Foyles records operating loss as footfall remains ‘depressed’
Monday, 9 May 2022
In the UK, bookshop chain Foyles recorded an operating loss after sales dropped dramatically in the year ending 24 April, reports the Bookseller. Sales fell to £8.5 million (A$14.9m) last...
Ypi wins Ondaatje Prize for ‘Free’
Friday, 6 May 2022
In the UK, Lea Ypi has won the £10,000 (A$17,400) Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize for Free (Allen Lane), a coming-of-age memoir set amid political upheaval in Albania. The...
Edgar Awards 2022 winners announced
Monday, 2 May 2022
Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of the 2022 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honour ‘the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction and television’ published or produced in 2021....
£50k Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
Friday, 22 April 2022
In the UK, the shortlist for the £50,000 (A$88,400) Wolfson History Prize has been announced. The shortlisted works of history are: The Ottomans: Khans, caesars and caliphs (Marc David Baer,...
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...
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:...
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...
