Thursday, 23 April 2015
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has launched a new consumer-focused website that unifies the online presence of Penguin and Random House, reports Publishers Weekly. PenguinRandomHouse.com includes links to buy...

Thursday, 23 April 2015
Starting this week, Goodreads will provide free audio samples for 180,000 titles through a new ‘Listen’ icon on its website, reports DBW. The samples will be taken from the digital catalogue of...

Wednesday, 22 April 2015
In the US, a new bookstore has opened in Florida that is dedicated to books by self-published authors, reports Publishers Weekly. Gulf Coast Bookstore, run by self-published authors Patti Brassard...

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
The 2015 Pulitzer Prizes were announced in New York on 20 April. The Fiction award was presented to All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (HarperCollins)—‘an imaginative and...

Tuesday, 21 April 2015
Two authors and a fanzine shortlisted for the Hugo Awards have withdrawn their work, claiming that alleged right-wing activists are skewing the voting process, reports the Bookseller. The awards, which...

Monday, 20 April 2015
Authors Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Haruki Murakami are on Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In Time, Radhika Jones writes that Adichie’s ‘greatest...

Monday, 20 April 2015
The American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of the 2015 Indies Choice Book Awards and the E B White Read-Aloud Awards, as voted for by independent booksellers in the...

Friday, 17 April 2015
A book about joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu was one of the ‘buzz books’ at this year’s London Book Fair, reports the Bookseller. The Book of...

Thursday, 16 April 2015
A new report investigating the progress towards greater cultural diversity in UK publishing has been critical of the lack of representation of black and Asian writers and publishers, reports the...

Wednesday, 15 April 2015
HarperCollins has announced it will expand its international publishing program with the formation of four new international offices and the acquisition of thriller author Karin Slaughter in a multi-language four-book...

Tuesday, 14 April 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, previously known as the Orange Prize for Fiction, has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: Outline...

Tuesday, 14 April 2015
The ‘Do You Love Your Publisher?’ survey, which asked writers about their experiences with publishers, has highlighted a need for increased communication, reports the Bookseller. The survey found that 75% of writers...

Tuesday, 14 April 2015
HarperCollins has a signed a new terms deal with Amazon for the sale of its books, reports the New York Times. HarperCollins said in a statement that it had ‘reached...

Monday, 13 April 2015
UK publisher Faber has entered a partnership with US publishing company Perseus Books Group, and will use Perseus’ digital technology to publish its books globally, reports Publishers Weekly. Perseus’ client...

Friday, 10 April 2015
In the UK, the shortlist been announced for the 2015 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, run by literary charity Booktrust. The shortlisted titles are: By Night the Mountain Burns (Juan Tomás...

Thursday, 9 April 2015
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2015 Arthur C Clarke Award for science-fiction has been announced. The six shortlisted titles are: The Girl with All the Gifts (M R Carey,...

Thursday, 9 April 2015
In the US, ebook subscription service Oyster has launched an ebook retail store with over one million titles, reports Publishers Weekly. Ebooks can be purchased by subscribers and non-subscribers via...

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, VIDA has released its annual figures on how many women and men were reviewed in, or wrote for, various high-profile literary publications. The 2014 count shows that...

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the UK, The Troop by Nick Cutter (Headline)—the pen name of Canadian author Craig Davidson—has won the inaugural James Herbert Award for Horror Writing, reports the Guardian. Pan Macmillan...

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, Atticus Lish has won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his debut novel Preparation for the Next Life (Oneworld), reports the Washington Post. Lish’s novel was...

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In the US, the nominees for the 2015 Hugo Awards for science-fiction have been announced. The nominees for best novel are Ancillary Sword (Ann Leckie, Orbit); The Dark between the...

Wednesday, 8 April 2015
In Canada, the volume of print book sales has remained steady in 2014 compared to the previous year, while the value of sales has dropped slightly, reports Publishers Weekly. A...

Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, a Nielsen Books & Consumers survey has found the ebooks market share of overall book sales increased slightly in 2014 over 2013, reports Publishers Weekly. Ebooks accounted...

Thursday, 2 April 2015
In the US, negotiations on new terms between Amazon and HarperCollins have stalled, reports Business Insider UK. The contract presented to HarperCollins was the same contract signed by Hachette in November 2014 after a public...

Wednesday, 1 April 2015
South African reading development organisation PRAESA (Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa) is the recipient of the 2015 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s richest prize...

Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Penguin Random House (PRH) has delivered ‘a strong performance in its first full year after the merger’, majority owner Bertelsmann has reported. The publisher’s revenues were up 25.2% to €3.3...

Tuesday, 31 March 2015
The number of independent bookshops in the UK fell in 2014 with almost 50 bookshops closing, reports the Bookseller. The Booksellers Association lost 48 members in 2014, down from 987...

Tuesday, 31 March 2015
In the US, a new app gives independent booksellers a way to make personalised book recommendations to customers with their iPhones and iPads, reports Publishers Weekly. The Handseller app has...