festival on 13 August. Ghosh's next manuscript will be stored and...
OUP reports ‘hampered’ financial progress
Thursday, 14 August 2025
In the UK, Oxford University Press has announced its annual results. The company reported a turnover of £796 million (A$1.65b), and a surplus from trading of £75m (A$156m), however when...
AP to stop publishing book reviews
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
The Associated Press (AP) will stop publishing its weekly book reviews effective 1 September, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). In an email from AP global entertainment and lifestyles editor Anthony McCartney to...
HarperCollins reports sales up 3%, profits up 10%
Monday, 11 August 2025
In the US, HarperCollins parent company News Corp has announced its fourth quarter and annual results. The company reported that its book publishing division saw sales rise six percent for...
Penguin SEA to publish ‘Stories from the Island’
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
Penguin Random House (PRH) Southeast Asia (SEA) has announced the publication of Stories from the Islands, its first bilingual short story anthology of writers selected as part of the Ubud...
Pearson: first half of 2025 stable, ‘stronger growth expected’ in second half
Monday, 4 August 2025
In the UK, educational publisher Pearson has reported a stable financial performance for the first half of 2025, with sales up two percent, to £1.7bn (A$3.5bn), and adjusted operating profit...
Taylor & Francis ‘further strong growth’ in first half of 2025
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Informa has published its half-year results, with the organisation reporting ‘20%+ reported revenue growth, increasing operating margins and confirming £150m of additional share buybacks,’ reported BookBrunch. In the report, the...
Hachette 2025 first-half revenue up in the UK, US
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Hachette’s UK sales were up 4% in the first half of 2025, reported BookBrunch. Hachette UK CEO David Shelley said, ‘We’ve had an extremely strong first half in terms of...
US print book sales decline in first half of 2025
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
Print book sales in the United States have declined by 1.6% in the first half of 2025, compared to the same period last year, reported Publishers Weekly (PW) earlier this...
Hodder & Stoughton closes Coronet
Monday, 21 July 2025
In the UK, Hachette division Hodder & Stoughton has announced the closure of fiction and nonfiction imprint Coronet, reported the Bookseller. Four staff members have been made redundant as a result....
McGraw Hill files for public offering
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Educational publisher McGraw Hill has filed a prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to go public, reported Publishers Weekly yesterday. According to Publishers Weekly, the initial share price is...
African publishing could ‘double in value’
Monday, 14 July 2025
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released a new report that ‘maps the book publishing industry across Africa, identifying trends, obstacles, and strategic recommendations to unlock...
CWA Dagger 2025 winners announced
Tuesday, 8 July 2025
In the UK, the winners of the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Dagger Awards have been announced, reported BookBrunch. Among the winners was Book of Secrets (Anna Mazzola, Orion), praised as...
Frankfurt 2025 to allow book sales ‘from the moment the Fair opens’
Monday, 7 July 2025
The Frankfurt Book Fair will allow publishers to sell books from their stand ‘from the moment the Fair opens on the Wednesday,’ reports BookBrunch. PR manager for the fair Frank Krings...
Amelina wins posthumous Orwell Award
Thursday, 3 July 2025
The Orwell Foundation has announced the 2025 winners for The Orwell Prize for Political Writing and The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, reported BookBrunch. Ukrainian novelist and war crimes investigator Victoria...
UK, US audiobook markets experience ‘double-digit growth’ in 2024
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
In the UK, the Publishers Association (PA) has reported a 31% increase in audiobook sales in 2024. Spotify director of audiobook partnerships and licensing Duncan Bruce told BookBrunch, ‘We're seeing...
IBBY, UNESCO launch collection of Indigenous, endangered languages
Monday, 30 June 2025
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have launched the IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books for Young Readers...
Canadian Vincentian writer Sutherland wins 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Thursday, 26 June 2025
Canadian Vincentian writer Chanel Sutherland has won the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for ‘Descend’, a story in which enslaved Africans share their life stories, as the ship transporting them...
Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
The Ursula K Le Guin Foundation has announced the 2025 shortlist for the $25,000 (A$38,861) Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction. This award celebrates ‘realists of a larger reality,...
McDonald, Gill win Carnegie medals
Monday, 23 June 2025
In the UK, the winners of the 2025 Carnegie medals for writing and illustration for children and young people have been announced. Margaret McDonald was announced the winner of the Carnegie...
British Library reinstates Oscar Wilde’s library card
Thursday, 19 June 2025
In the UK, the British Library has announced that it will reinstate Oscar Wilde's reader pass, 130 years after it was revoked following Wilde's conviction for gross indecency. ‘A contemporary...
van der Wouden, Clarke win 2025 Women’s Prizes
Friday, 13 June 2025
In the UK, the 2025 Women’s Prizes have been announced. The SafeKeep by Dutch author Yael van der Wouden (Penguin) has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction, while The Story...
UK AI Bill passes House of Commons
Thursday, 12 June 2025
In the UK, the Data Bill passed through the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon with MPs voting 304 vs 189 in favour, reported BookBrunch. Notably for the creative industries...
Jhalak Prize 2025 winners announced
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
In the UK, the 2025 winners of the Jhalak Prize have been announced, reports Book Brunch. The winners – chosen from shortlists announced in April – are: Jhalak Prose Prize Namesake:...
Evaristo awarded Outstanding Contribution award
Thursday, 5 June 2025
In the UK, the Women’s Prize has announced Bernadine Evaristo as the winner of its ‘one-off Outstanding Contribution award, marking the 30th anniversary year of the Women’s Prize for Fiction....
Rowell wins 2025 Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries Award
Monday, 2 June 2025
In the UK, Rosie Rowell has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the The Women's Prize Trust Discoveries Award for her thriller Down by the Stryth. The prize is awarded...
Fired US copyright chief sues over removal
Thursday, 29 May 2025
Fired US Copyright Office director Shira Perlmutter has filed a lawsuit over her removal from the position earlier this month, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). Perlmutter has sued multiple defendants, including...
Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
In the UK and Ireland, the 2025 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & LeWitt Studios Essay Prize shortlist has been announced. Judges – Joanna Biggs, Brian Dillon, Sheila Heti, Joanna Kavenna and Jacques...
