Jhalak Prize 2022 shortlists announced
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
The shortlists for the UK’s Jhalak Prize and the Jhalak Children’s & Young Adult Prize for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers have been announced. The titles shortlisted for...
UK indies fearful of cost of living rises
Tuesday, 19 April 2022
In the UK, independent booksellers are concerned that cost of living rises are leading to fewer customers and lower average spend per head, reports the Bookseller. Some shops are already...
Waterstones profits down 85% on 39% sales dip
Thursday, 14 April 2022
In the UK, Waterstones' after-tax profit fell 85% as sales declined 39% in the 12 months to 24 April 2021, reports the Bookseller. Waterstones accounts show the bookstore chain recorded...
Water Scott Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Wednesday, 13 April 2022
In the UK, the Water Scott Prize 2022 shortlist has been announced. The titles shortlisted for the £25,000 (A$43,600) prize for historical fiction are: Rose Nicolson (Andrew Greig, Riverrun) News of the Dead...
US book sales down 9% in first quarter
Tuesday, 12 April 2022
In the US, the number of print books sold was down 8.9% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, reports Publishers Weekly. Unit sales...
International Booker 2022 shortlist announced
Friday, 8 April 2022
The shortlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90k), has been announced. The shortlisted books are: Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung, trans by Anton Hur, Honford Star) A New Name:...
SoA calls on Amazon to cut ebook refund window
Wednesday, 6 April 2022
In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) is calling on Amazon to cut its ebook returns window from 14 days to 48 hours, reports the Bookseller. An online petition,...
PRH profit, revenue up in 2021
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Penguin Random House (PRH) has recorded a 9.2% profit growth on a 6% revenue rise in 2021, as reported by parent company Bertelsmann. PRH global revenue reached €4.03 billion (A$5.86b),...
Dylan Thomas Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Monday, 4 April 2022
The shortlist for the £30,000 (A$52,500) International Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced. The shortlisted books are: No One is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood, Bloomsbury) Open Water (Caleb Azumah...
Windham-Campbell Prizes 2022 recipients announced
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
In the US, the recipients of the 2022 Windham-Campbell Prizes, worth US$165,000 (A$219,000) each, have been announced. This year’s recipients are US playwright Sharon Bridgforth and British playwright Winsome Pinnock...
Republic of Consciousness Prize 2022 shortlist announced
Tuesday, 29 March 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2022 Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses has been announced. The books shortlisted for this year's prize are: Dark Neighbourhood (Vanessa Onwuemezi,...
Tallinn bookshop wins LBF Bookstore of the Year 2022
Monday, 28 March 2022
The London Book Fair (LBF) has announced the winners of its annual International Excellence Awards. The winners in each category, chosen from shortlists announced earlier this month, are: Bookstore of...
Carnegie, Greenaway Medals 2022 shortlists announced
Friday, 25 March 2022
In the UK, the shortlists for this year’s Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals, celebrating outstanding achievement in children’s writing and illustration respectively, have been announced. The works shortlisted for the...
Tóibín wins 2022 Folio Prize
Thursday, 24 March 2022
Irish novelist Colm Tóibín has won the 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize, worth £30,000 (A$52,850), for his novel The Magician (Picador). Tóibín's 10th novel traces the life of author, essayist, philanthropist and...
Lindström wins 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Swedish artist Eva Lindström has won the five million krona (A$708,785) Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA), the world’s richest prize for children’s literature. Lindström, whose work has won multiple awards,...
Murail, Lee win 2022 Hans Christian Andersen Award
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
French children's writer Marie-Aude Murail and Korean artist Suzy Lee have been named the winners of the 2022 IBBY (International Board on Books for Young People) Hans Christian Andersen author...
National Book Critics Circle Awards winners announced
Monday, 21 March 2022
In the US, the winners of the 2021 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been announced. The winners, chosen from finalists announced in January, are: Fiction The Love Songs...
International Booker 2022 longlist announced
Friday, 11 March 2022
The longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize, worth £50,000 (A$90k), has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Cursed Bunny (Bora Chung, trans by Anton Hur, Honford Star) After The Sun...
Posavec, Quick win Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
Thursday, 10 March 2022
In the UK, Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick have won the £10,000 (A$18,000) Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize for I Am a Book. I Am a Portal to the...
‘Solid’ year for B&N: Daunt
Monday, 7 March 2022
In the US, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt has told Publishers Weekly that 2021 was ‘another year of solid growth’ for the chain, with sales for the first eight...
Amazon to close all physical bookstores
Friday, 4 March 2022
In the US, Amazon is closing all 24 of its physical bookshops after opening the first in November 2015, reports Publishers Weekly. First launching in Seattle, the chain spread to...
Libel claim against HarperCollins UK dismissed
Thursday, 3 March 2022
In the UK, the High Court has dismissed a libel claim brought against HarperCollins and author Tom Burgis over the 2020 book Kleptopia: How dirty money is conquering the world...
US publishers to attend LBF in ‘limited’ capacity; Russia banned from fairs
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Large US publishers including Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins US will only attend this year’s London Book Fair, which runs 5–7 April, in a ‘limited fashion’, reports the Bookseller. This...
Waterstones buy Blackwell’s
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
In the UK, Waterstones has bought former family-owned chain Blackwell’s for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller. The funds for the purchase came via Waterstones owner Elliott Advisors, which also...
Scribner launches in Canada
Thursday, 24 February 2022
In Canada, Simon & Schuster (S&S) has announced it is launching Scribner Canada, reports Publishers Weekly. Scribner Canada will publish literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada, as well as titles...
Opposition grows as Vivendi files Lagardère takeover bid
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
In France, media company Vivendi has filed its proposed takeover bid for Hachette Livre parent company Lagardère Group amid growing opposition to the merger, reports the Bookseller. In December Vivendi—which...
Record earnings, profits for Lagardère in 2021
Friday, 18 February 2022
Lagardère Publishing grew its revenue by 9.4% in 2021 while increasing profits by 42.7%, reports Publishers Weekly. Lagardère Group reported revenue from its publishing division totalled €2.6 billion (A$4.11b) with...
S&S revenue grows 10% in 2021, profit up 52%
Thursday, 17 February 2022
In the US, Simon & Schuster's (S&S) revenue grew 10% and its operating income was up 52% year-on-year in 2021, on the back of strong performance from its distribution and...
Record year for Bonnier Books
Monday, 14 February 2022
Bonnier Books reported a record year for sales in 2021, according to Swedish parent company Bonnier Group, reports the Bookseller. Bonnier Books’ 2021 sales totalled SEK 6.9 billion (A$1.04b), up...
Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlists announced
Friday, 11 February 2022
In the UK, the shortlists for the 2022 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize have been announced. Illustrated books Wolfboy (Andy Harkness, Bloomsbury Children’s) Alone! (Barr Falls, Farshore) The Viking Who Liked Icing (Lu...
