Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2026 shortlist announced
Thursday, 18 June 2026
In the UK, the shortlist for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize, worth £5000, has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The 6 titles shortlisted for the 2026 award are: Honey in the...
US publishers sue WeLib website for copyright infringement
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
In the US, following the finding against pirate website Anna’s Archive, 13 publishers including the Big Five have joined to sue website WeLib for copyright infringement. The suit, filed in...
Alice Jolly wins 2026 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
UK author Alice Jolly has won the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction for her novel The Matchbox Girl (Bloomsbury), reports the Bookseller. The Matchbox Girl tells the story of Adelheid...
Evans, Doucet win 2026 Women’s Prizes
Monday, 15 June 2026
In the UK, the 2026 Women’s Prizes have been announced. US novelist Virginia Evans has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction for The Correspondent (Michael Joseph) and Canadian journalist Lyse...
Children’s enjoyment of reading and daily reading habits rise in UK for first time in 5 years
Thursday, 11 June 2026
In the UK, children’s enjoyment of reading and daily reading habits have risen for the first time in 5 years, reports the Bookseller. The findings of the UK National Literacy...
UK reaches “highest-ever revenue” in 2025
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
In the UK, the publishing industry “reached its highest-ever revenue in 2025”, reports the Bookseller, with Australia one of the country’s 3 largest markets for book exports. Citing statistics from...
“Hellions” wins 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Julia Elliott has won this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her short story collection Hellions (Tin House). The prize jury, made up of Carmen Maria Machado (chair), Ivan...
McCaulay wins 2026 RSL Ondaatje Prize
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Jamaican writer Diana McCaulay has won the £10,000 Royal Society of Literature (RSL) Ondaatje Prize for A House for Miss Pauline (Dialogue Books), reports the Bookseller. On winning the prize that...
Wiley acquisition of Emerald Publishing “deepens Wiley’s proprietary content position” for AI use
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
The US-based publishing company Wiley has bought UK-based Emerald Publishing from Cambridge Information Group for £337 million, reports the Bookseller, adding that the acquisition expands Wiley’s journal portfolio to approximately...
Lewis, Daut win James Tait Black prizes
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
In the UK, Shady Lewis and Marlene L Daut have been awarded the James Tait Black Prizes for fiction and biography, respectively. Lewis was awarded the fiction prize for the...
“Gliff” wins 2026 Dublin Literary Award
Monday, 1 June 2026
Scottish author Ali Smith has won the 2026 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Gliff (Hamish Hamilton), receiving the €100,000 prize. At the award ceremony, Dublin Lord Mayor Ray McAdam...
French book chains file for receivership amid falling sales
Thursday, 28 May 2026
In France, the owner of two bookstore chains has announced it will file for receivership, reports the Bookseller. The news that Nosoli, the owner of bookstore chains Le Furet du...
Spotify to add higher-hour audiobook plans, AI tools for self-publishers
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Spotify has revealed audiobook listening hours on the platform have increased 60% year on year, as it promised to introduce higher‑hour Audiobooks+ plans later this year, alongside family and student...
US court orders pirate site to pay publishers
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
In the US, a federal court has ordered the pirate site Anna’s Archive to pay 13 publishers a total of US$19.5 million in damages, “in a case that targets the...
Bloomsbury results: AI licensing agreement boosts academic division
Monday, 25 May 2026
In the UK, Bloomsbury profits rose 7% for the fiscal year ended 28 February 2026, reported the Bookseller. The publisher reported group revenue of £325.9 million, down from £361 million...
Multiple Commonwealth short story winners accused of using AI
Thursday, 21 May 2026
Several regional winning stories in the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize have been accused of being AI-generated. Following accusations from readers online that Jamir Nazir’s “The Serpent in the Grove”...
“Taiwan Travelogue” wins 2026 International Booker Prize
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ has won the 2026 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$94,300) for Taiwan Travelogue (translated by Lin King, Scribe), reported the Bookseller. The International Booker Prize is awarded...
Annual workforce survey finds harassment of UK booksellers rising
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
In the UK, the annual workforce survey by the Bookseller Association (BA) has found rising levels of harassment of booksellers, reports the Bookseller. Almost one third (31%) of booksellers experienced...
Debevec-McKenney wins 2026 Dylan Thomas Prize
Monday, 18 May 2026
US poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney has been awarded the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize for her debut collection, Joy Is My Middle Name (Fitzcarraldo), reports the Bookseller. The book was chosen...
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...
Wynn-Williams’s book cover blurred out at British Book Awards
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
In the UK, the British Book Awards blurred images of former Facebook staffer Sarah Wynn-Williams’s book Careless People, reports the Bookseller. Careless People won Audiobook: Nonfiction Book of the Year...
“The Vegetarian” voted most popular International Booker Prize winner
Monday, 11 May 2026
In the UK, the Booker Prize Foundation has announced The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Granta) is readers’ favourite International Booker Prize winner from the past 10 years, reports BookBrunch. The Vegetarian, which...
PRH’s Transworld launches new horror imprint, 3AM Books
Thursday, 7 May 2026
In the UK, Penguin Random House division Transworld has established a new horror imprint, 3AM Books, “alongside an online community of the same name”, reported the Bookseller. “With a logo...
Publishers sue Meta, Zuckerberg
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
In the US, publishers Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, and McGraw Hill have filed a class action lawsuit against Meta and its founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg,...
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...
“The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals” wins Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Thursday, 30 April 2026
The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals (Mike Barfield, illus by Paula Bossio, Buster Books), has been awarded the £10,000 (A$18,927) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. Chair of...
Hachette workers in US, Canada seek to unionise
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
A supermajority of 600 Hachette Book Group employees in the US and Canada have signed to join a union, and launched the Hachette Workers Coalition (HWC), reports Publishers Weekly (PW). 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...
