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Booker Prize 2025 longlist announced

Booker Prize 2025 longlist spread out on a wood table, next to a cup of tea Wednesday, 30 July 2025
The longlist for the 2025 Booker Prize has been announced. Longlisted for the £50,000 (A$102,449) prize are 13 titles: Love Forms (Claire Adam, Faber) The South (Tash Aw, Fourth Estate)...

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....

France: Tax AI to pay cultural remunerations 

Wednesday, 16 July 2025
In France, a new senate report has suggested taxing artificial intelligence suppliers in order to remunerate the cultural sector, should current strategies fail, reported the Bookseller. Negotiations between AI suppliers...

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’ 

UNESCO report on African book sector 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 

The Crime Writers' Association Daggers Award logo. 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...

Amelina wins posthumous Orwell Award 

Looking at Women, Looking at War, Heart, Be at Peace book covers 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...

Marsh appointed inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate

Selina Tusitala Marsh Wednesday, 2 July 2025
Selina Tusitala Marsh has been appointed the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate, serving until 31 May 2027, reported BookBrunch. Born in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, Marsh is of Samoan, Tuvaluan, English,...

Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist

The 2025 Ursula K Le Guin shortlist headshots and logo with purple overlay. 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 

the winning titles of the 2025 Carnegie awards 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...

Rocket Entrepreneurs Launch SF Publisher 

A portrait of Chris Larmour Wednesday, 18 June 2025
In the UK, Chris Larmour, founder of Europe's orbital space rocket company Orbex, along with Orbex founding investors Martin Coates and John May, has launched Factorial Books, a digital-first publisher...

van der Wouden, Clarke win 2025 Women’s Prizes

a portrait of Yael van der Wouden and a portrait of Rachel Clarke 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 

The cover of Namesake: reflections on a warrior woman 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 

a portrait of Bernadine Evaristo 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....

Kandrusevich, Strotsev awarded 2025 Prix Voltaire 

Nadia Kandrusevich and Dmitri Strotsev Wednesday, 4 June 2025
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has awarded exiled Belarusian Publishers Nadia Kandrusevich and Dmitri Strotsev the 2025 Prix Voltaire, which supports defenders of freedom to publish. Both Kandrusevich and Strotsey were...

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...

 

 

 

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