Rocket Entrepreneurs Launch SF Publisher
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
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...
Kirshner wins 2025 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & LeWitt Studios Essay Prize
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Sarai Kirshner has won the 2025 Fitzcarraldo Editions/Mahler & LeWitt Studios Essay Prize with her proposal for On Refusal. 'Taking its roots in the space between two walls – The Wailing Wall, a...
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....
Kandrusevich, Strotsev awarded 2025 Prix Voltaire
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...
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...
‘The Adversary’ named 2025 Dublin Literary Award winner
Monday, 26 May 2025
The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey (Knopf) has won the €100,000 (A$174,939) international Dublin Literary Award. This is the 30th iteration of the awards, ‘the world’s largest prize for...
Alarm over Russian publisher arrests
Thursday, 22 May 2025
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has expressed alarm at reports of more than 10 publishing professionals arrested in Russia ‘in connection to criminal charges of distributing books containing “LGBT propaganda”’....
Mushtaq, Bhasthi win 2025 International Booker Prize for ‘Heart Lamp’
Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi (Scribe) has won the 2025 International Booker Prize, the first collection of short stories to win the £50,000 (A$95,325)...
Amazon announces AI for Audible
Tuesday, 20 May 2025
Audible has announced it will begin offering AI-powered narration and translation to select publishers, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). Over the next few months, publishers will be given options to use narration services...
Production company Somesuch launches publishing imprint
Monday, 19 May 2025
In the UK, production company Somesuch has announced the launch of its new publishing imprint, Somesuch Editions. Founder Tim Nash said: ‘As a film production company, storytelling has always been...
Vale Hervé de La Martinière
Thursday, 15 May 2025
French publishing entrepreneur Hervé de La Martinière has died. De La Martinière began his career at the Hachette Group, working with some of the publisher’s major imprints before moving to...
British Book Award winners announced
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
The winners of the 35th British Book Awards, also known as The Nibbies, have been announced. The evening included two special awards: an award for Social Impact presented to Kate...
US Library of Congress – further strife
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and director of the US Copyright Office, has also been fired by the Trump administration, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). This follows the firing of US Librarian...
Lubrin wins Carol Shields Prize
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
Canisia Lubrin is the 2025 winner of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for her novel Code Noir (Soft Skull). Chosen from a shortlist of five, Lubrin receives US$150,000 (A$236,675)...
US Librarian of Congress fired
Monday, 12 May 2025
In the US, the Trump administration has fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, effective 8 May, reported Publishers Weekly (PW). PW also reported that ‘no reason for Hayden's removal was...
BIBF to increase focus on academic publishing
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
The Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), running 18–22 June 2025, will increase its focus on academic publishing with a new conference in partnership with the International Association of Scientific, Technical...
Pulitzer Prize winners announced
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
In the US, the winners of the 2025 Pulitzer Prizes have been announced. The winners in the book categories are: Fiction James (Percival Everett, Mantle) Nonfiction To the Success of...
US fiction writing school launches US$100k prize
Monday, 5 May 2025
New York-based online fiction writing school The Novelry has launched a US$100,000 (A$155,276) competition, called The Next Big Story. Open to unrepresented adult writers residing in the United States, United...
UK: Children’s reading report presented to Parliament
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
In the UK, 'Turning the Page: A Plan to Revive Children's Reading for Enjoyment', a joint Publishers Association/All-Party Parliamentary Group on Publishing report, was launched in Parliament, reports Book Brunch. The...
Nada wins 2025 International Prize for Arabic Fiction
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Mohamed Samir Nada has won the 18th International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), worth US$50,000 (A$77,800), for his novel The Prayer of Anxiety (Masciliana). The Prayer of Anxiety was chosen...
Rio de Janeiro named 2025 World Book Capital
Monday, 28 April 2025
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has named Rio de Janeiro as the 2025 World Book Capital. 'UNESCO and the World Book Capital Advisory Committee commended Rio...
2025 Prix Voltaire shortlist announced
Thursday, 24 April 2025
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has announced the 2025 shortlist for the Prix Voltaire. Announced at the Festival du Livre de Paris, this year's shortlist includes: Mohamad Hadi, Dar Al...
2025 Publishing Triangle Awards Winners announced
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
In the US, the Publishing Triangle, an association of LGBTQ+ people in publishing, has announced winners for the 2025 Publishing Triangle Awards. The awards honour 'the best LGBTQ+ books published...
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2025 shortlist revealed
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
The 2025 shortlist for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has been announced. Shortlisted titles are: All Fours (Miranda July, Canongate) Code Noir (Canisia Lubrin, Soft Skull) Liars (Sarah Manguso,...
American Library Association releases 2024’s 10 most challenged books
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
In the US, National Library Week (NLA) has concluded after a week celebrating the ‘essential role that libraries, along with library professionals and workers, play in changing people’s lives and...
